University of Galway
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | |
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| Motto | Deo Favente |
Motto in English | With the favour of God |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 30 December 1845 |
| Founder | Queen Victoria |
| Budget | €360 million (2022) |
| President | Peter McHugh |
| Chair of Údarás na hOllscoile | Máire Geoghegan-Quinn |
Academic staff | 1,587 |
Total staff | 2,650 |
| Students | 19,663 (2021/22) |
| Undergraduates | 14,337 (2021/22) |
| Postgraduates | 5,326 (2021/22) |
| Address | University Road , , H91 TK33 , Ireland 53°16′44″N 9°03′36″W / 53.279°N 9.060°W |
| Campus | Urban, 105 hectares (260 acres) |
| Language | English Irish |
| Colours | Scarf colours: two halves of black and white, the white half divided in two by a narrow red stripe |
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| Website | universityofgalway ollscoilnagaillimhe |
The University of Galway (Irish: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) (Irish: Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh) from 1908 to 1997 and as "National University of Ireland Galway" (NUI Galway) (Irish: Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh; OÉ Gaillimh) from 1997 to 2022. In September 2022, it changed its name to "University of Galway".
The University of Galway is a member of the Coimbra Group, a network of 40 long-established European universities.