What will you do in 2016?
SU Life Skills 10 Week Course starts 19th January
SU Working & Travelling Abroad Fair 27th January
SU Charity Collection Day Saturday 6th February for Galway Rape Crisis Centre & Irish Cancer Society
SU Election Nominations open Thursday 18th February
SU Charity Aquathon Tuesday 23rd February 750m swim/5km run
SU Life Skills Occupational First Aid Course/CFR Course/ASIST
SU Charity Croagh Patrick Climb 27th February
NUI Galway Shave or Dye 16th February
studentsunion@nuigalway.ie for more information
NUI Galway SU Life Skills Courses Now Enrolling
You can now enrol for the following reduced price courses in the Students’ Union Office upstairs in Áras na Mac Léinn Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. We can also take credit card bookings on 091 524810.
Please note that you must pay the course fee/deposit where applicable when you sign up. Please note that courses will only run if sufficient numbers are registered for same.
These courses are open to registered NUI Galway students only.
Welcome to your last Weekly Email of 2015 from your Students’ Union.
Christmas Day
Remember way back when we had Christmas in November? Well here’s a little video we made on the day to get you in the holiday spirit! Yay Christmas!
Connacht Rugby Tickets on Sale now in the SU Office
- Connacht vs Ulster 18:00 Saturday 26th December €15
ASIST Course now enrolling
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two day skills building workshop in suicide first-aid. Ireland ranks 5th in the EU for rates of suicide with almost 500 people dying by suicide every year. Suicide first aid helps meet some of the challenges in reducing suicidal behaviour. It could help save a life. ASIST trains participants to reduce the immediate risk of a suicide and increase the support for a person at risk. It helps them seek a shared understanding of reasons for suicide and reasons for living.
The 2 day course will take place 9am-5pm Thursday 11th and Friday 12th February in Áras na Mac Léinn and you must attend both days.
The course is free but there is a €10 deposit required to reserve your place. Spaces are limited – sign up now in the Students’ Union Office Monday-Friday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm.
Learn Sign Language in 2016
Registration is now open for our 10 Week Basic Sign Language courses in 2016. The course cost is €40 (usual price €75) and you can pay in the SU Office or phone 091 524810 to pay by credit card.
Course options are:
• 12pm-1pm Tuesday (19th January-22nd March)
• 1pm-2pm Tuesday (19th January-22nd March) – Just 3 Spaces Left
• 6pm-7pm Wednesday (20th January-23rd March)
• 6pm-7pm Thursday (21st January-7th April)
SU Life Skills Yoga Now Enrolling
The next SU 8 week Ashtanga yoga course is on Thursday 21st January – Thursday 10th March 2016.
The course cost is €40 for 8 weeks and you can pay the course fee in the SU Office now Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. To pay by credit card please phone 091 524810.
- 6pm-7.30pm Beginners/Improvers – Just 4 Spaces Left
- 7.30pm-9pm Intermediate
Student Travelcards & ISIC Cards Expiring 31st December 2015
Please check the expiration date on your Student Travelcard/ISIC Card – if it expires on 31st December 2015 make sure you call in to us before the Christmas break to renew it if you want cheap travel over the holidays! The Students’ Union office will close on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen at 10am on Thursday 7th January.
We take your photo and print the card off straight away for just €15.
Free Anxiety Management Workshops
Learn to manage stress and workload during the college term. This free 4 week group workshop aims to explore tools and techniques to help deal with stress and anxiety during your college year. Facilitated by Aisling Reidy Student Counsellor it starts Wednesday 20th January 2pm-3.30pm in AMBE (Psychology Wing) GO66 Training Room 2. This course is free but please book early as it’s limited to 20 people.
To sign up contact aisling@optimum-health.ie
Free Assertiveness Workshops
This free 4 week group workshop aims to explore tools and techniques to help increase assertiveness in your social and college life. Facilitated by Aisling Reidy Student Counsellor it starts Wednesday 27th January 4pm-5.30pm in AMBE (Psychology Wing) GO66 Training Room 2. This course is free but please book early as it’s limited to 20 people.
To sign up contact aisling@optimum-health.ie
Coming up in 2016
Mon 11th Jan |
Teaching Begins |
Tues 12th Jan |
Clubs Day |
Weds 13th Jan |
Socs Day & Volunteering Fair |
Mon 18th Jan |
SU Council |
Weds 27th Jan |
SU Working & Traveling Abroad Fair |
Mon 1st Feb |
SU Council |
Sat 6th Feb |
SU Annual Charity Collection in Town |
Mon 8th Feb – Fri 12th Feb |
SU SHAG Week II |
Thurs 18th Feb |
SU Full Time Election Nominations OPEN |
Tues 23rd Feb |
SU Charity Aquathon |
Thurs 25th Feb |
SU Part Time Election Nominations OPEN |
Sat 27th Feb |
SU Charity Croagh Patrick Climb |
Mon 29th Feb |
SU Council |
Thurs 3rd March |
SU Full Time Officer Election Day |
Thurs 10th March |
SU Part Time Officer Election Day |
Thurs 17th March |
St. Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday |
Thurs 24th March – Tues 29th March |
Easter Holidays (Teaching 11th Jan-19th March & Teaching 4th April-16th April) |
Sat 16th April |
Teaching Ends |
Mon 18th April-Sat 23rd April |
Study Week |
Mon 25th April |
Exams Begin |
Weds 11th May |
Exams End |
Tues 2nd Aug-Fri 12th Aug |
Autumn Exams |
Contact Us
You can contact the Students’ Union by email to studentsunion@nuigalway.ie with any questions or suggestions you may have. You can also like or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside the College Bar and we are open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Monday – Friday 11am-3pm.
NUI Galway Christmas Holiday Arrangements 2015
The Students’ Union office will close on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen at 10am on Thursday 7th January.
The Library will be closed Thursday 24th December to Sunday 3rd January (inclusive)
The Student Health Unit will close on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen on Wednesday 6th January.
The SU Cloakroom will close at 6.30pm on Friday 18th December and will reopen at 9am on Monday 11th January
The SU Engineering Desk will close at 3pm on Friday 11th December and will reopen at 11am on Monday 11th January
The College Bar will close at 3pm on Monday 21st December and will reopen on Monday 11th January.
The Hub is closed and will reopen on Monday 11th January.
Caife Na Gaeilge will close at 3pm on Friday 18th December and will reopen on Monday 11th January.
The SU Shop will close at 5pm on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen on Monday 4th January (reduced hours for first week back 8am-5pm)
Smokey’s Café will close at 5.30pm on Tuesday 22nd December and will reopen on Monday 4th January (reduced hours for first week back 8.30am-5.30pm)
The Wall Café will be open 10am-4pm Monday 21st-Wednesday 23rd December. Closed Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th December. Open 10am-4pm Monday 28th Dec, 10am-12.30pm Tuesday 29th Dec, 10am-4pm Wednesday 30th December. Closed Thursday 31st December & Friday 1st January. Open 9am-6pm Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th January.
SUMS will close on Friday 11th December and will re-open on Monday 11th January.
Computer DISC will close on Friday 4th December and re-open on Monday 18th January.
The Academic Writing Centre is closed and will reopen in late January.
The Socs Box will be closing on Friday 18th December.
Flirt FM 101.3 FM will be finishing on Friday 11th December and will be back on the air Monday 11th January.
Sin Newspaper will be back with a new issue on Tuesday 12th January.
You can view the Academic Calendar for 2016 HERE
Beannachtaí na Nollag agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise.
We hope you all have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
See you all in 2016!
The aim of this project is to design and develop laparoscopic box trainers (DIY box trainers) on a budget to improve the technical skills of medical students with an interest in surgery as a career.
This project will photograph the Registers and Roll Books of the Primary Schools of North Mayo creating an electronic record of these archives.
The objective of this project is to run Galway’s first light pollution/sky quality measurement campaign.