Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Road Safety Authority Interactive Shuttle + Roll-Over Simulator 10am-4pm Tues 29th Oct outside Áras na Mac Léinn
- Practice your driving and hazard perception skills on our simulators (car, motorbike, bicycle)
- Take part in the roll-over simulation which demonstrates how it would feel if you were in a car which turned over in a collision.
- Practice the driver theory test.
- Practice safe cycling skills on our state of the art bicycle simulator
- See how driving environments and speed affect your braking distances on the brake reaction timer.
- FREE High Vis Items
Please Register Your Leap Card
If you have a Student Leap Card please make sure to log on to www.leapcard.ie and REGISTER your card number. That means that if you lose your card or it’s stolen you won’t lose the credit on the card as this can be transferred to your new card number.
LIFT Facilitator Training at NUIG
LIFT Ireland will be adding to their network of over 500 facilitators with a half day FREE facilitator training workshop 9.30am-1.30pm Thursday 24th of October at NUI Galway. Their vision is to make Ireland a better place to live in by creating better leaders across our society. By becoming a LIFT Facilitator, you are becoming a central part of a national initiative designed to raise the standards of personal leadership in Ireland, and by doing that, raising the standards of life for all people living on our island. Find out more and sign up here.
Would you know what to do if a friend came to you saying they had suffered sexual violence? Our half day Disclosure Training course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, in settings where this is likely to occur. The course is delivered by Galway Rape Crisis Centre 10am-1.30pm Tues 5th Nov and costs €10. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
Take the Irish National Digital Experience (INDEx) Survey win €300!
You are invited to take part in NUI Galway’s INDEx survey – a national survey to find out more about how you use digital technologies and how this affects your experience of learning. Your voice will contribute to important decision-making around digital teaching and learning within NUI Galway. The INDEx survey takes only 5 minutes to complete. It is open to NUI Galway students from 14 October – 3 November. Participation is anonymous and entirely voluntary. There are €300 All4One vouchers to be won each week by NUI Galway students!
Take the survey HERE
Are you registered to vote? Call down and pick up a form in the SU Office. The deadline to register to vote is Friday the 25th of October
Interested in volunteering overseas?
Come along to the these welcome information talks and learn more about international projects with non-profit charities!
- SERVE 2pm & 6pm Tues 29th October at The Hub Central, Arts/Science Concourse (near Smokey’s Café)
- NURTURE AFRICA 6pm Weds 30th October in The View in Áras na Mac Léinn
- EIL 6pm Weds 6th November at The Hub Central, Arts/Science Concourse (near Smokey’s Café)
More Information on the ALIVE website.
Give Blood in Galway This October
5pm-8.30pm TODAY and 12pm-3.30pm Sun 20th Oct in Clybaun Hotel Knocknacarra.
5pm-8.30pm Tues 22nd, Weds 23rd, Thurs 24th Oct in Menlo Park Hotel Terryland
Free Meditation Class 2pm-3pm Sat 19th Oct
Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a simple and natural way to meditation, working on the body’s subtle system to bring balance and a greater sense of wellbeing to our lives. It can also help to relieve stress and improve health. This free event will feature an introduction and a guided session on how to meditate and takes place at The OLBC Hall, 11 Ely Place, Sea Road, Galway. More info from N.PASRICHA1@nuigalway.ie
The NUIG Postgraduate Open Day is on 12pm-3pm Tues 5th Nov in the Bailey Allen Hall.
What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sadist or a narcissist?
If you want to know, the Psychological Society will be holding a talk on Wednesday 30th of October at 6.30pm in AMBE G065 (Psychology Building). Christie Tetreault, a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology, will be giving the talk on the Dark Tetrad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, sadism, and psychopathy): who they really are and how they act. The talk will be followed by Stanley Kubrick’s award winning movie A Clockwork Orange (this film contains disturbing images that may be upsetting). There will be snacks, coffee/tea, and Halloween candy. Everyone is welcome!
This workshop will take participants through a lively, engaged process looking at how racism functions, where it came from and what we can do to build a more equal society, locally and globally. Previous participants have described the workshop as “thought provoking” “a total eye-opener” and “inspiring”. The workshop is just €5 and takes place 10am-1.30pm Mon 4th Nov.
Would you be able to tell if someone was feeling suicidal?
SafeTALK is a three-hour training programme that helps participants to become alert to persons with suicidal thoughts. It’s free and takes place 6pm-9.15pm Tues 19th Nov in the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill. Places are limited and pre-booking is essential. BOOK HERE.
Nominations are open for Galway Chamber Business Awards including:
- Best Innovation/R&D
- Best Emerging Enterprise
DancePlayers presents The Dreaming of the Bones By W. B. Yeats. Thurs 7th – Sat 9th Nov at 8pm, Sun 10th Nov at 1pm with Q&A in the O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway. Tickets: €5 Concession/€10 Standard. Booking and more info here.
Upcoming Class Rep Meetings
| Thurs 17th Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Law/Commerce Council |
| Tues 22nd Oct | 6pm – 7pm | MY127 Lecture Theatre 3 | Áras Moyola | Health Sciences Council |
| Tues 22nd Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Arts Council |
| Thurs 24th Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Science Council |
| Tues 29th Oct | 6pm-7pm | ENG2003 Lecture Room 2 | Engineering Building | Engineering Council |
| Weds 30th Oct | 2pm–3pm | Students’ Union Exec Office | Áras na Mac Léinn | Postgrad Council |
Do you work or volunteer with children/young people? Our Child Protection Training Course covers topics relevant to staff and volunteers working directly with children and young people. It covers policy, legislation, attitudes and values, definitions and signs of abuse, safe recruitment, code of behaviour and scenarios. The course cost is €15. Course takes place 9am-1pm Fri 6th Dec or 2pm-6pm Fri 6th Dec. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
SU Charities – Volunteers Needed
This year we will be raising funds for Domestic Violence Response and AIDS West. If you want to get involved and help us to raise as much money as possible for these two great charities please contact studentsunion@nuigalway.ie We are also always looking for new fundraising ideas so if you have any suggestions please send them on! Remember all the time you spend volunteering with NUI Galway Students’ Union counts towards your ALIVE Volunteering Certificate application
Student Leap Cards now just €10
To get your Student Leap Cards all you need to do is apply online HERE, then bring your code next week (it only lasts 7 days), your new college ID and €10 up to the SU Office. These are valid until the 31st of Dec 2020 and we can also top your card up for you. Remember because the NUIG ID Cards don’t have expiry dates many transport companies won’t accept them as proof you are entitled to a student rate but they will accept the Student Leap Card.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
FREE Mental Health Week Events Today
- 1pm – 2pm The Science of Happiness in GO11 Library Lobby
- 5pm – 7pm Connection Café in AC204
- 6pm-7.30pm Self Care Evening with StyleSoc in the Art Room. Make your own face mask!
(Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Vintage Clothes Fair today)
First Aid Courses – just 2 Spaces left!
We have ONE space left on our 3 day First Aid Responder Course starting Fri 18th Oct and ONE space left on our Cardiac First Responder Course. Sign up ASAP in the SU Office.
Sin Issue 3
Here’s the latest issue of Sin newspaper which includes your chance to win SU Card Credit! Read it here.
Ráiteas Maidier Le Caifé na Gaeilge / Statement Regarding Caifé Na Gaeilge
SU Council Meeting This Monday
The first SU Council meeting of the year takes place at 6pm this Mon 14th of Oct in HBB G019 in the Human Biology Building. All Class Reps must attend. For more info please contact su.education@nuigalway.ie
#LittleThings
Today is World Mental Health Day and here are some #LittleThings that you can do for yourself and others that will have a positive impact on how you feel and how you cope:
- Keeping Active
- Talking About Your Problems
- Looking Out For Others
- Doing Things With Others
- Eating Healthily
- Staying In Touch
- Drinking Less Alcohol
- Sleeping Well
The Winter Conferring Ceremonies take place Mon 11th – Weds 20th Nov. PLEASE NOTE: Invitations will be sent to your University email address.
Don’t forget that you are entitled to register for your Seanad Éireann vote once you graduate. Get an application form in the SU or here.
Are you registered to vote? Call down and pick up a form in the SU Office. The deadline to register to vote is Friday the 25th of October.
Are you interested in Sustainability and the Environment?
Join the NUI Galway Students’ Union Sustainability Working Group! Email su.president@nuigalway.ie to get involved.
This workshop will take participants through a lively, engaged process looking at how racism functions, where it came from and what we can do to build a more equal society, locally and globally. Previous participants have described the workshop as “thought provoking” “a total eye-opener” and “inspiring”. The workshop is just €5 and takes place 10am-1.30pm Mon 4th Nov.
Upcoming Class Rep Meetings
| Mon 14th Oct | 6pm-8pm | HBB G019 | Human Biology | SU Council |
| Thurs 17th Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Law/Commerce Council |
| Tues 22nd Oct | 6pm – 7pm | MY127 Lecture Theatre 3 | Áras Moyola | Health Sciences Council |
| Tues 22nd Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Arts Council |
| Thurs 24th Oct | 6pm-7pm | AC204 | Arts Concourse | Science Council |
| Tues 29th Oct | 6pm-7pm | ENG2003 Lecture Room 2 | Engineering Building | Engineering Council |
| Weds 30th Oct | 2pm–3pm | Students’ Union Exec Office | Áras na Mac Léinn | Postgrad Council |
For more info contact su.education@nuigalway.ie
Threesis Registration open until 18 Oct
Threesis is the training programme and competition which helps NUI Galway’s research students communicate their research to the general public. Threesis challenges all research students (Undergraduate, Masters, MD and PhD) at NUI Galway to participate. There is free training and the opportunity to practice your skills in our heats. You get 3 slides, 3 minutes and 3 judges and there’s €1,500 in prizes to be won.
Visit www.nuigalway.ie/threesis for more info and FAQs or click here now to register.
Misleór’ – Festival of Nomadic Cultures 10-12 Oct
‘Misleór‘ is Galway’s inaugural festival celebrating the rich heritage of nomadic cultures. In a unique collaboration between the Galway Traveller Movement, the local Traveller community, artists and community activists, the 3-day event (10-12 Oct) will showcase music, art, film, theatre and poetry from a variety of nomadic cultures. Through the lens of creativity and cultural action for change, the festival will evoke important social dialogue about ethnic nomads and the barriers, prejudice and discrimination that they often face.
Give Blood in Galway This October
5pm-8.30pm Tues 15th, Weds 16th, Thurs 17th and 12pm-3.30pm Sun 20th Oct in Clybaun Hotel Knocknacarra.
5pm-8.30pm Tues 22nd, Weds 23rd, Thurs 24th Oct in Menlo Park Hotel Terryland
Do you work or volunteer with children/young people? Our Child Protection Training Course covers topics relevant to staff and volunteers working directly with children and young people. It covers policy, legislation, attitudes and values, definitions and signs of abuse, safe recruitment, code of behaviour and scenarios. The course cost is €15. Course takes place 9am-1pm Fri 6th Dec or 2pm-6pm Fri 6th Dec. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
The Galway Bay Brewery Running Club is the only free running club that gives you a free beer for your efforts! Join them this Sunday at 12.30pm for their monthly 5/8/10k run.
Wellbeing Week on Campus 7th-11th Oct
Loads of activities on campus to help you think about and improve your wellbeing. Full list of free events HERE.
SU Charities – Volunteers Needed
This year we will be raising funds for Domestic Violence Response and AIDS West. If you want to get involved and help us to raise as much money as possible for these two great charities please contact studentsunion@nuigalway.ie We are also always looking for new fundraising ideas so if you have any suggestions please send them on! Remember all the time you spend volunteering with NUI Galway Students’ Union counts towards your ALIVE Volunteering Certificate application
Would you know what to do if a friend came to you saying they had suffered sexual violence? Our half day Disclosure Training course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, in settings where this is likely to occur. The course is delivered by Galway Rape Crisis Centre 10am-1.30pm Tues 5th Nov and costs €10. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
Student Leap Cards now just €10
To get your shiny new Student Leap Cards all you need to do is apply online HERE, then bring your code next week (it only lasts 7 days), your new college ID and €10 up to the SU Office. These are valid until the 31st of Dec 2020 and we can also top your card up for you.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Mental Health Week Starts Monday
Mon 7th Oct
- 11am-4pm Promos and Freebies in Áras na Mac Léinn
- 5pm-6:30pm Mindfulness Strategies in CA005 Cairnes Building
Tues 8th Oct
- 10am-11am Sláinte Society Free Mindfulness Class in The Space
- 12pm-1pm Volleyball on the Presidents’ Lawn
- 12pm-1pm Kai (Therapy Dog) in Hardiman Library Foyer
- 7:30pm–9pm ‘Beginning conversations on Mental Health’ in G010
Weds 9th Oct
- 9am-11am Dairy Free Tea/Coffee Morning with VegSoc in The Hub
- 12pm–1pm Max (Therapy Dog) in Hardiman Library Foyer
- 12pm–1pm Volleyball on the Presidents’ Lawn
- 1pm–2pm Jigsaw – 5 Steps to Mental Health in Bridge Room Hardiman Building
Thurs 10th Oct
- 11am-4pm Vintage and Sportswear Sale in Áras na Mac Léinn
- 1pm-2pm The Science of Happiness in GO11 Library Lobby
- 5pm-7pm Connection Café in AC204
- 6pm-7.30pm Self Care Evening with StyleSoc in the Art Room. Make your own face mask!
All events are FREE! More info from su.welfare@nuigalway.ie
#BreakTheBarriers Protest Postponed
Due to unforeseen weather warnings Union of Students in Ireland (USI) have made the decision to call off the #BreakTheBarriers protest today. If you want a refund for your bus ticket bring it to the SU office 10am-5pm Mon-Fri. Read more here
Promos this Monday
Call down to Áras na Mac Léinn this Monday 7th of October 11am-4pm for some freebies and info from Vodafone, International Paintball Group and USA Summer Camp.
Any closures or updates due to weather alerts will be published by the University at the link below but at the moment it’s business as usual. In the event of a status red weather warning issuing for a campus that campus will be closed until the warning is downgraded to orange/yellow/none. https://www.nuigalway.ie/alert/
Road Safety Week – Free High Vis
As part of Irish Road Safety Week we will have a limited amount of FREE High Vis vests from 11am Mon 7th of Oct at our stand in the foyer of Áras na Mac Léinn while stocks last.
Vintage Clothes Fair Next Thurs
Our Vintage and Sportswear sale is back in Áras na Mac Léinn 11am-4pm Thurs 10th Oct with prices starting from just €5.
Wellbeing Week on Campus 7th-11th Oct
Loads of activities on campus to help you think about and improve your wellbeing. Full list of free events HERE.
SU Charities – Volunteers Needed
This year we will be raising funds for Domestic Violence Response and AIDS West. If you want to get involved and help us to raise as much money as possible for these two great charities please contact studentsunion@nuigalway.ie We are also always looking for new fundraising ideas so if you have any suggestions please send them on! Remember all the time you spend volunteering with NUI Galway Students’ Union counts towards your ALIVE Volunteering Certificate application
SUMS is a FREE service providing informal mathematics support to 1st and 2nd year students across all colleges and courses as well as to students engaged in Access/Foundation courses.
Need help with Computer Programming?
ComputerDISC is a FREE Computer Programming Drop-In Support Centre for all NUI Galway students who are taking any programming software development courses.
The Academic Writing Centre is a FREE service for NUIG students
They can help you to:
- Brainstorm your essay topic and outline
- Structure an argument
- Develop your thesis statement
- Improve sentence structure and punctuation
- Avoid plagiarism
- Use secondary sources
- Learn Editing and proofreading techniques
Do you work or volunteer with children/young people? Our Child Protection Training Course covers topics relevant to staff and volunteers working directly with children and young people. It covers policy, legislation, attitudes and values, definitions and signs of abuse, safe recruitment, code of behaviour and scenarios. The course cost is €15. Course takes place 9am-1pm Fri 6th Dec or 2pm-6pm Fri 6th Dec. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
Are you registered to vote? Call down and pick up a form in the SU Office. The deadline to register to vote is Friday the 25th of October.
Would you know what to do if a friend came to you saying they had suffered sexual violence? Our half day Disclosure Training course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence, in settings where this is likely to occur. The course is delivered by Galway Rape Crisis Centre 10am-1.30pm Tues 5th Nov and costs €10. Limited spaces left – sign up in the SU.
Student Leap Cards now just €10
To get your shiny new Student Leap Cards all you need to do is apply online HERE, then bring your code next week (it only lasts 7 days), your new college ID and €10 up to the SU Office. These are valid until the 31st of Dec 2020 and we can also top your card up for you.
Seas Suas Training Applications Open
Seas Suas is a bystander intervention training programme run by NUI Galway, which aims to promote the health & well-being of its students and wider community. The objective of Seas Suas is to increase awareness of situations where a person may need support, develop skills to respond safely, and encourage agency and initiative in helping fellow students. The Training takes place from 6:30pm-8:30pm on the four following Tuesdays of October: 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. For more info contact jimmy.mcgovern@nuigalway.ie
NUIG Creativity & Change Fair Tomorrow
Drop In And Out All Morning 10am – 2pm Fri 4th Oct in Hub Central – Arts/Science Concourse NUI Galway (Near Smokey’s Café). Focus on the SDGs and communication through creative channels your actions and interests!
Call for parents to take part in a survey on Children, Food and family Mealtimes
We would like to invite parents to take part in a research study that explores children’s eating and approach to food. We are interested in exploring what influences children’s approach to food. Parents are asked to take part in 3 surveys over 24 months. This survey is run by staff in the School of Psychology, NUI Galway. Please follow the link here to complete the study.
Give Blood in Galway This October
5pm-8.30pm Tues 15th, Weds 16th, Thurs 17th and 12pm-3.30pm Sun 20th Oct in Clybaun Hotel Knocknacarra.
5pm-8.30pm Tues 22nd, Weds 23rd, Thurs 24th Oct in Menlo Park Hotel Terryland
Fundraising Gig in aid of Jigsaw Galway
At 8pm on Tues 8th of Oct there’s a fundraising gig in The Loft at Seven Bar in aid of Jigsaw Galway. It’s €10 in and performing on the night are: The New Ravis, Faraway Martin and Stepping on Lego.
Talk by Jennifer Hyman, CEO and Co-founder, Rent the Runway
Rent the Runway invites you to an evening with CEO and co-founder Jennifer Hyman filled with conversation and insights on fashion tech, business and her journey from start-up to unicorn 6pm Tuesday 8th October in An Taibhdhearc Theatre Galway. Registration and more information is open at this link.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Break The Barriers on the 3rd of Oct
On Thursday 3rd of October we want you to join us in Dublin as part of the National Demonstration to #BreakTheBarriers to Education. We will be calling for:
- Affordable Accommodation
- Publicly Funded Education
- An increase in SUSI grants
- Reform of BTEA
- Affordable Transport
Return bus tickets €2 are on sale NOW from the SU. Buses leave Galway 10am and leave Dublin 4pm. NUIG Student ID required. Contact su.president@nuigalway.ie for more info
Our polling station is open 10am-5pm TODAY at Smokey’s Café for the election of your SU Postgrad Taught Officer and Convenor of the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies. Bring your NUIG ID with you to vote. If you’ve registered for a Remote Vote log on to the SU Website 10am-5pm to vote.
Have you been elected as a Class Rep? Training for Class Reps takes place from 5pm this Monday 30th of September. If you have been elected or would like to become a Class Rep contact Cameron on su.education@nuigalway.ie for more information.
Sin Issue 2
Hot off the presses you can read Issue 2 of Sin Newspaper here and you could win FREE PIZZA!
We still have some spaces left on our Anti-Racism Workshop 10am-1.30pm Mon 4th Nov. This workshop will take participants through a lively, engaged process looking at how racism functions, where it came from and what we can do to build a more equal society, locally and globally. Previous participants have described the workshop as “thought provoking” “a total eye-opener” and “inspiring”. The cost is €5 and you can sign up in the SU Mon-Fri 10am-5pm or phone 091 493 570.
Have you entered the Student Leap Card giveaway yet?
There’s a €500 CASH PRIZE up for grabs! All you have to do is take a snap and show them your student journey by posting it on Instagram using the hashtag #MyStudentJourney
Participants must be a Student Leap Cardholder & make sure your account is on public so they can see your entry. Extended entry Deadline 12th Oct.
NUIG Graduate Jobs Fair Tuesday
The NUIG Graduate Jobs Fair is on 12.30pm-3.30pm Tues 1st Oct in the Kingfisher Sports Hall. There’ll be over 110 employers attending.
Ever thought about comedy to share your academic research?
Come along and hear all about the Bright Club programme – training researchers to be comedians and to bring academic work to wider communities. Free lunch included 12noon TODAY Thursday 26th of September in the Library meeting rooms. Email carmel.king@nuigalway.ie for more info.
Bike Thefts
There have been an alarming number of bicycle thefts reported to Galway Gardaí in recent days with most of these thefts from the 3rd level institutions.
The following Crime Prevention Advice is advised:
•Spend 10% to 20% of the value of your bike on two locks.
•Use any provided safe bike parking facilities, and lock your bike tightly to an immovable object. The NUI Galway secure bicycle compound (see the Cycling Map for location) is located to the west of the Arts/Science Concourse Building. Anyone with a valid in date student / staff University ID card can access the compound. You must also swipe out.
•Keep the lock off the ground.
•Take a photo of your bike, note the serial number and email it to yourself so that you have a record of it.
•If there are no safe bike parking facilities lock your bike indoors or in well-lit areas if possible.
Info Session on Postgrad Scholarship Applications
The IRC Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship call for 2020 is now open, and the NUIG Research office is having an advisory session to support applications: 5.30pm Thurs 10th Oct in Lecture Theatre 243, Áras Moyola. This is a good opportunity for both applicants and supervisors to seek guidance on their application and to have any questions answered.
Good news! The Student Registry Helpdesk (formerly SID) in Áras Uí Chathail will resume the NUI Galway Lost and Found service from today.
FierceAF: Boxing Edition in Salthill 10am-12.30pm this Saturday
The event is designed for all levels of participation and will have coaches on hand from 4 different boxing clubs circuits to try out different aspects of boxing and training, exhibition fights in a main boxing ring, swag bags with wraps and gum shields, all for just €15 (€10 online). This will be followed by FierceAF: Beach Edition, a FREE event that will take place on the beach in Salthill from 1-3pm, where participants will be able to observe demonstrations, try out a variety of activities and meet different local clubs and organisations, including Yoga, Taekwondo and Tai Chi. More info at www.fierceasfemale.ie
Upcoming FREE Smart Life Courses:
- Mindfulness
- Decision Making
- Note Taking and Study Skills
- Managing Your Time & Workload
- Troubled by Procrastination?
- Exam Preparation
There’s a Disco Bingo fundraiser in aid of Galway Simon Community at 56 Central Restaurant with lots of great prizes
Upcoming Sinn Féin Society Events
- 9.30pm Weds 2nd Oct Free Screening of documentary “No Stone Unturned” AC201 which details the circumstances behind Northern Ireland’s Loughlinisland massacre
- 7.30pm Thurs 3rd Oct Panel Discussion on Irish Unity with guests speakers Martina Anderson MEP, Gerry Adams TD, Matt Carthy MEP, Michelle O’Neill MLA, Mickey Brady MP in the Carrickdale Hotel, Co. Louth. If enough people are interested, the society will be running return bus from Galway but you need to email us at sinnfein@socs.nuigalway.ie to avail of this.
Free Digital Champions Workshops at NUIG – Lunch Included!
- Ace Your Exams: Free Tools & Apps To Help Ace Your Exams
- Online Video & Creating Your Own Video Pitch
- Introduction to NUIG MakerSpace
- Podcasts – The Power of the Spoken Word
Volunteer Ireland Award Nominations
Nominations are open until the 4th of Oct for the Volunteer Ireland Awards. Anyone can nominate themselves or a volunteer they know (e.g. a co-worker, employee, fellow volunteer, friend, relative, neighbour, or coach).
FREE Training Courses in the Library
- Intro to Podcasting
- Intro to Blogging
- Your Digital Brand
- Conducting a Literature Review
- Social Media for Research
- Citing & Referencing
- Smart Searching for Your Assignment
Living With Psychosis?
CReSt-R is a study of a new therapy to improve everyday function focusing on young people living with psychosis. The study is being run by Prof. Gary Donohoe and Emma Frawley, School of Psychology, NUIG. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please contact CRESTR@nuigalway.ie or 086 852 7199.
Important Deadlines
- Mon 30th Sept: Deadline to withdraw from your course without incurring fees
- Weds 31st Oct: Deadline to pay student levy in full + first instalment of student contribution charge
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Comedy Hypnotist €5 this Monday
Tickets are selling fast for our Comedy Hypnotist gig at 8pm this Monday 23rd of September. Get yours HERE.
The winner of the pair of tickets last week was Harper Glazer – congratulations you can collect your prize in the SU Office!
Join the Gobal Climate Strike Tomorrow
NUI Galway Students’ Union will be marching in support of the Global Climate Strike TOMORROW Friday the 20th of September. We will be meeting outside Áras na Mac Léinn/Sult at 12:30pm and heading to Eyre Square to then march to Spanish Arch at 1pm. Join us! The University has also invited students and staff to meet at 11am tomorrow outside the Quad where the University Green Flag will be lowered to half-mast as a symbolic gesture by the University Community to demonstrate our solidarity to our school students.
Vote on Thurs 26th Sept
We are holding elections this Thursday 10am-5pm in Smokey’s Café to elect an SU Postgraduate Taught Officer and an SU Convenor for the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies. Please bring your Student ID with you to vote. More info.
Volunteering Fair – 11am-4pm TODAY – Bailey Allen Hall
Come along and meet charities and non-profit projects that you can volunteer with for once off events or an hour a week. Environment, children and youth, elderly, disability, education, health, international – all for you to browse and chat!
Break The Barriers on the 3rd of Oct
On Thursday 3rd of October we want you to join us in Dublin as part of the National Demonstration to #BreakTheBarriers to Education. We will be calling for:
- Affordable Accommodation
- Publicly Funded Education
- An increase in SUSI grants
- Reform of BTEA
- Affordable Transport
Return bus tickets €2 will be on sale soon. Buses leave Galway 10am and leave Dublin 4pm. NUIG Student ID required. Contact su.president@nuigalway.ie for more info
Want a free breakfast?
You can get FREE Porridge* every morning at Sult NUI Galway when you buy a hot drink and use your SU Card! (*While stocks last)
Register now for Global Goals Jam
The Global Goals Jam takes place on campus this weekend Fri 20th – Sun 22nd Sept. Students and staff that sign up are divided into teams, all teams work together, using a tailored toolkit, to create interventions aimed at addressing a challenge relevant to the campus: e.g. challenge related to energy, waste, transport, water etc. Teams work to find real and meaningful solutions to address the challenge developed. This is a FREE event and lunch is provided. Register on-line HERE.
Learn Sign Language:10 Week Course just €40 starts this Tues!
- Tuesday 12pm-1pm FULL
- Tuesday 1pm-2pm 3 Spaces Left
- Wednesday 6pm-7pm 1 Space Left
- Thursday 6pm-7pm FULL
Sign up in the SU Office Monday-Friday 10am-5pm or phone 091 493 570 to register with credit card.
If you missed Clubs Day or Societies Day DON’T PANIC!
You can still join all the clubs and societies you want by logging on and registering here
How do I get started volunteering? What is ALIVE? How do I earn the Certificate? Come along and learn about community volunteering! Pick one session and feel welcome to ask questions!
Learn To Swim
“Learn to Swim” is an 8 week program aimed at complete beginner swimmers or those looking to improve their strokes. It runs every Wednesday starting 25th of Sept. There are 2 groups, one at 7.30pm and one at 8.15pm and you will be assigned to one based on your abilities. Being able to swim is something people take for granted but it really is an important life skill. It’s €55 for 8 lessons, which works out much cheaper than any other lessons. For more info contact swimming@clubs.nuigalway.ie or i.roche1@nuigalway.ie
Gaisce, the President of Ireland Medal Info Evening – 6pm Tues 24th Sept – ALIVE Áras na Mac Léinn
Earn your Bronze, Silver, or Gold from the President of Ireland! Come along and meet some already on the journey towards this national medal for volunteering and personal development.
Flirt FM are looking for volunteers to cover Irish Language, Current Affairs, Arts, Sport, Student Issues, Entertainment, Irish Music, Specialist Music and more. The full-time schedule kicks off on the 14th of October so to get involved come along to an induction session. Induction Sessions (duration: 60 min)
Venue: Acoustic Room, Áras na Mac Léinn
- Tues 24th Sept 18.00hrs
- Mon 30th Sept 18.00hrs [last chance for this semester!]
There will be follow up training in sound desk and digital editing (with more specialised training later in the semester).
- Sign Language – 4 Spaces
- First Aid Responder Course – 2 Spaces
- Cardiac First Responder Course – 4 Spaces
- Child Protection Training – 4 Spaces
- Yoga – 3 spaces left Intermediate. Beginners FULL
- Anti-Racism Training
- Disclosure Training
- Barista Course –FULL
- MMA for Self Defence
Pool Lifeguard Course
The Swimming Club are running a Water Safety Ireland Pool Lifeguard course at NUIG. It is a 10 week course starting next Monday 23rd September from 9.30pm -11pm. It will be run half in the pool and half theory, and will be assessed with an exam on the last week. Then you will get a certificate which allows you to work as a pool lifeguard in any pool in the world! Ideal for if you want to work in a camp on a J1. For more information contact Swimming@clubs.nuigalway.ie
The NUIG STAND Student Festival 2019 takes place across NUI Galway 23rd-27th of September. More info here.
Join Fierce As Female 10am-12.30pm Sat 28th of Sept in Salthill for their huge boxing class for women. There will be 200 women and 10 coaches from 4 clubs to help women give boxing a try. There will also be a free outdoor event on the beach afterwards and you get a swag bag. You don’t need any boxing experience and this event is for women of all fitness levels and ages.
Does a sports team reflect a strong community?
Join us 10am-4pm Fri 27th Sept at the Moore Institute NUIG to discuss sports, identities, culture and digital humanities as part of the Examine European Cultural Identity IRC funded research project. Enjoy the lecture given by Prof Alan Tomlinson and after lunch you are invited to join a gathering of researchers and practitioners from the arts, humanities, and sciences for an interactive workshop exploring identities, cultures, and crises through the lens of Sports and Media. The Event is FREE and Registration is OPEN here.
Support the #CLIMATESTRIKE
Over the last year young climate activists from across Ireland have held protests over a lack of government action on climate change. Tomorrow Friday 20th of September there will be a Global day of protest led by school strikers calling for urgent action on Climate Change. NUI Galway are calling on all staff and students to convene in College Park in front of the Quad at 11am Friday 20th September. We will drop the Green Flag to half-mast as a symbolic gesture by the University Community to demonstrate our solidarity to our school students.
Free Workshop: Feminism, Fertility and the Future
This one day FREE workshop takes place at NUI Galway on Thurs 3rd Oct and all are welcome to attend. More info and free tickets are available here.
On Wednesday 9th of October 2nd year zoology student Gary Moscarelli is holding a Silent Disco in aid of the world land trust in the Róisín Dubh. For every €90 we raise 1 acre of critically endangered rain forest can be saved from deforestation. Tickets are €5 and can be bought through Gary. Tickets on sale every Monday between 2pm-4pm in Smokey’s Café on the concourse. 100% of proceeds go to the World Land Trust.
The Beacon
The Beacon play will take place in the Town Hall Theatre Galway 20th -28th of September. Look out for exclusive dress rehearsal access and lighting production masterclasses for NUIG students through the Druid partnership.
Important Deadlines
- Mon 23rd Sept: Module Registration Deadline
- Mon 30th Sept: Deadline to withdraw from your course without incurring fees
- Weds 31st Oct: Deadline to pay student levy in full + first instalment of student contribution charge
Cloakroom Open
The SU Cloakroom is back open every Thursday and Friday during term 9am-6pm. This service is FREE and is located next to the SU XL Shop near the Bialann.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
From: Joanna.brophy@nuigalway.ie
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
NUI Galway Financial Aid Fund applications open Mon 16th Sept
Apply online at the link below from Monday. Funds will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.
We will have lots of freebies, inflatable games, competitions and food for everyone 11am-4pm Tuesday 17th of September in Áras na Mac Léinn – call down!
Turn Your Old Textbooks into Cash!
If you have old textbooks that you want to sell call in to us ASAP in the SU Office and we will sell them on for you. More information here
Election Nominations Are OPEN
We will be holding an election to fill the vacant voluntary positions of Postgraduate Taught Officer and Convenor of the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies for the 2019/20 academic year. GET YOUR NOMINATION FORM HERE.
- Nominations Close: 5pm Weds 18th Sept
- Canvassing Begins: 6pm Sun 22nd Sept
- Election Day: 10am-5pm Thurs 26th Sept
Win FREE Comedy Tickets
If you’d like to win 2 free tickets to our Comedy Hypnotist gig just email studentsunion@nuigalway.ie and tell us the name of the current SU President before 5pm Mon 16th Sept. The winner will be announced in the next SU Weekly email.
Important Deadlines
- Mon 16th Sept: Course Registration Deadline
- Mon 23rd Sept: Module Registration Deadline
- Mon 30th Sept: Deadline to withdraw from your course without incurring fees
- Weds 31st Oct: Deadline to pay student levy in full + first instalment of student contribution charge
Sin Issue 1
You can read the first issue of Sin newspaper online HERE. The Sin newspaper editor Mark is still looking for volunteers so if you are interested in helping drop a line to editor.sin@gmail.com or message via the Sin Facebook page here. Follow Sin on Twitter – their account is here!
Life Skills Courses Filling Up Fast
- Sign Language – Limited Spaces
- First Aid Responder Course – 4 Spaces
- Cardiac First Responder Course – 4 Spaces
- Child Protection Training – 4 Spaces
- Yoga – 1 Space in Beginners
- Anti-Racism Training
- Disclosure Training
- Barista Course – Groups 1, 2 & 4 FULL
- MMA for Self Defence
Call to the SU office to register or phone 091 493 570.
Cloakroom Open
The SU Cloakroom is back open every Thursday and Friday during term 9am-6pm. This service is FREE and is located next to the SU XL Shop near the Bialann.
Learn Sign Language:10 Week Course just €40 starts Tues 24th Sept!
- Tuesday 12pm-1pm 2 Spaces Left
- Tuesday 1pm-2pm 5 Spaces Left
- Wednesday 6pm-7pm 4 Spaces Left
- Thursday 6pm-7pm 7 Spaces Left
Sign up in the SU Office Monday-Friday 10am-5pm or phone 091 493 570 to register with credit card.
LIFT Ireland is a not-for-profit initiative aimed at increasing the level of positive leadership in Ireland. LIFT Ireland’s learning process is based on eight key leadership values. Each week, for a total of eight weeks, a certified facilitator guides a roundtable of 4-6 individuals through a specific leadership value. Using a proven systemic approach, the members of each roundtable reflect on what that value means to them and how they can improve in this area. If you are interested in taking part in this course please contact studentsunion@nuigalway.ie
The NUI Galway Volunteering Fair takes place 11am-4pm Thurs 19th Sept in Áras na Mac Léinn. This is a great chance to get involved with local charity and community groups through volunteering. You can also get an award for your time spent volunteering.
6 Week FREE Stress Control Programme
“Stress Control” is a FREE six session class in the NUIG CSI building which teaches people to ‘become their own therapist’. Each session lasts for 90 minutes (including a break). The course starts Weds 18th of Sept and runs 10am-11.30am each Wednesday until 23rd October. Spaces are limited so sign up HERE.
Voter Registration
Are you registered to vote? We will be running another Voter Registration day 12pm-2pm Wednesday 18th of September at Smokey’s Café. Call down and get yourself registered or pick up a form in the SU Office. The deadline to register to vote is the 25th of October.
Chinese Course at NUI Galway
A 20 week evening course, An Introduction to Chinese Language and Culture, will commence in NUIG 7pm-9pm Weds 25th September 2019. The fee is €120 for NUI Galway students. The course is designed for people with no Chinese language basics but who have a strong interest in China or who travel or do business in China. It covers not only the Chinese language basics but also a brief introduction to the history of China, Chinese philosophies, customs and traditions, Chinese protocol and business etiquette, Chinese food and wine, Chinese medicine and the concepts of Fengsui and yinyang. More info here or contact suzanne.gilsenan@nuigalway.ie
Smart Life Academic and Wellbeing Support Programme
A FREE TO ALL STUDENTS series of one-off Workshops and Short Courses for Semester 1 to promote wellness and academic success. The short courses fill up fast, so early booking advised.
Bookings: www.nuigstudents.ie/smartlife
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme – Applications Open
This programme offers scholarships for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a research master’s or PhD in any discipline. Funds include a stipend of €16,000 per annum, a contribution to fees, and eligible direct research expenses of €2,250 per annum.
FAQ deadline: 24 Oct 2019. Application Deadline: 4pm 31 Oct 2019. More info here.
Life Science Career Forum 1pm-4pm Sat 14th Sept
The WITS life science career forum will have key speakers and attendees from leading companies in Diagnostics, Industry, Pharma, Business and Healthcare. There will be talks on better understanding types of roles available to graduates and advice on how to move within the life science field. The event takes place in the Portershed in Galway. Registration and information is open at this li
Global Climate Strike Fri 20th of Sept
The Global Climate Strike will take place in Galway on Friday the 20th of September. More information here.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Mon–Fri 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Orientation Week Events Continue Today + Tomorrow
Welcome! Fáilte! Bienvenue! Willkommen! Benvenuto! Bienvenido! Remember you are always a Fresher at heart and these events are open to everyone!
TODAY
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books.
3pm-5pm Treasure Hunt with the SU Officers starts at Áras na Mac Léinn
5pm-7pm Speed Friending with host Johnny Graham at Sult
8pm-11pm Music from OIdskool at Sult
TOMORROW
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books and free condoms!
9pm till late Postgradaoke at Sult
Our SU Outdoor Cinema is back (weather depending) at 8pm on this Monday 9th of September outside the Engineering Building. There will be FREE popcorn for the first 100 people and you can vote on our Facebook page for the film you want us to show.
Class Representatives
Every class is entitled to a Class Representative to represent their class. If your class does not have a Class Rep your voice will not be heard. If you have any questions on the roles and responsibilities of a Class Rep contact the SU Vice-President/Education Officer Cameron at su.education@nuigalway.ie. Further information regarding the role of Class Reps is also available here.
Lockers Selling Fast
You need to register at www.su.nuigalway.ie and pay online and collect your locker key from the SU Office 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. Please note if you’ve booked a locker in Áras Moyola or the Engineering Building you collect your key from the SU desk in the Engineering building 11am-3pm Monday-Friday.
Want to Join the Students’ Union Officer Team?
Applications open at 10am this Weds 11th Sept for the vacant SU Officer position of Postgraduate Taught Officer. Application forms will be available from the SU Office and SU Website and must be returned before 5pm on Weds 18th of Sept to the box in the SU Office. The election will take place on Thurs 26th of Sept.
Voter Registration
Are you registered to vote? We will be running Voter Registration days 12pm-2pm Tuesday 10th of September and Wednesday 18th of September at Smokey’s Café. Call down and get yourself registered or pick up a form in the SU Office. The deadline to register to vote is the 25th of October.
Life Skills Courses Filling Up Fast
- Sign Language
- First Aid Responder Course
- Cardiac First Responder Course
- Child Protection Training
- Yoga
- Anti-Racism Training
- Disclosure Training
- Barista Course
- MMA for Self Defence
Call to the SU office to register or phone 091 493 570.
SU Freshers’ Fair Tuesday 17th September
The NUI Galway Students’ Union Freshers’ Fair is back with ALL THE FREEBIES! Call down to Áras na Mac Léinn 11am-4pm Tuesday 17th of September for giant inflatable games, food, freebies, tunes and competitions.
FREE Tickets: The Kinds of Sex You Might Have At College
The Kinds Of Sex You Might Have At College is a play about what you want, how you want it, if you want it and what happens when you don’t. It takes place 1pm & 5pm Thurs 12th & Fri 13th Sept and FREE tickets are available online here.
This play tackles experiences from across all genders, all relationships and all sexualities (or as many of them as we could fit into one hour). This play will equip you with a more proactive understanding of consent to apply to your future intimate encounters if you choose to have them.
Trigger warning: This performance contains language of a sexual nature and themes of sexual violence.
There’s over 50 Sports Clubs at NUI Galway and you can join any/all of them for FREE at Clubs Day in the Sports Centre 10am-5pm next Tues 10th Sept.
Introduction to the Library
Get to grips with the library with their quick and free intro sessions. They run for the next 2 weeks 12pm-12.40pm Mon-Fri. More info HERE.
Societies Day takes place 10am-5pm Weds 11th Sept in Áras na Mac Léinn. Call down and meet all the societies that want to be your new best friends. We will be there too!
FREE Academic Skills Training Registration Open
Includes: Critical Thinking & Information, Digital Skills, Intro to Podcasting, Social Media for Research and much more.
Sign up for FREE HERE.
Comedy Hypnotist Tickets On Sale Now!
NUI Galway Students’ Union presents Comedy Hypnotist Barry Jones at 8pm on Mon 23rd of Sept in the O’Flaherty Theatre. Tickets are €5 and are on sale now from EVENTBRITE HERE.
Student Leap Cards now just €10
To get your shiny new Student Leap Cards all you need to do is apply online HERE, then bring your code next week (it only lasts 7 days), your new college ID and €10 up to the SU Office. These are valid until the 31st of December 2020 and we can also top your card up for you.
Research Study Participants Required
We are looking for healthy individuals, aged 18 to 30, to complete a questionnaire, have screening bloods taken and undergo a bone marrow aspiration. Expenses paid. Contact veronica.mcinerney@nuigalway.ie with name, address and phone number.
The Galway Bay Brewery Running Club is the only free running club that gives you a free beer for your efforts! Join them this Sunday at 12.30pm for their monthly 5/10k run.
Culture and Leadership Tech Talk with Rent the Runway
On Weds 11th Sept, join Rent the Runway at the Portershed for a tech talk on lessons from working in microservices to be followed by a session on culture and leadership. Both sessions give an opportunity to meet the Rent the Runway team based in Galway, which is the location of their European Headquarters, and learn more about the company and current vacancies.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Monday – Friday 11am-3pm.
Welcome to the first weekly email from your Students’ Union for the new academic year.
What is the Students’ Union?
“The mission of the Union shall be to represent its members and promote, defend and vindicate the rights of its members at all levels of society.” – Constitution of the Students’ Union
The SU is a representative organisation that is independent from the University and consists of all registered students at NUI Galway. As the SU is an independent body, the SU officers do not have to answer to the University authorities – we only answer to you, our members who have elected us.
These are the officers in the Students’ Union working for you this year to promote and defend your rights:
President: Clare su.president@nuigalway.ie
Vice-President/Education: Cameron su.education@nuigalway.ie
Vice-President/Welfare & Equality: Brandon su.welfare@nuigalway.ie
Oifigeach na Gaeilge: Erin su.gaeilge@nuigalway.ie
Mature Students: Chuka Paul su.maturestudents@nuigalway.ie
Postgraduate Taught: VACANT POSITION – Want to fill it? More info here!
Postgraduate Research: Emily su.pgresearch@nuigalway.ie
SU Council Chairperson: Scott su.council@nuigalway.ie
Societies: Oissíne su.socs@nuigalway.ie
Clubs: Pádraic su.clubs@nuigalway.ie
Convenor Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies: Laura su.arts@nuigalway.ie
Convenor Science: Kenny su.science@nuigalway.ie
Convenor Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences: Aisling su.medicine@nuigalway.ie
Convenor Business & Law: Clodagh su.business@nuigalway.ie
Convenor Engineering & Informatics: Sachi su.engineering@nuigalway.ie
International Students: Avery su.international@nuigalway.ie
Gender and LGBT+ Rights: Morgan su.lgbt@nuigalway.ie
Disability Rights: Alex su.disability@nuigalway.ie
Ethnic Minorities: Victoria su.ethnicminorities@nuigalway.ie
Lockers On Sale ONLINE 10am this Monday 2nd September
You need to register at www.su.nuigalway.ie and pay online and collect your key from the SU Office 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. Please note if you’ve booked a locker in Áras Moyola or the Engineering Building you collect your key from the SU desk in the Engineering building 11am-3pm Monday-Friday.
FREE SU Diaries
Get your FREE SU Diary and handbook next week from the SU Office, the SU Engineering Desk and outside the SU Shop. We also have FREE Flirt FM Wall Planners for you.
Financial Aid Fund Applications Open Mon 16th Sept
Online application and more information available here.
NUI Galway Students’ Union Orientation Week 2019
Welcome! Fáilte! Bienvenue! Willkommen! Benvenuto! Bienvenido! Remember you are always a Fresher at heart and these events are open to everyone!
Monday 2nd September
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, free SU Diaries, free Flirt FM Wall Planners, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books, Life Skills sign up and play our Giant Games!
5pm-7pm DJ Michael Burnell at Sult
8pm till late Post Electric Picnic party with DJ Paul Belton at Sult
Tuesday 3rd September
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Cards, Lockers, Second hand Books, Life Skills sign up and play our Giant Games!
5pm-7pm Karl Spain’s Just for Laughs Table Quiz at Sult
8pm till late Bingo Loco at Sult
Wednesday 4th September
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books and Life Skills sign up!
5pm-7pm Meet your SU Officers at Sult and ask them anything!
9pm till late Coafalla and Engel at Sult
Thursday 5th September
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books.
3pm-5pm Treasure Hunt with the SU Officers starts at Áras na Mac Léinn
5pm-7pm Speed Friending with host Johnny Graham at Sult
8pm-11pm Music from OIdskool at Sult
Friday 6th September
10am-5pm SU Office: Get your SU Card, Student Leap Card, Locker, Second hand Books and free condoms!
9pm till late Postgradaoke at Sult
SU Outdoor Cinema Monday 9th of September
Our SU Outdoor Cinema is back (weather depending) at 8pm on Monday 9th of September outside the Engineering Building. There will be FREE popcorn for the first 100 people and you can vote on our Facebook page for the film you want us to show. Make sure you bring something to sit on and don’t bring any alcohol or you will be asked to leave.
Books – Buy & Sell
Remember we sell second-hand books to save you a bit of cash and we can also sell them on your behalf to make you some cash! Have a look at our second-hand bookshop for more information on buying or selling here.
SU Freshers’ Fair Tuesday 17th September
The NUI Galway Students’ Union Freshers’ Fair is back with ALL THE FREEBIES! Call down to Áras na Mac Léinn 11am-4pm Tuesday 17th of September for giant inflatable games, food, freebies, tunes and competitions.
Life Skills Sign Up Open MONDAY 2nd Sept
From Monday you can sign up in the SU Office or phone 091 493 570 to register with credit/debit card for:
- Sign Language
- First Aid Responder Course
- Cardiac First Responder Course
- Child Protection Training
- Yoga
- Anti-Racism Training
- Disclosure Training
- Barista Course
- MMA for Self Defence
Want to Join the Students’ Union Officer Team?
Applications open at 10am on Weds 11th Sept for the vacant SU Officer position of Postgraduate Taught Officer. Application forms will be available from the SU Office and SU Website and must be returned before 5pm on Weds 18th of Sept to the box in the SU Office. The election will take place on Thurs 26th of Sept.
Comedy Hypnotist Tickets On Sale Now!
NUI Galway Students’ Union presents Comedy Hypnotist Barry Jones at 8pm on Mon 23rd of Sept in the O’Flaherty Theatre. Tickets are €5 and are on sale now from EVENTBRITE HERE.
Student Leap Cards now just €10
To get your shiny new Student Leap Cards all you need to do is apply online HERE, then bring your code next week (it only lasts 7 days), your new college ID and €10 up to the SU Office. These are valid until the 31st of December 2020 and we can also top your card up for you.
Graduating soon?
Don’t forget to register for your vote in the Seanad Éireann elections. Register Here.
Disability Support Service – Deadline for Exam Accommodations
The deadline for exam accommodations for students living with disabilities is Weds 16th of October. Please contact the Disability Support Service as soon as possible to ensure that your specific requirements are tailored to in time for examinations.
Please email disabilityservice@nuigalway.ie
Class Representatives
Every class is entitled to a Class Representative to represent their class. If your class does not have a Class Rep your voice will not be heard. If you have any questions on the roles and responsibilities of a Class Rep contact the SU Vice-President/Education Officer Cameron at su.education@nuigalway.ie. Further information regarding the role of Class Reps is also available here.
Sign Up For Your Free SU Card Today!
Get your free SU Card and earn points or free products every time you shop with us. Your SU Card can be used in any Students’ Unions outlet: Sult, Students’ Union Shop, Smokey’s Café, The Wall Café and Caifé na Gaeilge. Students’ Union outlets are open longer than other outlets, have the best prices and sell a huge range of products, so you will quickly start to earn benefits.
Also, when you spend money in SU outlets, that money stays on campus supporting student jobs and students’ union services. No other campus operator can say that!
Postgraduate Research Representatives
We are currently recruiting PGR Class Reps. If you want to have your voice heard and create change then contact the Education Officer, Cameron Keighron, on su.education@nuigaway.ie
Sin Needs You!
The Sin newspaper editor Mark is looking for volunteers to help out with the on campus newspaper and website during the year. If you are interested in helping drop him a line to editor.sin@gmail.com or message him via the Sin Facebook page here.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Monday – Friday 11am-3pm.
Welcome to your last weekly email this year from your Students’ Union! We hope you have a great summer and the weekly email will be back in September.
Open all Summer
The SU Office is open all summer (except Bank Holidays) Monday-Friday 10am-12.30pm & 2pm-4.30pm. Call in for Student Leap Cards, free stuff and advice!
Locker Key Return Deadline next Fri 10th May
Just a quick reminder that your locker must be cleared out and key returned before 5pm on Friday 10th of May to the Students’ Union office in Áras na Mac Léinn. We’re open 10am-5pm Monday – Friday. Any items left in the locker after this date will be dumped, recycled or donated to charity. Lockers for 2019/20 will go on sale 10am Monday 2nd September on the SU Website. Lockers for 2019/20 on sale Monday 2nd September
Voter Registration Deadline Tuesday
Reminder that the last chance to get registered to vote in the upcoming local/European elections and the Divorce Referendum is this Tuesday 7th of May. You completed application form stamped by a Garda must be submitted to your City/County Council by this date. If you’ll be in Galway city to vote on the 24th of May then you can call up to Galway City Council on Tuesday 10am-4pm and there’ll be a Garda there to stamp your form – just bring passport/driving licence.
The Students’ Union Annual General Meeting takes place 12pm-2pm Thursday 16th of May in the D’Aracy Thompson Theatre NUI Galway. All are welcome.
Meet and question the candidates running for the European Elections 12pm-2pm Wednesday 15th of May in the D’Arcy Thompson Theatre NUI Galway.
Summer Lockers
€10 summer lockers go on sale from the SU Office at 10am on Wednesday 15th May and will be available until Monday 19th August. 2019/20 Lockers go on sale 10am Monday 2nd of September via the SU Website.
Summer In Galway
Here’s just some of what is going on in Galway this summer: https://su.nuigalway.ie/summer-in-galway-2019/
Win €50 or €25 and help the Environment
For your chance to win a €50 or €25 ‘ONE FOR ALL’ voucher fill out this survey below. P.S. you are helping the environment too!
Cake Sale Today
There’s a cake sale today 10am-12pm in the foyer of the Orbsen Building in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and there will be some great raffle prizes too.
If you missed the ALIVE Certificate Award ceremony you can collect your certificate from the Socs Box 10am-7pm until Friday 10th of May or alternatively next September from the ALIVE office.
A Feminist Manifesto for Europe
This free NWCI Galway Hustings Event takes place 6pm-8pm Tues 7th May in the Harbour Hotel Galway. Sign up for Free Tickets Here.
Applications Open UN Youth Delegate Programme
Applications are open for the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme for Ireland 2019 – 2020 which will support two young people aged between 18-25 years to join Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations in New York. Application deadline 5pm 19th May. More Info Here.
Darkness Into Light Sat 11th May
The Galway Darkness Into Light 5k walk/run takes place at 4.15am on Saturday 11th of May in Salthill and will raise funds to fight against the tide of suicide. Register here.
Cruinniú Poiblí Faoi Phlean Gaeilge Chathair na Gaillimhe
Reáchtálfar cruinniú poiblí faoi Phlean Gaeilge Chathair na Gaillimhe Dé Máirt 7 Bealtaine ag 7.30pm i seomraí G010 & G011, Áras Taighde Uí Argadáin, Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an gcruinniú deis eile a thabhairt do phobal na cathrach a dtuairimí a léiriú faoin bPlean Gaeilge atá á ullmhú ag OÉ Gaillimh ar son Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe agus Gaillimh le Gaeilge. Ionas go mbeidh deis ag gach duine páirt a ghlacadh beag beann ar chúlra teanga, beidh dhá chruinniú ar siúl ag an am céanna, ceann i nGaeilge agus ceann i mBéarla. Tá fáilte roimh chách.
Public Meeting About Galway City Irish Language Plan
A public meeting about the Galway City Irish Language Plan will be held on Tuesday May 7th at 7.30pm in rooms G010 & G011, Hardiman Research Building, National University of Ireland, Galway. The meeting aims to provide another chance to people in Galway to give their opinions about the Irish Language Plan being prepared by NUI Galway on behalf of Galway City Council and Gaillimh le Gaeilge. So that everyone can take part regardless of language background, two meetings will be held simultaneously, one in Irish and the other in English. All are welcome.
RSVP by Friday 3rd May to eolas@gleg.ie – Go raibh maith agat
Free Concert 8pm Tomorrow
The Wind, String and Jazz ensemble from Thomas S. Hart Middle School from the USA will perform a free concert at 8pm tomorrow in the Town Hall Theatre and all are welcome. The Program will include Classical and modern works of Holst, Gershwin, Handel, Bernstien, Copland, Stevie Wonder, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Registration is now open for the NUI Galway 5k Colour Dash in aid of the Irish Cancer Society at 11am on Sunday 9th of June
Run & Get Free Beer This Summer!
The free Galway Bay Brewery Running Club continues all summer long. Join them for a 5/8/10k run and get a free beer at the end! Their next event is 12.30pm Sunday 12th of May.
Go to Festivals for Free
Want to go to festivals for free this summer including Electric Picnic and raise money for charity at the same time? More info.
Calling all students and recent graduates who want to make a positive change in the world
STAND is looking for 30 students/recent grads to take part in our Ideas Collective summer project. The Ideas Collective will provide the tools to take an idea for social/environmental change and put it into action! Deadline for applications is May 10th. Apply here.
Undergrad results are scheduled for release from 17th-24th of June. Postgrad results are scheduled for release Tues 2nd July.
Details on how to appeal your exam results and the deadline for same are available here. Details on how to get a recheck of your exam are available here.
Repeat exams will take place Tuesday 6th – Friday 16th of August and the fee for same is €295.
SUSI Applications are Open
Applications for the 2019/20 SUSI Grant are now open. More information and application available here.
Need a Student Leap Card?
- Apply online here: here.
- Call in to SU Office with your application code + €10 (the code lasts 7 days)
- Get your card and save all the money!
You can also top up your card in the SU Office.
Copernicus Hackathon Ireland, 10th – 12th May
ICHEC (National Supercomputing Centre) host Ireland’s first Copernicus Hackathon in NUI Galway on May 10-12th 2019. Hackathon participants will be challenged to come up with solutions for real-world problems using Copernicus satellite data and will compete for a range of prizes for solutions which have commercial potential. Participants must be over 18 and a resident of the EU member states, Norway and Iceland. See here for more information and to register.
Cloakroom Open TODAY
The FREE SU Cloakroom is open today and tomorrow 9am-6pm.
SU Bookstore Collection Deadline Weds 15th May
Just a quick reminder that you must collect any books belonging to you which are still in the SU Second-hand Bookstore before 4.30pm on Wednesday 15th May. We cannot keep the books for you over the summer and any books which have not been collected by this date will be given away for free.
NUI Galway Arrangements for Bank Holiday Monday 6th of May
- The Students’ Union Office will CLOSE at 5pm on Fri 3rd May and will reopen at 10am on Tues 7th of May
- The Students’ Union Engineering Desk will CLOSE at 3pm on Fri 3rd of May and reopen at 11am on Tues 7th of May
- The Students’ Union Cloakroom will CLOSE at 6pm Fri 3rd of May and reopen at 9am on Thurs 9th of May.
- The James Hardiman Library will be open 08:30-21:00 Sat 4th, 10:00-21:00 Sun 5th and 08:30-22:00 Mon 6th May.
- The Reading Room will be open as usual.
- The Students’ Union Shop will be open 10am-4pm Sat 4th & Sun 5th and 9am-5pm Mon 6th of May.
- Sult will be CLOSED Sat 4th, Sun 5th & Mon 6th May. Reopening 8.30am Tues 7th of May.
- Caifé na Gaeilge is now CLOSED for the summer and will reopen in September.
- Smokey’s Café will be open 9am-5pm Sat 4th, 10am-5pm Sun 5th and 9am-5pm Mon 6th of May.
- The Wall Café will be open 9am-3pm Sat 4th, 11am-3pm Sun 5th and 11am-3pm Mon 6th of May.
- The Student Health Unit will be CLOSED on Mon 6th of May.
- For details about Computer Suite Access check HERE
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Welcome to your weekly email from your Students’ Union.
Locker Key Return Deadline Fri 10th May
Just a quick reminder that your locker must be cleared out and key returned before 5pm on Friday 10th of May to the Students’ Union office in Áras na Mac Léinn. We’re open 10am-5pm Monday – Friday. Any items left in the locker after this date will be dumped, recycled or donated to charity. Lockers for 2019/20 will go on sale 10am Monday 2nd September on the SU Website.
Undergrad results are scheduled for release from 17th-24th of June. Postgrad results are scheduled for release Tues 2nd July.
Details on how to appeal your exam results and the deadline for same are available here. Details on how to get a recheck of your exam are available here.
Repeat exams will take place Tuesday 6th – Friday 16th of August and the fee for same is €295.
Need to defer an exam?
SUSI Applications are Open
Applications for the 2019/20 SUSI Grant are now open. More information and application available here.
Need a Student Leap Card?
- Apply online here: here.
- Call in to SU Office with your application code + €10 (the code lasts 7 days)
- Get your card and save all the money!
You can also top up your card in the SU Office.
Taught Postgrad Scholarships Open
Applications are open for the NUI Galway Taught Postgraduate Scholarships which provide €1,500 per student. Scholarships are rewarded to students who have a first class honours degree and have been accepted to a full time taught Masters programme. More here.
Cloakroom Open TODAY
The FREE SU Cloakroom is open today and tomorrow 9am-6pm.
The following PC Suites are unavailable during the exams. All other PC Suites will operate as normal.
- Block E: Finnegan Suite
- Alice Perry Engineering Building: ENG-G046
- Alice Perry Engineering Building: ENG2016
- Alice Perry Engineering Building: ENG2017
- I.T. Building – Room 106: IT106
Copernicus Hackathon Ireland, 10th – 12th May
ICHEC (National Supercomputing Centre) host Ireland’s first Copernicus Hackathon in NUI Galway on May 10-12th 2019. Hackathon participants will be challenged to come up with solutions for real-world problems using Copernicus satellite data and will compete for a range of prizes for solutions which have commercial potential. Participants must be over 18 and a resident of the EU member states, Norway and Iceland. See here for more information and to register.
Do you know what a money mule is?
Money mules are people recruited by fraudsters to help transfer stolen money from bank accounts. They either use the excuse that they can’t open an account themselves or they pose as employers with job vacancies. Being a money mules is a criminal offence and it can carry up to 14 years imprisonment.
Fancy a trip to Finland?
The EU Youth Conference will be held in Finland 1st-3rd June and they are looking for 3 young people to represent Ireland. More here.
NUI Galway Summer School in Visual Analytics
Running from the 10th – 14th of June at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway, Ireland, the KDU Visual Analytics Summer School will provide students, researchers, academics and industry professionals with an opportunity to come together to learn, share experiences and to develop new cross-disciplinary partnerships. Over the course of this 5 day-long summer school participants will:
- learn from key researchers in the field,
- take part in hands-on sessions to deepen these learnings, and
- work together on case-study oriented mini-projects.
Fees: €250 early bird registration (before May 1st) / €350 regular
Extra Study Space
The following venues will be available 8am-10pm as extra study space until Fri 10th May
- IT206
- SC004 McMunn Theatre
- SC005 Tyndall Theatre
- TB302
- TB303
- TB304
- TB305
- TB307
- AM109
- AM110
- SC003 Dillon Theatre
- SC002 Larmor Theatre
The Library has a number of bookable group study rooms as well as a mini-studio that can be booked here.
The deadline to register to vote or to change your address to make sure you can vote on 24th of May in the Local Elections, European Elections and divorce referendum is Tuesday 7th of May. You can pick up the paperwork to register to vote or to change your address details in the Students’ Union Office Monday-Friday 10am-5pm.
SU Bookstore Collection Deadline
Just a quick reminder that you must collect any books belonging to you which are still in the SU Second-hand Bookstore before 4.30pm on Wednesday 15th May. We cannot keep the books for you over the summer and any books which have not been collected by this date will be given away for free.
The Library will have Extended Weekend Opening Hours until 21:00 on these dates
- Sat/Sun 27/28 April
- Sat/Sun 04/05 May
How to Avoid Rental Scams this summer:
- Do your homework – familiarise yourself with the average rent price in the area. If the rent is super low and seems too good to be true, it usually is.
- Use online maps to double check the property exists and is at the stated address.
- Check short-term rental sites to ensure the property is not being use by a fraudster for “viewings” who will take your deposit money.
- Keep copies of all correspondence between yourself and the advertiser including bank details + property ad.
- Use legitimate well-known rental agencies if possible.
- Don’t hand over money until you have seen the property and are happy with its condition. Bring someone with you to get a second opinion.
- Don’t make payments until you have keys and a signed contract. Check the keys fit the lock.
- Don’t transfer any money unless you’ve carried out all these checks and are sure the listing is genuine.
You can pick up a FREE rent book in the SU Office with lots more tips.
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 Instagram Snapchat (@nuigsu) and Twitter.
Our office is located upstairs in the Áras na Mac Léinn building beside Sult and we are open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm.
Our reception desk in the Engineering Building foyer is open Monday – Friday 11am-3pm.