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|established = {{start date and age|1845|12|30|df=yes}}
|founder = [[Queen Victoria]]
|affiliations = {{ubl|[[Atlantic University Alliance|AUA]]|[[Coimbra Group]]|[[European University Association|EUA]]|[[National University of Ireland|NUI]]|[[Irish Universities Association|IUA]]|[[Universities Ireland|UI]]|ENLIGHT
|budget = €360 million (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=University of Galway |date=29 March 2023 |title=Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements: Year ended 30 Septembre 2022 |url=https://www.universityofgalway.ie/media/financialaccounting/financialaccountingoffice/University-of-Galway-Consolidated-Financial-Statements-2022-(SIGNED-WITH-C&AG-AUDIT-REPORT).pdf |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>
|president = Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
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Under the [[Irish Universities Act 1908]], the RUI was dissolved and was replaced by the [[National University of Ireland]] (NUI) and [[Queen's University of Belfast]] (QUB). The name of Queen's College, Galway, was changed to University College, Galway (UCG), and it became a [[University college|constituent college]] of the new National University of Ireland, together with [[University College, Dublin]] (UCD), and University College, Cork (UCC). Queen's College, Belfast, became an independent university, called the Queen's University of Belfast.<ref>{{cite ISB|parl=uk|title=Irish Universities Act 1908|year=1908|num=38|section=2|stitle=Colleges|date=1 August 1908|regy=8 Edw. 7}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> University College, Galway (UCG), was given special statutory responsibility under the University College Galway Act 1929 with respect of the use of the [[Irish language]] as a working language of the university.<ref>{{cite ISB|parl=ifs|title=University College Galway Act 1929|year=1929|num=35|date=17 December 1929}}</ref>
Members of the [[Franciscans|Franciscan Order]] from St. Anthony's College would have studied for degrees in UCG,<ref name="frans">{{cite news|url=https://www.advertiser.ie/Galway/article/99744/saint-anthonys-college |title=Saint
Several new buildings were constructed on the university campus in the 1970s and were designed by architects [[Scott Tallon Walker]]. The 1990s also saw considerable development, including the conversion of an old munitions factory into a student centre. Under the early 21st-century Presidency of [[Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh]], the university announced details of plans to make the university a "campus of the future" at a cost of around €400 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/campusofthefuture/documents/nuigalway_campusofthefuture.pdf|title=Campus of the future}}</ref> Ó Muircheartaigh's successor [[James J. Browne]] continued and implemented that plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/campusofthefuture/documents/campus_of_the_future_jb.pdf|title=Campus of the future}}</ref>
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The university launched its Strategic Plan "Shared Vision, Shaped By Values" (for the period 2020–2025) in 2020. Also in 2020, the university was awarded €4 million from the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme to support its Solar2chem project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.techcentral.ie/it1nL|title=NUI Galway wins €4m EU fund to produce sustainable chemicals|date=2020-03-05|website=TechCentral.ie|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
In April 2022, it was announced that NUI Galway would be renamed "Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway" in summer 2022, amid confusion over its proper title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/nui-galway-to-change-its-name-amid-confusion-over-its-proper-title-1.4863260|title=NUI Galway to change its name amid confusion over its proper title|publisher=[[The Irish Times]]|first=Carl|last=O'Brien|date=27 April 2022|access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> On 1 September 2022, the university changed its name to the "University of Galway".<ref name=ugsept22 /> This change took legal effect in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite ISB|title=National University of Ireland, Galway (Change of Name of University) Order 2024|year=2024|number=62|type=si|signedby=[[
==Colleges and schools==
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University of Galway has about 150 active [[Student society|student societies]], ranging from the academic to artistic and performing, lifestyle and wellbeing, religious and political, social action and volunteering, social and cultural, and special interest.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies/ | title=NUI Galway - Societies - }}</ref>
The oldest society on the campus is the [[Literary and Debating Society (NUI Galway)|Literary and Debating Society]], founded in 1846.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php?id=NTc=|title=Lit & Deb|access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>
Most of Ireland's main political parties have active societies at the university including [[Fianna Fáil]], [[Fine Gael]], [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green]], [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]], [[People Before Profit]], [[Sinn Féin]] and the [[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socs.nuigalway.ie/societies.php|title=NUIG Societies|access-date=10 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.socs.nuig.ie/news_reviews/view/356/|title=University Societies Coordination Group (USCG)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130107212210/http://www.socs.nuig.ie/news_reviews/view/356/|archive-date=7 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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===Students' Union===
{{main|
The Students' Union's primary role is to provide a recognised representative channel between undergraduates and the university and college authorities
In February 2009, the university announced the Students' Union-run [[Rag (student society)|RAG Week]] would "no longer form part of the university calendar". The President of the Students' Union expressed the belief that the decision was unjustified, citing the more than €20,000 raised for charities that year.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lorna|last=Siggins|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0226/1224241834542.html|title=NUIG withdraws its support for rag week because of 'unruly behaviour'|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=26 February 2009|access-date=26 February 2009}}</ref> RAG Week continued unofficially until 2024, when the fundraising event returned with support from the Students' Union.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=2024-01-18 |title=University of Galway SU launches RAG Week as charity week returns to its roots |url=https://www.galwaydaily.com/news/university-of-galway-su-launches-rag-week-as-charity-week-returns-to-its-roots/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Galway Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Joseph W. Kirwan]]
|1845–1849
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|[[Edward Berwick]]
|1849–1877
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|[[Thomas William Moffett]]
|1877–1897
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|[[W. J. M. Starkie]]
|1897–1899
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|[[Alexander Anderson (physicist)|Alexander Anderson]]
|1899–1934
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|[[John Hynes (
|1934–1945
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|[[Pádraig de Brún]]
|1945–1959
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|[[Martin J. Newell]]
|1960–1975
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|[[Colm Ó hEocha]]
|1975–1996
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|[[Patrick F. Fottrell]]
|1996–2000
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|[[Iognáid G. Ó Muircheartaigh]]
|2000–2008
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|[[James J. Browne]]
|2008–2018
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|Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
|2018–present
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* [[Michael D. Higgins]], 9th [[President of Ireland]]
* [[Enda Kenny]], former [[Taoiseach]]
* [[Aifric Keogh]] and [[Fiona Murtagh (rower)|Fiona Murtagh]] Olympic bronze medalists Tokyo 2020
* [[Mark Heslin]], judge of the [[High Court of Ireland|High Court]]
* [[Máire Whelan]], former [[Attorney General of Ireland|Attorney General]] and current judge of the [[Court of Appeal of Ireland|Court of Appeal]]
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* [[Gráinne Seoige]], news anchor
* [[Martin Sheen]], actor
* [[Nicola Coughlan]], actor<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sin.ie/2019/04/02/derry-girls-nicola-coughlan-on-life-in-nui-galway-acting-and-the-impact-of-the-hit-comedy-show/ | title=Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan on life in NUI Galway, acting, and the impact of the hit comedy show | date=2 April 2019 }}</ref>
===Notable faculty===
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==Rankings and reputation==
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| QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings 2024: University of Galway |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/
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