By Martha Brennan Pharmacy students across the country breathed a sigh of relief this past week as they welcomed the removal of a ban on paid work placements. On 23 January, it was announced that the ban would not continue after lengthy protests from current and past students, as well as the Union of Students in Ireland. Anyone completing a pharmacy degree from … [Read more...] about Ban on paid placements for pharmacy students removed
Archives for January 2019
NUIG cheerleaders win gold medals in University World Championships
By Áine Kenny The NUI Galway Cheerleading squad won big at the University World Championships this month. The joint team of NUI Galway and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, called Tribes Ireland, went to the UCA College Cheerleading World Championships in Florida last week, and won first place in their division. Rebecca Smith, Auditor of the cheerleading society in … [Read more...] about NUIG cheerleaders win gold medals in University World Championships
Majority of those attending student counselling are female and in the college of Arts
By Áine Kenny The NUI Galway Student Counselling Service delivered counselling to 1,427 students in the academic year of 2017/18, according to their annual report. This was an increase of 58 students, and a four percent increase on the previous year. 62 percent of clients were female, 37 percent were male and less than one percent were transgender or gender … [Read more...] about Majority of those attending student counselling are female and in the college of Arts
Creative Corner: The Ghost in the Machine
By Seán O’Donnell Great sheets of light cascaded through the skylights above and bounced around the spacious interior, refracting off the sleek silver surfaces which coated almost every inch of the facility. I have always been astounded by the way in which the warehouse changed colour on the whim of the capricious skies above. In the early morning light, the slick metal … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: The Ghost in the Machine
Riverdale: it’s so bad it’s good
By Áine Kenny Anyone else guilty of watching Riverdale, the teen drama show set in a mysterious town that seems hell-bent on self-destructing? I started watching the show in the hopes it would be a better version of Pretty Little Liars, believing that some writers and showrunners out there actually notice glaring plot holes and remember what happened in season one, gradually … [Read more...] about Riverdale: it’s so bad it’s good