By Rachel Garvey Do you know that feeling when you wake up on a Monday morning, the warmth and familiarity of your bed begging you to stay and to not disrupt the warmth that radiates under the covers? It’s a good feeling, but then once slip into the half awake and half-asleep stage your mind wanders a little to that pending essay that is due in a couple of days. Before you … [Read more...] about Opinion: The library versus home
James Hardiman Library
“Cramped, inflexible and uncomfortable… our students deserve better” – no investment in NUIG library in nearly 20 years
By Áine Kenny NUI Galway’s James Hardiman Library has not been invested in or improved upon since 1999, SIN has learned. The other six Irish universities have made investments of at least €20 million in the past ten years to modernise their library buildings, by either extending or replacing them. NUI Galway has made no such investments. In its … [Read more...] about “Cramped, inflexible and uncomfortable… our students deserve better” – no investment in NUIG library in nearly 20 years
Academic Writing Centre Competition
The deadline for the Academic Writing Centre’s competition for academic writing is fast approaching. The prize is an Apple iPad2. So, it’s time to get writing. The AWC aims to facilitate students in writing better essays. Their core service is one-on-one help with academic writing which is staffed by tutors who are currently pursuing postgraduate degrees in NUI Galway. The … [Read more...] about Academic Writing Centre Competition
NUI Galway pays tribute to “one of the world’s most beloved leaders”
The President of NUI Galway Dr Jim Browne has expressed his sadness at the death of 95-year-old Nelson Mandella who died last Thursday following a fight with illness. … [Read more...] about NUI Galway pays tribute to “one of the world’s most beloved leaders”