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Smokeless fuels cause health risks as previously unknown pollutants found
Study led by Irish scientists shows low-smoke fuels at least double emissions of toxic ultrafine particles
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University of Galway plans to end and replace arts course amid fall-off in interest
‘Urgent’ reform aims to meet changing needs of students as they seek ‘direct routes to employment’
University of Galway food bank forced to turn away hundreds of students each week
Students access the service via a lottery system as demand outstrips supply
How to help hedgehogs: Researchers outline ‘simple steps’ in effort to save species
Populations under pressure across Europe due to traffic, habitat loss and pesticide use
Spoonful of honey can help children cope with swallowed batteries, Irish research finds
Button battery ingestion can erode through oesophagus into the aorta, leading to serious bleeding and death
How Ireland got hooked on ultra-processed foods – and the only viable solution
Reformulating ultra-processed food as effective as low-tar cigarettes or guns with fewer bullets
Galway healthcare technology company Luminate to create 130 jobs
Separately, Irish medtech company OncoAssure signs collaboration with New York medical school to test prostate cancer product
Actor declines degree from University of Galway over contract link to Israeli tech institute
Olwen Fouéré calls on university to ‘sever all ties with Technion and the Israeli regime’
Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical awarded $1.25m by US state-backed incubator
Grant will support the device-maker’s push for US regulatory clearance
Civil legal aid review failed to see scheme as a tool for social change, conference told
Moves to restrict access to judicial review criticised
Stripe to become sponsor of trust behind Irish Maths Olympiad
The sponsorship of the Irish Maths Trust will be for a three-year period
Miss Universe Ireland: ‘Irish people are so laid back and carefree. That can also be a con’
Aadya Srivastava entered Miss Universe Ireland on a whim, seeing it as an opportunity to talk about racism and spread awareness
‘We were viewed as the weirdos’: Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up in an Irish-speaking family
Fiddle player, sean nós singer and presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on growing up speaking Irish in Dublin, her hit podcast How to Gael, and her new show about Irish womanhood
Obituary: David Neligan: Diplomat who played key role in navigating Anglo-Irish relationships
Skills came into particularly sharp focus during the Falklands crisis
Should every midlife woman be on HRT?
Positivity abounds around hormone replacement therapy, but is it a panacea for all ageing women?
‘Fifteen million billion operations a second’: Ireland secures new national supercomputer
CASPIr will enable participation at leading edge of AI revolution, says Minister
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Women who take HRT after menopause less likely to develop dementia, study indicates
Having more children and higher blood estrogen levels is associated with reduced risk of dementia
My fight for equality that shattered Ireland’s academic glass ceiling
It is 10 years since I won a landmark gender discrimination case. Was it all worth it?
Elijah Burke removed from Catherine Connolly event after attempted interruption
Brother of Enoch Burke brought proceedings at University of Galway to halt and was shouted down by crowd
Plans for dealing with future extreme weather events not yet finalised
‘Significant shortcomings’ seen in State’s responses to storms Éowyn and Darragh, says climate advisory body
Students and tax professionals offer free tax advisory service to vulnerable users
University of Galway Tax Clinic working with local libraries to help lone parents and domestic abuse victims with tax affairs
Students’ complicated relationship with AI: ‘Avoiding using it probably put me at a bit of a disadvantage’
As students get stuck into the academic year, there are strong feelings about whether artificial intelligence should play a role in their education
WRC rejects academic’s bias complaint against University of Galway
Mary Dempsey accused the institution of gender and age bias, claims denied by NUIG
Desperately seeking accommodation: Galway students appeal for public’s help
University of Galway students’ union asks homeowners to use the rent-a-room relief scheme
Why all the excitement about a baby planet discovered by Irish scientists?
The astronomy world was amazed because this phenomenon had been detected but never seen before
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New ‘exceptionally beautiful’ planet discovered by Irish astronomers
Planet, Named WISPIT 2b, is believed to be a gas giant in early stage of formation
‘Making the invisible visible’: Galway community uses art to highlight air pollution impact
The Air We Share exhibition has launched in Galway Arts Centre
Climate scientists to receive €2.8m for flood future-proofing projects
UCC, Galway and Maynooth researchers to investigate modelling and resilience
Climate scientists criticise Ireland over new ‘temperature neutrality’ proposal
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
Student accommodation: Irish on-campus costs revealed with most expensive room at €11,888 a year
Cheapest on-campus option at UCD is a shared bedroom in Village 1 at €5,722
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