Marine Sciences - Structured
Course Overview
Group leader links: www.ryaninstitute.ie/research/biodiversity-and-bioresources/
All PhD students in the College of Science will enrol in a Structured PhD: www.nuigalway.ie/science/rgroups.html
The primary areas of research interest are currently with the biodiversity and bioresources cluster, particularly:
Environmental Management & Conservation. Marine conservation, sustainable harvesting planning and management
Biodiversity: Patterns & Processes. Species distributions, marine population dynamics, community structure
Aquaculture, Biotechnology, & Biodiscovery. Research to support biodiscovery and aquaculture
Important: Applicants must speak to the research group leader before applying via PAC.
Entry requirements
To be eligible to enter on a programme of study and research for the degree of PhD you must have reached a high honours standard at the examination for the primary degree or presented such evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of your fitness.
Application dates
Course Code: PHDS-MARS
Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Duration
Structured PhD, full-time.
Research
Research Areas
Current projects are in biodiversity, aquaculture, fish population dynamics, intertidal ecology, zooplankton, deep sea research, habitat mapping, conservation, marine foods and biodiscovery.