Marine Sciences - Structured

All PhD students in the College of Science will enrol in a Structured PhD: www.nuigalway.ie/science/rgroups.html



Short summary of the research area:

Research in the Ryan Institute at University of Galway can be carried out through separate discipline pathways (mainly but not exclusively Physics, Botany, Zoology and Earth and Ocean Sciences). The Ryan Institute pathway covers topics more strongly associated with the cross discipline and cross-College Ryan Institute or with staff not assigned to a discipline.



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.

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.

Applications to most postgraduate programmes at University of Galway are made online via www.universityofgalway.ie/apply (see "Application Weblink").

Structured PhD, full-time.

Research Areas


Current projects are in biodiversity, aquaculture, fish population dynamics, intertidal ecology, zooplankton, deep sea research, habitat mapping, conservation, marine foods and biodiscovery.