Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Overview of our Research
Civil Engineering at the University of Galway has a track record in leading research nationally and internationally in areas such as Civil Engineering Materials Technology, Construction Innovation, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Marine and Coastal Engineering, Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Sustainability and the Built Environment, Timber Engineering and Transport Engineering.
Our research is funded through a wide range of external sources including European Union Horizon and Interreg programmes, Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the Environment Protection Agency. Civil Engineering also has significant direct industry funding from leading national and international engineering and construction companies. Civil Engineering also hosts Construct Innovate, Ireland’s National Research Centre for Construction Technology and Innovation.
Our research has resulted in numerous patents, spin-out companies with international reach, high-impact journal publications.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Eoghan Clifford
- School of Engineering, Civil Engineering - Personal Prof (Research Scholarship)
Person
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A decade review on hardwood composites and their research developments
Blanchet, P., Cabral, M. R., Silva, J. V. F., García-Jaca, J., Ridley-Ellis, D., McGetrick, P. J., Nocetti, M. & Pommier, R., Apr 2025, In: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 83, 2, 65.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
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Advanced Nitrogen and Pathogenic Indicator Removal from Digested Livestock Wastewater Using a Partial Nitritation-Anammox Coupled with Partial Denitrification (PN-APD) Process without an External Carbon Source
Xu, J., Bai, W., Tang, R., Yuan, S., Wang, W., Wu, G., Zhan, X. & Hu, Z. H., 10 Jan 2025, In: ACS ES and T Engineering. 5, 1, p. 115-125 11 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Advanced structural testing and modelling of a novel full-scale helical shape tidal turbine foil
Munaweera Thanthirige, T. R., Flanagan, M., Kennedy, C., Jiang, Y., O'Conghaile, M., Courade, C., Cronin, P., Dillon, C., Fakhari, V., Cadhain, C., Walls, M., Bachour, C., Flanagan, T., Cahill, B., McEntee, J., Goggins, J. & Finnegan, W., 1 May 2025, In: Engineering Structures. 330, 119864 p., 119864.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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UG Academic Council(Internal) (External organisation)
Olbert, A. (Member)
1 Sep 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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UG Academic Council(Internal) (External organisation)
Olbert, A. (Member)
Sep 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Civil Engineering Research in Ireland Conference CERI2024)
Hajdukiewicz, M. (Editor)
29 Aug 2024 → 30 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
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2nd Place Overall at the 18th Young Researchers¿ Conference, 2016 (London).
O'Ceallaigh, C. (Recipient), Apr 2016
Prize: Honorary award
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Press/Media
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International scientists use Cork Harbour to devise water quality measure
7/09/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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