Graduation was delayed for Dr Golnaz Ezzati (pictured today). Her PhD thesis on mitigation of nutrients in agricultural land drainage water is here: universityofgalway.ie/media/gene/fil… Prof Dr Owen Fenton

A four year funded PhD scholarship to study microbial interactions with adsorbents is available in my group at the University of Galway (Ireland) from September 2023. Closing date for applications 30th June. Details at: nature.com/naturecareers/…

We’re delighted to be involved!

We are delighted (and very proud) of Drs Ahmed Yousif and Wenxuan Shi who graduated this afternoon.

One week left to apply for this PhD position in the beautiful West of Ireland!

In June 2023, four researchers from Educons University completed their training at the University of Galway @GENE Read more about the training 👇🏻 project-greenland.com/2023/07/13/edu… #GREENLandProject #HorizonEurope #training #microplastics #microplasticanalysis

I am looking for an enthusiastic and motivated PhD student, on a fully funded scholarship (€22,000/year). This project will develop novel adsorption based biotechnological systems using mixed microbial communities. nature.com/naturecareers/… Appy by 15th December 2023.

New paper on reuse of waste products as low-cost fertilisers now published: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jp…

Almost six years after my viva, and three kids later, I'm delighted to share the final chapter of my PhD where we examined aerial stages of Diptera:Sciomyzidae in constructed & natural wetlands Christopher Williams @GENE University of Galway Press Ryan Institute @ University of Galway link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Meeting in Bremerhaven with our Project GREENLand partners. #microplastics

THE PROJECT SUPERVISORY BOARD MEETING (12-14.12.2023. Bremerhaven, Germany) DAY 1 #HorizonEurope #microplatic #foreverchemicals #soil #alfredwegenerinstitute @university_educons Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway @unigalwaypress @project_greenland University of Galway Research & Innovation

New paper just published: An integrated connectivity risk ranking for phosphorus and nitrogen along agricultural open ditches to inform targeted and specific mitigation management frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Collecting intact soil cores for hydraulic analysis with our ME students today. Hydraulic conductivity (saturated & unsaturated) and porosity will be measured and used in our simulations. EPA Research News

Preview of our new promotional campaign. First up: The School of Natural Sciences. (Courtesy: Dr John Murray).

PhD position available! Interested in managing and treating dairy soiled water on farms? We're looking for a motivated student to work on the Horizon Europe funded UNIVERSWATER project. Closing date 28 June. Details at: nature.com/naturecareers/…

🚀Welcome to Universwater 🇪🇺 ! 🌍With a consortium of 15 partners from 6 🇪🇺 countries, the project aims to tackle the pressing issue of #waterquality & quantity, addressing challenges posed by agricultural activities and climate change. Follow us👉linkedin.com/company/univer…

A recent paper with Drs Alma Siggins and Ahmed Yousif examines the effects of chemical pre-treatment on microbial and chemical properties of soil and plants in constructed wetlands. It is available, open access, here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We installed an automatic water sampler on one of our study sites today. Many thanks to the wonderful Frank Curley of @BordnaMona who transported our equipment to site. @GENE Ryan Institute @ University of Galway

Our first article from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland-funded WetPeat project examines ecohydrological models in determining strategies for peatland restoration and evaluating post-intervention development over time. You can read it at: lnkd.in/eDFUFJcM

Huge congrats to Shane Scannell for his first, first author paper, as part of the EPA Ireland funded PestMan_NUIG project. Ryan Institute @ University of Galway Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway UCC Ireland Teagasc Ag Catchments Available fully open access: bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/su…