Peter McHugh
@Peter_E_McHugh
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Interim President @uniofgalway, Engineering @uniofgalway, Biomedical Engineering @Bio_Eng_NUIG, Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
Galway, Ireland
Joined November 2017
A fabulous night last night celebrating our 2025 University of Galway Alumni Awards winners! The atmosphere was fantastic and the rain didn’t dampen our spirits. Congratulations to our 8 deserving winners, all pictured here with interim President Peter McHugh.
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Blue skies over the Quadrangle @uniofgalway this afternoon for the launch of the new #strategic plan 2025-2030 by @Peter_E_McHugh & @MGQ50 with @lawlessj
#Research #BetterTogether #Community #impact
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Congratulations to Professor Peter McHugh, Interim President of University of Galway, on being elected a Fellow of the European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH). He is the first person from the Republic of Ireland to receive the award. 🙌
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Today Minister @podonovan and @DeptofFHed announced the launch of our two new degree programmes—Pharmacy and Graduate Entry Medicine. Pictured (L-R) Professor Laurence Egan, Dr. Martina Ní Chúlain, Interim President of University of Galway Professor @Peter_E_McHugh , Minister
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Funding secured for new #Doctor & #Pharmacist courses at the @uniofgalway announced by Minister @podonovan. This initiative includes a #graduate entry medicine course focused on rural healthcare & the establishment of the 1st School of Pharmacy in the West. #deliveringforthewest
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Delighted to welcome @FAODG QU Dongyu & his delegation yesterday for their visit to the @uniofgalway to sign a Letter of Intent to establish & deepen #agriculture, #foodsystems & #foodsecurity partnership activities between @FAO & University of Galway #SDG2 #GlobalGoals
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One week left to apply for an Assistant Professor / Lecturer position in Biomedical Engineering (Comp Biomechanics, ~5 year post) @uniofgalway. Come and join us in Galway! Link:
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📢 Job Opportunity! 📢 We are looking for a Project Manager (0.5FTE) to manage the BIOMEND Horizon MSCA Doctoral Network in the School of Engineering, University of Galway. Apply before 4th May! #JobOpening #Research #Biomechanics
https://t.co/r0JjJUAsk8
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Research Fellow (0.5FTE) – BIOMEND MSCA Doctoral Network Project Manager Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMEC), School of Engineering, College of S...
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Many congratulations to the new Dr Monaghan! Really well done on the viva and for completing an excellent study! Congratulations also the supervisor @VaughanTed ! 👏
Congratulations to Dr. Genna Monahan for successfully defending her PhD today!! Thanks to Drs. Cindy Coleman and Eve Donnelly for examing Genna's thesis and to @willronan for chairing. @bio_mec @Bio_Eng_NUIG
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Excellent opportunity in the School of Health Sciences to provide strategic leadership in SLT. For further details: https://t.co/uQrEZNOhVi academic vacancies.
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Job Opportunity: Open Research Librarian @uniofgalway. Champion #OpenResearch initiatives. Committed to advancing #OpenAccess, #OpenData, and principles for a more equitable scholarly landscape. Working to enhance global access to valuable research outputs https://t.co/KQZ1ikZW6Y
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We are now also advertising for a postdoctoral researcher to work on our ERC-funded project. Further details on the project and how to apply are available here: https://t.co/NZLj7sDJFX
We are recruiting multiple PhD students to work on our @ERC_Research project to investigate the mechanobiology of tumour growth and therapy resistance. See below for details: @Bio_Eng_NUIG
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Delighted to win this award for @uniofgalway. Sincere thanks to whole University community for working together for #ESMC2022 success. Special thanks to Local Organising Committee colleagues in @Bio_Eng_NUIG @MechEngGalway @UoGalwayEng and @STEM_Galway. @ESMC2022 @Galway_Research
Celebrating Excellence: @uniofgalway Shines at @Failte_Ireland Conference Ambassador Awards 2023! 🏆 Wednesday night marked a momentous occasion as Fáilte Ireland honored the outstanding contributions of Conference Ambassadors from across the nation. University of Galway emerged
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Delighted to present our work at #IMECE2023, New Orleans today: Mechanics of superelastic guidewires. Collaboration: @uniofgalway and Integer Holdings Corporation, @willronan lead, @scienceirl funded. @CURAMdevices @Bio_Eng_NUIG @UoGalwayEng See our paper: https://t.co/DFzPI5Qt2M
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I am truly honoured to have been appointed as the next Deputy President and Registrar at @uniofgalway, from 1/5/2024. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with the whole university community on the growth and development of our wonderful institution.
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Peter McHugh as our next Deputy President and Registrar. Professor McHugh was confirmed to take on the role from May 1, 2024 at a meeting of Údarás na hOllscoile, the University’s Governing Authority. Professor McHugh is
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Calling all Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical (or close enough!) Engineering graduates- we have an exciting funded PhD position available in @scienceirel's @I_Form_Centre in @MechEngGalway working on super smart simulation-driven design for #3Dprinting.
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Funded PhD Scholarship in Simulation Driven Design for Additive Manufacturing
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A fantastic 3 or 4 year PhD position is now available here @UoGalwayEng combining material, manufacturing, design and simulation know-how for smart product innovation in our Advanced Manufacturing Lab. Top @scienceirel PhD stipend. @uniofgalway @STEM_Galway
Calling all Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical (or close enough!) Engineering graduates- we have an exciting funded PhD position available in @scienceirel's @I_Form_Centre in @MechEngGalway working on super smart simulation-driven design for #3Dprinting.
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We are recruiting multiple PhD students to work on our @ERC_Research project to investigate the mechanobiology of tumour growth and therapy resistance. See below for details: @Bio_Eng_NUIG
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New paper on the mechanics of superelastic guidewires. Collaboration between @uniofgalway and Integer Holdings Corporation funded by Science Foundation Ireland. @scienceirel @CURAMdevices @Bio_Eng_NUIG @UoGalwayEng @STEM_Galway Available open access:
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Delighted to present our work at #COMPLAS2023, Barcelona today: Work of @majid_mech with Sean Leen and Pat McGarry, on crystal plasticity modelling of AM-produced stents. @uniofgalway @UoGalwayEng @STEM_Galway @Bio_Eng_NUIG @MechEngGalway See our paper: https://t.co/gT1EnWtO8I
Full house at opening of COMPLAS 2023 in Barcelona this morning. Happy to be representing @uniofgalway at this conference. @Bio_Eng_NUIG @UoGalwayEng @STEM_Galway @bio_mec
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