Ryan Institute

Welcome to the Ryan Institute

Advancing sustainability and innovation is central to the research activities of the Ryan Institute's Research Centres/Clusters and Research Groups. The Ryan Institute is engaged in research and partnerships that contribute to the majority of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which need to be achieved both nationally and internationally between now and 2030.

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The Ryan Institute's activities on sustainability research and innovation focus on sustainability research and innovation on four thematic research areas, namely (1) Marine & Coastal, (2) Energy & Climate Change, (3) Agriculture & BioEconomy, and (4) Environment & Health. The Ryan Institute is comprised of 12 Research Centres/Clusters spanning these four thematic research areas.  The Ryan Institute is University of Galway's largest research institute comprised of 98 Research Groups and 12 Research Centres/Clusters that are responsible for over 350 funded research projects comprising circa. 20% of the overall research funding of the University of Galway. The 98 Research Groups (each led by a Ryan Institute Principal Investigator) within the Ryan Institute collectively consist of over 500 full-time researchers, including 108 Postdoctoral Fellows, 57 Research Assistants, and over 240 PhD students.

The Ryan Institute is a powerhouse for the inter-disciplinary research and innovation that is necessary to address the many sustainable development challenges facing society today, from both national to global scales. The Ryan Institute is a cross-cutting Research Institute of the University of Galway with research groups drawn from all Colleges across the University of Galway, with internationally-renowned expertise spanning science, engineering, socio-economics and health.