Almost one million euro for Galway science projects
Almost a million euro has been announced for research projects at NUIGalway.
The funding from Science Foundation Ireland was announced by Minister for Research and Innovation Seán Sherlock.
He says the funds will help deliver the commercialisation of research in a range of areas including ICT, medical technologies and food.
Galway bay fm reports the eight projects at NUIG will get funding totalling 972 thousand euro.
These projects include topics surrounding acute leukemias, bovine mastitis, and a monitoring sytem for wastewaters.
Galway West TD Derek Nolan says this funding is ultimately about creating jobs in Galway