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The fifth national Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in Research Conference, hosted by NUI Galway, will take place on Wednesday, 6 May, but this year all attending will join online. In addition, to members of the research community, there is a particular welcome to the public, patients and to patient and community organisations.

An Athlone-based PhD candidate is using augmented reality (AR) to help cure people of walking abnormalities which, if left untreated, can lead to “wear and tear” arthritis and serious injuries.

We offer VR experiences and game play for individuals, family events, group events, as well as corporate team building and celebrations. If you’re looking for something a little more exciting we would love to welcome you into our virtual world! We have VR experiences for people aged 8 years+.

The party season is fast approaching. Have you decided what you will do for your staff Christmas party? Give back to the team that works hard to make your business success throughout the year. Bring them to Virtual Reality World Galway. Build company morale while getting people out of their seats and mingling!

With ‘Safer Internet Day’ now a prominent date in the education calendar, independent price comparison and switching service, Switcher.ie, has compiled a selection of useful tips to help parents keep their children safe while online.

The Learning Institute, Galway’s newest English language school, is launching its new summer general English timetable, offering both daytime and evening classes for all English language learners from beginner to advanced level. Classes start from €27 offering some of the best value in Galway.

Social media can be a wonderful experience. It allows those who do not have a voice to have a voice. It creates links and new communities that pave the way for new sorts of communication. It allows businesses and organisations to communicate directly with their customers and members in ways that would have been deemed impractical in the past. It also gets people using the medium of language in order to praise, to encourage, to support, to embolden people who need emboldening, to vocalise causes that might otherwise remain silent.

Take to the skies with Eirsim, Galway’s first flight simulator. Eirsim's Boeing 737 simulator arrived in Galway last year from Brussels, using specialised transport and lifting equipment on its long journey. The simulator weighs more than seven tonnes and is some 4m tall.

Opportunities for massive growth for Irish businesses exists online but are largely ignored, a leading technical consultant revealed during a Mayo Ideas Week seminar last week.

As of this week, people can take a walk down their favourite street in Ireland from the comfort of home after the roll out of Google’s Street View project for Ireland.