DRNI’s Researcher in Focus for December 2024 is Vamsi Krishna Boyanagari, who

is a PhD researcher at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, University of Galway. 

DRNI are thrilled to announce a new webinar, Emerging Research: Dementia and Speech and Language Therapy. 

Join us on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 11 am to hear speakers Dr. Suzanna Dooley and Lisa Sheridan speak about research in dementia and the speech and language field.

Meet our speakers! 

October's Researcher in Focus is Dr. Jari Pirhonen, lecturer and social scientist at Tampere University in Finland. Jari spoke to us about his research into long term care and dementia. 

What is your area of research?

DRNI have teamed up with our colleagues in Dementia Trials Ireland and the ARUK NI network for a joint meeting on dementia research in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

Taking place in Queen's University Belfast on Monday, 21 October, the event will see presentations about dementia trials networks in Ireland and Northern Ireland, dementia trials in the Northern Irish context, and the capability for dementia research in Northern Ireland. The event will also have four presentations from Early Career Researchers. 

Dr Jonathan Briody, health economist at the School of Population Health, RCSI, Dublin, took time out to talk to us about all things health economics, and why he is a good person to know if you've lost your keys! 

What is your area of research?