Researcher in Focus for October's newsletter is Dr Sharon Walsh, assistant professor in economics at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, University of Galway. Sharon shared her research interests and insights with us:
What is your area of research?
DRNI's annual Early Career Researcher Day is back! DRNI ECR Day 2026 is taking place in the Human Biology Building, University of Galway, on Thursday, 09 April 2026.
This is an in-person event, and is a free event and open to all!
DRNI are thrilled to announce our Cross-Border Exchange Scheme, where DRNI facilitates researchers visiting institutions for networking and knowledge exchange.
August's Researcher in Focus is Dr. Emma O'Shea, lecturer and researcher in the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, University College Cork.
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***Cancelled due to strike in Brussels***
The TUH Institute of Memory and Cognition (TIMC) together with Dementia Research Network Ireland invites you to attend an in-person Clinical Symposium on Less Common and Young-Onset Dementias on Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 in the Centre for Learning and Development, Tallaght University Hospital.&
DRNI caught up with Heather Eames, PhD candidate in the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics.
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DRNI are thrilled to introduce Trasna na dTonnta (Across the Waves), an initiative to develop a network of the Irish dementia research diaspora.
Trasna na dTonnta is the brainchild of DRNI members Dr Rory Boyle and Dr Francesca Farina, and it aims to:
The Researcher in Focus in April's DRNI CONNECT is Dr Dympna O'Sullivan, Academic Lead at the Digital Futures Research Hub, TU Dublin. We caught up with Dympna who told us about her fascinating research in the area of assistive technology.
New date!