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chAnGE is an alliance of universities, vocational education and training (VET) providers, and health and social care (HSCO) organisations across five geographically and culturally diverse countries: Austria, Finland, Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. Six associate partners also contribute to the chAnGE project.

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Welcome to Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation

Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation was established in September 2010, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, with the specific remit to establish interdisciplinary teaching and learning in Gerontology, Rehabilitation and End of Life Care in UCC.

We offer a postgraduate programmes in Older Person Rehabilitation which can be studied by taking either individual CPD modules or completing one of the following streams - Postgraduate Certificate and MSc.

We also offer Postgraduate Studies in Dementia. Similiar to the Older Person Rehabilitation Programme there are different streams of study - individual CPD Modules; Postgraduate Certificate and MSc.

This is a flexible, practical, interdisciplinary programme covering key topics in cognitive disorders and dementia. Apply online via UCC's application system.

Latest Updates from the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation

18 Nov 2025

MSc. Older Person Rehabilitation graduate presents poster at European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress

Congratulations to MSc. (Older Person Rehabilitation) graduate, Sophie Koh who presented at the EuGMS Congress in Valencia (September 20-22, 2024).

Dr. Catriona Curtin and Prof. Suzanne Timmons, both of CGR are co-authors on the poster.

CGR PhD candidate present posters at European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Fran Gaiera who presented posters at the EuGMS Congress in Valencia (September 20-22, 2024).

Dr. Emma O'Shea and Prof. Suzanne Timmons, both of CGR, are co-authors on the poster.

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CGR students present posters at European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress

Congratulations to MSc. (Dementia) graduate, Brenda Au who presented at the EuGMS Congress in Valencia (September 20-22, 2024).

Dr. Catriona Curtin and Prof. Suzanne Timmons, both of CGR are co-authors on the poster.

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Specialist palliative care professionals’ views on access to their services for people with dementia

Congratulations to Lisa Cronin, graduate of the MSc Dementia programme who recently published an article based on her MSc. dissertation research project in the journal ‘Progress in Palliative Care’.

Dr Siobhán Fox and Dr Emma O’Shea, Lecturers in CGR, are co-authors on the article.

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CGR student presents at European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress

Congratulations to MSc. (Older Person Rehabilitation) student, Jane Carbery, who presented at the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS ) Congress in Helsinki (September 20-22, 2023)

CGR students present posters at European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress

Congratulations to MSc. (Older Person Rehabilitation) students Deborah Gibbons and Sandra Rice, each of whom presented posters at the EuGMS Congress in Helsinki (September 20-22, 2023).

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