Research Assistant Lauren O’Mahony presented a poster at the Nutrition Society Irish Section Conference in June, which was hosted at University College Cork. The poster highlighted some of our results on older adults’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives of dietary influences and food preferences in older age in Ireland.

In September, Lauren gave an oral presentation at the UCC College of Medicine and Health inaugural conference “From Molecules to People”. 

EMMA project – European Master on Active Ageing and Age Friendly Society hosted in Cork

The 68th IGS Annual Scientific Meeting took place virtually, on Thursday November 18th, 2021. The theme of this year’s conference was: ‘70 Years of Change (1951-2021)’. 

The Cork Parkinson’s Association donates €50,000 to the Parkinson’s Disease Research Cluster (PDRC) at University College Cork. 

The PDRC, currently chaired by Prof. Suzanne Timmons, works closely with national and local Parkinson’s advocacy groups to establish research priorities, and to ensure that the research designed and conducted by the group is valuable to people living with Parkinson’s.

New Research Project - Caring for a family member with Dementia. This exciting new project is focused on factors influencing the sustainability of family caregiving for people with dementia, across Ireland.

A new Irish Research Council funded research project has just commenced in the Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation under PI Dr Emma O'Shea. 

This exciting new project is focused on factors influencing the sustainability of family caregiving for people with dementia, across Ireland.

Dr Siobhán Fox, together with Dr Caroline Kilty in the School of Nursing and Midwifery UCC, was awarded funding through a competitive tender process from the HSE to undertake a review of Diagnostic and Post-diagnostic Processes and Pathways for People with Young Onset Dementia.

The PDRC, currently chaired by Prof. Suzanne Timmons, works closely with national and local Parkinson’s advocacy groups to establish research priorities, and to ensure that the research designed and conducted by the group is valuable to people living with Parkinson’s.