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NEWS | Campus
'Growing Up in Ireland'
(photo captioned: Launch of the first results from the 'Growing Up in Ireland' study)
The first results from Growing Up in Ireland the National Longitudinal Study of Children (Trinity College in partnership with the ERSI) – the Child Cohort was launched in July this year. The fi ndings draw on data collected during ‘Wave One’ of the Child Cohort which took place between September ‘07 and May ‘08 and involved interviewing 8,500 nine year old children, their parents, teachers and principals.
The initial results are published in a series of brief, topic based reports in the areas of health, education and family circumstance and serve to highlight the defi ning characteristics of the lives of nine year olds in Ireland. The children who took part in the study will be revisited for a follow-up interview when they are 13 years old.
For more visit
www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre
Astronomy Observatory Opened in Trinity
Astrophysicist, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Sc.D (h.c.) (2008) opened the School of Physics’s new astronomy observatory in February this year. The new teaching observatory contains optical, solar and radio telescopes and is situated on the roof of Trinity College's Fitzgerald Building.
www.tcd.ie/Physics/Astrophysics/observatory.php
Man Booker Prize at Trinity
Alice Munro, Canadian short story writer and winner of the third Man Booker International Prize, was presented with a trophy and a cheque for £60,000 at an award ceremony in June last. Earlier in the day, members of the public joined the judges for the 2009 award, together with Irish writer Colm Tóibín, for a panel discussion in Trinity’s Public Theatre where they discussed how they reached their decision.
www.themanbookerprize.com
Business breakfast hosted to promote inclusive recruitment policies
The National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID), Trinity College, in association with
IrishJobs.ie, organised a business breakfast in College promoting to employers the benefi ts of inclusive recruitment policies and the opportunities of getting involved with NIID’s Work-Life programme.
One of the main aims of NIID’s Certifi cate in Contemporary Living (CCL) course is to assist students in fi nding appropriate employment on completion of the certifi cate. Attending the event was, Denis O’Brien, businessman and supporter of the NIID, who said: “All companies can benefi t from inclusive employment practices. This is not just about community and corporate responsibility, but also about creating positive work environments and motivated, productive teams.”
www.tcd.ie/niid
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