Research in the Discipline is conducted by academic staff, research fellow(s) and postgraduate research students. Staff lead and/or collaborate on studies in their respective fields.
The Discipline’s research embraces a variety of themes (e.g. chronic disease management, child and adult mental health, life-limiting illness, and ageing), all of which recognise the complex interplay between the physical, cognitive, psychological and social dimensions of wellbeing. Research in the Discipline captures trajectories across the life-course and has relevance for theory, policy and practice. Some key research topics include the following:
As a global university, Trinity seeks to bring an international and interdisciplinary perspective to its research. Staff in the Discipline collaborate with both national and international-based interdisciplinary research groups. Please see our staff webpage which captures in more detail, each staff member’s research activity. Academic staff, Research Fellows, and doctoral students in the Discipline have a strong record in obtaining competitive research funding from a number of research funders (e.g. Health Research Board, Department of Health, Interreg EU-funding, HSC Research & Development, Irish Research Council, National Disability Authority, Irish Cancer Society, Enterprise Ireland, and TCD Provost’s PhD Project Awards).
