Trinity Consortium on Ageing

The Trinity Consortium on Ageing (TCA) is a consortium of the College’s research centres/institutes, Schools, and individuals. It exists to promote research and teaching in ageing, to develop and sustain a comprehensive research agenda on ageing, and to broaden the interest of the College and wider community in ageing through a seminar series and other initiatives. The Consortium also fulfils a strategic role in relation to promoting awareness of ageing issues and maintaining relations with relevant external stakeholders.

The Consortium was established by the Provost, Dr John Hegarty, in October 2004 and formally launched in December 2005. The Provost appoints the chairperson of the Consortium. The Consortium steering committee consists of:

Prof Robbie Gilligan, School of Social Work and Social Policy
Dr Virpi Timonen, Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, School of Social Work and Social Policy
Prof Richard Reilly, Trinity Centre for Bioengineering
Prof Rose Anne Kenny, Medical Gerontology, Trinity Institute of Neurosciences, TILDA
Prof Charles Normand, Centre for Health Services Management (Chairperson)
Dr Amanda Piesse, School of English
Dr Deirdre Ahern, School of Law
Dr Suzanne Cahill, Dementia Services Information and Development Centre and the School of Social Work and Social Policy
Prof Brendan Whelan, TILDA

For a listing of other ageing-related research and teaching in Trinity College Dublin, please see 'Current Projects'.