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Welcome to the Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC), an interdisciplinary initiative to integrate and promote research in Trinity College Dublin in all aspects of childhood and children’s biological, psychological, cognitive and
socio-emotional development and
well-being
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Trinity College Dublin is taking definitive measures to protect the well-being of everybody in the college community, and to play its part in slowing the spread of the virus. All TRiCC staff and students are working from home, and TRiCC meetings and events have been postponed or moved online. Follow our developments on Twitter. Keep well. Stand together by standing apart.
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TRiCC: Home of the Children’s Research Network (CRN)The Children’s Research Network (CRN) facilitates connection, communication and collaboration between researchers, practitioners and policy makers across Ireland and Northern Ireland, to better understand and improve the lives of children and young people. Since early 2019, CRN has been hosted by the Trinity Research in Childhood Centre (TRiCC).
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CRN NEWS: New Children’s Research DigestChildren’s Research Digest (Volume 6 Issue 1): Growing up in the Digital Environment was published in January 2020. Guest Editorial by Ruth Geraghty (Centre for Effective Services) and Cliona Curley (CyberSafeIreland), Commentary by Colman Noctor (Trinity College Dublin / St Patrick’s Mental Health Services) plus summaries & articles with insights from practice & research. All articles available for reading and downloading on the CRN website (Open Access)
News and Events

2021 Seminar Series - Re-imagining Child Health
The Child and Family Health Research Group in the School of Nursing and Midwifery is delighted to announce a new seminar series focusing on the Covid pandemic and how it has altered how healthcare is delivered. The webinars will be held in February, April and then September, October, November, and December. Attendance is free - but registration is essential.

Children’s Literature Summer School 2020 - online July 24th–31st
The annual children’s literature summer school, led by lecturers and researchers in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin, gives you the chance to deepen your knowledge and enhance your appreciation of children’s literature. Digital lectures and presentations as well as reading materials and resources will be available throughout the week allowing participants to work at their own pace. Each of the sessions will come with a dedicated discussion forum. Course tutors will be taking part too and there will be some live sessions that all learners can join. Registration: €30/€20

2020 Growing Up in Ireland Conference - 22nd October. Call for Abstracts now open
The Growing Up in Ireland team invites abstracts for papers from researchers working on Growing Up in Ireland data. Data from the quantitative or qualitative Growing Up in Ireland archives must be a core feature of the research being presented. Methodological and theoretical papers based on Growing Up in Ireland will also be considered. Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted via the GUI abstract submission form by 29th July. (This event expected to be online).

TCD School of Education WEBINAR - Communicating effectively with parents: supports for schools. TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2020, 3–4PM
The school shutdown has put intense pressure on schools to support continuity of learning for their students. This puts extra demands on schools to communicate clearly and effectively with parents. TCD School of Education has brought together experts for this special webinar to provide supports for schools and teachers in planning their communications to parents.

TCD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Kids Science: Coronavirus. TUESDAY, 9 JUNE 2020, 12 – 12:40PM
An interactive, online workshop for kids (age 7 - 9) designed to explain viruses in a fun way. Kids will be drawing and doing an experiment. Run by Niamh and Caoimhe O’Boyle from the TCD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Spaces limited

Lecturer’s work in art psychotherapy for unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum in Ireland wins award
Dr Rachel Hoare, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, is the winner of this year’s Registrar’s Civic Engagement Award. Dr Hoare’s work in art psychotherapy assisting unaccompanied and separated children seeking asylum in Ireland was singled out by the review panel, not only for its direct impact in working with the children in this situation, but also for the many ways in which the learnings from the work and experience are shared; through the development of professional training, teaching, academic dissemination and participation in creative arts projects. View a video of the conversation between Dr Rachel Hoare, and Trinity College Dublin Registrar, Professor Paula Murphy.