Keeping you informed of our research and community activities

The 2017 IGS Postgraduate Study Day in Ageing Research will take place on Friday 21 April. This year’s comprehensive programme includes 3 keynote talks and 11 student presentations on diverse aspects of gerontolgy research from all over Ireland. Suzanne Smith of NetwellCASALA at DKIT will present findings from her research on...

A warm welcome awaits people experiencing Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, their family, friends, carers, health care professionals and service providers. Meetings take place at the River Café, the Marshes S.C., Dundalk, 6-8pm. Upcoming Netwell Dementia Café Meetings Wednesday; 19th April 2017 at 6.40pm Seamus Mc Caul, A/Director of Nursing Reminiscence...

Congratulations to NetwellCASALA PhD student Michael Wilson who has won a place on the EIT Health/ACM SIGCHI Summer School on User-Centered Design of e-Health and m-Health Systems. The summer school will take place over 2 weeks - the first in Dublin and the second in Stockholm, and will feature lectures,...

ADHD Changing Lives is a project funded by the European Union (ERDF) under INTERREG VA Programme,Priority Axis 4 – Health, Specific Objective 4.1 – Health and Social Care for a period of 39 month (from Sept 2016 to Nov 2019). It is a partnership of five drawing from Ireland, Northern...

NetwellCASALA are delighted to be finalists in ThinkTech, a €1 million project to support and grow ideas for a better Ireland. ThinkTech was created by Social Innovation Fund Ireland with support from Google.org and the Government, with the aim of identifying innovative technology ideas that will create positive social impact...

Good Morning Louth, a free telephone service for older people to ensure they are safe and well in their home, launched its second outreach office in Ferdia House, Moorehall Lodge Retirement Village in Ardee. More information can be found here. Pictured from left to right are Pat Kerins, GML Manager, Anne...

We are seeking a researcher to apply to the Assistid Programme as an incoming fellow, through NetwellCASALA in Dundalk Institute of Technology, in collaboration with avail. The project will explore the role of using multimedia prompts on smart devices to enhance independence for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Intellectual...