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Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS)

Our Aim & Mission

The mission of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS) is to contribute scientific and practical awareness of human capacity and potential across the life course, thereby impacting positively on knowledge, attitudes, policy and practice, internationally.
In doing so, ILAS aims to enable equity across the life course for individuals and groups. The Institute’s mission and aim complements and expands the respective goals of its affiliated Colleges – the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies and the College of Business, Public Policy and Law – and their concern with global impact and producing solutions to complex challenges for the public good. ILAS works across four strands:

 

Work Strands

Research

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Community Engagement

Community Engagement

 

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Practice & Education

Practice & Education

 

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Policy

Policy

 

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Latest Institute News

Learning from Experience: The Case of Irish Early Years Policy

15th December 2023

This Seminar examined lessons for policy development, implementation and evaluation based on...

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Community Collaborations: Building Research Evidence for Policy Impact Across the Life Course

28th November 2023

This seminar examined how to design, develop and implement research in partnership with the communities...

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2023 National Public & Patient Involvement (PPI) Festival at ILAS

30th October 2023

The 2023 National PPI Festival was hosted from the 1st-30th of October and was a huge success with...

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