Our Mission & Aim

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.

It is through this mission that ILAS aims to  for individuals and groups. The Institute’s mission and aim integrates and advance the objectives of ILAS’s constituent centres and units. They also allow ILAS to advance 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.


Work Strands

Research

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

National Seminar on Irish Early Years Policy

 

15th Dec - This seminar examined lessons for policy development, implementation and evaluation based on...

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Training on Research Evidence for Policy Impact

 

28th Nov - This seminar examined how to design, develop and implement research in partnership with the communities...

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National Public & Patient Involvement (PPI) Festival

 

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

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