Monthly Archives: February 2024

We Are Hiring! Research Support Officer (in4kids Network Manager) INFANT Research Centre

By |2024-03-19T08:13:10+00:00February 20th, 2024|

The INFANT Research Centre is now accepting applications for a Research Support Officer – in4kids Network Manager. In4kids is a national paediatric clinical research network funded by Health Research Board (HRB). In4kids is a key component of, and the National Hub for, the Conect4children network.  Conect4children, (collaborative network for European clinical trials for children - [...]

Report published by Government recommends statutory right to paid leave for pregnancy loss under 24 weeks

By |2024-02-14T13:02:02+00:00February 14th, 2024|

A report commissioned by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), and authored by researchers at University College Cork and the University of Galway, has recommended that a statutory right to paid leave should be introduced for pre-viability pregnancy loss – regardless of the gestational stage or the reason for the loss. As part of the PLACES [...]

Participants Needed For New Research Study: Women’s Experiences and Perception of Pregnancy and/or Birth Complication

By |2024-02-09T08:42:54+00:00February 9th, 2024|

The Women’s Experiences and Perception of Pregnancy and/or Birth Complication research study has been launched to help understand how pregnancy and/or birth complications affect mental health and what supports women in Ireland need. Researchers at INFANT, UCC are looking for women who have experienced a pregnancy or birth complication in the last 5 years to [...]