Growing Up in Ireland is a Government-funded study of children being carried out jointly by the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin. The study started in 2006 and follows the progress of two groups of children: 8,000 9-year-olds (Child Cohort/Cohort ’98) and 10,000 9-month-olds (Infant Cohort/Cohort ’08). The members of the Child Cohort are now aged 20 years and those of the Infant Cohort are around 10 years old.
Call for abstracts – GUI Conference 2019 on Nov 21st
The call for abstracts for Growing Up in Ireland’s 11th Annual Research Conference (21st November 2019) is now open
Launch of new GUI Early Years reports
Two new reports launched today covering development in context across three waves of the Infant Cohort – 9 months, 3 years and 5 years. Reports available from our publications page
Two new GUI reports launched February 21st
Pictured at the launch of the latest GUI reports are the authors, representatives from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and young helpers. L-R: Dr Eoin McNamara (ESRI), Dr Aisling Murray (ESRI), Dr Anne-Marie Brooks (DCYA), Dr Clare Farrell (DCYA), Mille Palmer (age 5), Professor Emer Smyth (ESRI), Professor Dorothy Watson (ESRI), Professor Richard …
Continue reading “Two new GUI reports launched February 21st”
Invitation to submit details of GUI publications and theses
You can now inform the GUI team of new peer-reviewed publications and completed postgraduate theses using GUI data using online forms. More details on the external publications page.
GUI Annual Conference 2018
Pictured at the 10th Annual GUI Conference and latest Key Findings launch: Elizabeth Nixon (TCD), Richard Layte (TCD), Dorothy Watson (ESRI), Clare Farrell (DCYA), Alan Barrett (ESRI), Minister Katherine Zappone (DCYA), Emer SMyth (ESRI), Claire Finn (DCYA)
GUI Annual Conference 2018
Minister Zappone opened the 10th Annual GUI Research Conference and launched the latest set of key findings from Cohort’08/Infant Cohort – Thursday 8th Nov. Pictured here with helpers Niamh, Jessica and Leo.
Calling all 20-year participants
Growing Up in Ireland interviewers are currently visiting members of the Child Cohort at 20 years. If you are a previous participant – even if you missed a wave – please get in touch
Latest GUI News:
- Next data workshop takes place in the ESRI on May 27th – further details here
- Call for abstracts for the GUI Annual Conference 2019 scheduled for 21st November in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin is now open
- Researchers who have used GUI data for peer-reviewed publications or completed postgraduate theses are invited to submit details for listing on the website – see this page for more details
Where are we now:
- The main phase of the Child Cohort at 20 years is underway.
- The Child Cohort at age 17/18 years has been completed and both the AMF and RMF files are now open to applications from researchers.
- Fieldwork for the main phase of the Infant Cohort at 9 years has been completed.