Aisling Murray – Growing Up in Ireland

Author: Aisling Murray

Aisling has been a full-time Research Officer on the Growing Up in Ireland Study Team since 2006. She works with both the Infant and Child Cohorts and contributes to the development of questionnaires, training of interviewers, data analysis and preparation, and authorship of Growing Up in Ireland reports. She has a special interest in ethics and child welfare in the research context. Her main research interests are cognitive development and parenting, and influences on development in early childhood. Her other roles in the ESRI include co-organiser of the Research and Policy Seminar Series, member of the Staff Representative Committee and occupational first-aider. Aisling’s background is in psychology, and both her primary degree and PhD were completed at the School of Psychology in Trinity College Dublin. Her PhD research was in the area of cognitive psychology. Aisling also has a Diploma in the Psychology of Criminal Behaviour (NCI) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (TCD). She has taught a variety of psychology and research-related courses within TCD, and her research experience includes work with Victim Support and the Central Statistics Office.

8 June 202113 December 2021

AMF and RMF data for Cohort ’98 at age 20 (Wave 4) are now open to applications from researchers. Visit the information for researchers page for further details.

10 December 202010 December 2020

New COVID survey for young adults

On Friday, 11th December, a new online survey for Growing Up in Ireland participants of Cohort ’98 (now age 22/23 years) goes live. Invitations will be issued by email – look out for yours!

17 December 20196 January 2020

Happy New Year

Best wishes for 2020 to all our participants, staff and supporters from the Growing Up in Ireland team!

25 November 2019

Growing Up in Ireland 11th Annual Conference

Growing Up in Ireland held its 11th Annual Research Conference on Nov 21st last in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. Book of abstracts and presentations (to follow) are on the conference page here.

25 November 2019

GUI study moving to CSO in 2023

At the Growing Up in Ireland conference on Nov. 21st, it was announced that the study would move to the CSO in 2023; after a 13-year phase with (Infant) Cohort ’08.

25 November 20194 December 2020

Special survey on COVID experiences

Families participating in GUI Cohort ’08 – your invitation to complete a short online survey about your experiences of the pandemic is on its way.

25 November 201912 November 2020

Upcoming data workshop

The next GUI data workshop will take place online on November 20th next. Register here

27 March 201915 November 2019

GUI Conference 2019

The book of abstracts can be downloaded here

21 February 201918 September 2019

Launch of new GUI report on the 7/8 year postal survey

The latest combined technical and review report on the GUI Infant Cohort ’08 at age 7/8 years is now available – including additional results table and infographics. Reports available from our publications page

22 January 201921 February 2019

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 Layte (TCD), Professor Elizabeth Nixon (TCD) and Finn Grant (age 1)