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.

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 20192 November 2020

GUI Conference 2020: Oct 22nd

The 12th Annual Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference took place on Oct 22nd. You can catch up with a selection of presentations and the book of abstracts on our conference page.

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)

14 December 201814 December 2018

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.

9 November 2018

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)