Results List
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New Research Project Brings Hope to 8 Million Children in the World's Orphanages
Source: Lumos
A new research partnership between J.K. Rowling’s international children’s organisation Lumos and a world-renowned Irish university will increase global momentum to transform the lives of children living separated from their families in orphanages. An estimated eight million children worldwide live in institutions and so-called orphanages,…
Resource type: News
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Mediation Research & Education Project/Northwestern Law Sch.
$20,000
Resource type: Grantee
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JSI Research & Training Institute
$775,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Super cities are not just rocket science
Source: The Australian
We must future-proof our economy with knowledge and innovation: THIS month Brisbane sends a powerful global message that it is more than just one of Australia's most liveable cities and among the world's top 50 cities. Construction begins on the Translational Research Institute, a medical…
Resource type: News
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Investing in Effective Approaches to Civic Engagement: An Evaluation Research Project with the Civic Participation Action Fund
Source: Margaret Post and Marti Frank
Commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), this research investigated how 501(c)(4) organizations build and sustain capacity through issue and candidate campaigns. Case studies of three grassroots organizations explain how capacities were built, the extent to which campaigns supported their development, and the conditions…
Resource type: Research Report
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Minister for Older People Launches ‘Living with Dementia’ – A Psychological and Social Research Programme in Dementia Care
Source: School of Social Work and Social Policy
The Living with Dementia programme seeks to impact on policy development and contribute to the design of best practice models for those affected by dementia. Dublin, Thursday, April 29th, 2010 – ‘Living with Dementia’ is a psychological and social research programme in dementia care that…
Resource type: News
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Research aims to help more than 3,000 young carers
Source: The Irish Times
NUI Galway is an Atlantic grantee. by LORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent MORE THAN 3,000 Irish teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 are caring for parents or relatives, according to recent Census figures. However, new research commissioned from NUI Galway (NUIG) by the Minister of State…
Resource type: News
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A Picture of Ageing Research in Ireland, North and South
Source: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
Today 1.1 million people aged 60 and over live on the island of Ireland. By 2041 that number will reach 2.44 million, making up nearly one third of the island’s total population. Over the last decade, Atlantic has made significant investments to help build and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Donaldson & Kelly Welcome Launch of The Centre for Ageing Research in Ireland (Cardi)
Source: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is committed to improving the quality of life and public services for our older citizens. This was among the messages from Junior Ministers Jeffrey Donaldson and Gerry Kelly today at the launch of the Centre…
Resource type: News
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $60 Million to South Africa Institute for AIDS, TB Research
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced that it will commit $60 million over ten years to a partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa to establish an international research center focused on the co-epidemic of tuberculosis and HIV as…
Resource type: News
