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Carers' Week is an annual campaign in June to raise awareness of some of the challenges of providing care and to recognize and acknowledge the contribution that family carers make throughout Ireland and the UK. If you would like more information, please visit: (opens in a new window)www.carersweek.ie

Family Carers in Higher Education Institutions seminar

To mark National Carers’ Week* (10th – 16th June), the CAREWELL team, with support from UCD EDI, would like to invite you to attend a half day seminar, entitled ‘Family Carers in Higher Education Institutions’. This in-person seminar is taking place in UCD at 10am on Wednesday 12th June 2024. 

T his seminar may be of particular interest to those working/studying in higher education institutions, including  line managers, HR staff, family carers, student carers, student advisors, union representatives, researchers, etc.  Please register your interest in attending the seminar by completing the short form below and the room details will be shared with you closer to the day.

For more information, please contact the CAREWELL team at (opens in a new window)carewell@ucd.ie or visit our (opens in a new window)website 

Carers' Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of some of the challenges of providing care and to recognize and acknowledge the contribution that family carers make throughout Ireland and the UK. If you would like more information, please visit: (opens in a new window)www.carersweek.ie

Conference Details

Date12 June 2024 

Time10 am

LocationRed Room, Student Centre, UCD

OrganisersCAREWELL team with support from UCD EDI

Book now: Please register for the event by COB Friday 7th June. 

09:30 – 10:00 Registration

Chair: Prof Thilo Kroll, CAREWELL team member, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome

Professor Thilo Kroll, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

10:10 – 10:20 The Importance of Supporting our Employees and Student Carers in UCD

Professor Aoife Ahern, UCD Vice-President for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

10:20 – 10:40 Student Carers in Higher Educational Institutes: Fostering Inclusion through Policy and Practice

Dr Maria Pierce, UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work, and Social Justice

10:40 – 11:00 Creating Change: A Working Family Carer’s Experience

Dr Julie Bernard, a Family Carer working in TU Dublin

11:00 – 11.20 The Health and Wellbeing of UCD Family Carers: Survey Findings from the CAREWELL Project

Dr Attracta Lafferty, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

11.20 – 11.30 Q & A

11:30 – 11:50 Refreshments & Networking

Chair: Dr Majella Fahy, CAREWELL team member, UCD College of Business

11.50 – 12:05 A Workplace Programme to Promote Health and Self-care among Family Carers

Dr Gillian Paul, CAREWELL team member, Dublin City University

12:05 – 12:20 Raising Awareness of Family Carers in the Workplace

Ms Cielo Eddaly Diez Grajales, CAREWELL team member, UCD School of Nursing,

Midwifery and Health Systems

12:15 – 12.30 Supporting Family Carers in the Workplace: The Role of Line Managers

Dr Linda Dowling-Hetherington, CAREWELL team member, UCD College of Business

12:30 – 12:40 Carers' Supports in UCD

Ms Marcellina Fogarty & Ms Eimear O’Reilly, UCD Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

12.40 – 12.50 Q & A

12:50 – 13:00 Closing remarks

Ms Catherine Cox, Family Carers Ireland

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking

Contact UCD Equality Diversity and Inclusion

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
E: edi@ucd.ie