As of the 24 September 2015 The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) became the Ageing Research and Development Division within the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). This website will remain online but will no longer be updated. To keep up to date with our work please visit the Division of Ageing Research and Development section of the IPH website.

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CARDI Involvement

Communicating research- A guide

7th September 2015, CARDI

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Link

http://www.cardi.ie/sites/default/files/publications/Communicating%20Research-%2...

Communication is a vital part throughout the research process and increasingly researchers are expected to broadly disseminate their findings to a general public. One way of doing this is working with the media. On Wednesday 2 September 2015 CARDI hosted a media training day for its Ageing Research Leadership Fellows.

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Training older people in social media improves mental health and well-being

16th December 2014

News Source:

News Medical Net

Theme:

Family, support, social networks and participation, Health & well being

Training older people in the use of social media improves cognitive capacity, increases a sense of self-competence and could have a beneficial overall impact on mental health and well-being, according to a landmark study carried out in the UK.

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