The Network will be established as a national collaborative platform and led by Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers at the Department of Public Health & Primary Care at School of Medicine at Trinity. The Department of Health has commissioned the Health Research Board (HRB) to establish a network to support the development of alcohol and other drugs research in Ireland. The ARNI will facilitate partnerships among academic institutions, policymakers, individuals with lived and living experience, and citizen scientists.

The Department of Public Health & Primary Care, at Trinity is uniquely positioned to lead this work. As Ireland’s most research-intensive university, Trinity brings international research recognition, robust infrastructure, and strong interdisciplinary leadership. Trinity’s Department of Public Health offers unrivalled expertise in addiction research and knowledge translation, demonstrated through extensive engagement in nationally and internationally funded projects and through international policy advisory roles.

Professor Jo-Hanna Ivers is an international leader in addiction science and brings a proven record of collaborative and participatory research in complex systems. She will be joined by a number of national experts and advisors from across a range of disciplines that contribute to the advancement of addiction science, including Epidemiology; Health Economics and Health Policy and Management; Psychiatry and Psychology; Public Health and Medicine; Sociology; Implementation Science; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry; and Citizen Science and Public and Patient Involvement (PPI).

Participants will include senior academics, early career researchers, and students from across Ireland, as well as an International Advisory Board representing Australia, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.... [read the full press release]