Caroline Hussey | |
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Born | Caroline Elinor Hussey 3 December 1941 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 11 May 2017 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 75)
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Microbiologist, academic, registrar |
Academic background | |
Education | University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University College Dublin |
Caroline Elinor Hussey (3 December 1941 – 11 May 2017) was an Irish microbiologist and academic. She served as president of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) from 1989 to 1992.[1] In 1994 she sat on the Expert Group investigating the circumstances of the 1977 contamination with Hepatitis C of the Blood Transfusion Service Board's Anti-D product. In the same year she was appointed the first female registrar and deputy president of University College Dublin (UCD) and remained in that post until her retirement in 2004.[2] She was Chairperson of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment from 1995 to 2000.[3]