Caroline Hussey

Caroline Hussey
Born
Caroline Elinor Hussey

(1941-12-03)3 December 1941
Dublin, Ireland
Died11 May 2017(2017-05-11) (aged 75)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Microbiologist, academic, registrar
Academic background
EducationUniversity College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity 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]

  1. ^ "Death of Dr Caroline Hussey". Irish Federation of University Teachers. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Tributes paid to former UCD registrar Caroline Hussey on her death". The Irish Times. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "NCCA: 20 years a-growing" (PDF). NCCA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.