News

• PhD studentships available
  The Department of Political Science is advertising a small number of studentships for its innovative PhD programme. Each studentship consists of a stipend plus payment of fees. Application for this financial support is automatically considered as part of the normal admissions process. Deadline is 31 March 2013.
  26 February 2013
• New masters programme in Politics and Public Policy
  The Department of Political Science is introducing a new masters programme beginning September 2013, an MSc in Politics and Public Policy. Admission deadline 1 June 2013.
  26 February 2013
• Two Assistant Professor Vacancies
  The Department of Political Science is currently advertising two assistant professor positions (full details are on http://www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies). One post is a five-year contract position in the Politics of Developing Countries; closing date 12 noon on 12 March 2013. The other is a permanent position (subject to probationary review) in Comparative Politics; closing date 12 noon on 19 March 2013.
  18 February 2013
• Departure of Dr Robert Thomson
  At the end of December Dr Robert Thomson left Trinity College to take up a chair at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. In his seven years in Trinity College Robert was an excellent colleague, maintaining a high level of research output and supervising a number of doctoral theses to completion. We wish him well in his new role.
  16 January 2013
• Tom Pegram Appointed New Director of the Policy Institute
  Tom Pegram, Assistant Professor in Political Science, has been appointed Director of the Policy Institute. Tom will lead development of the Institute's programme of activities which aims to highlight the contribution of philosophy and social science to current public issues.
  27 November 2012
• Prof Gail McElroy Gives a Talk at US Presidential Election Night Event
  Gail McElroy of the Political Science Department gave a talk entitled 'Waitress moms, soccer moms, security moms: why do women decide the US President?' at the US Embassy organised event at the Guinness Storehouse on US presidential election night.
  6 November 2012
• Political Science Lecturer Dr Jacqueline Hayden Awarded the PSAI Teaching and Learning Award 2012
  The Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) annual prize for teaching and learning aims to recognise political scientists whose disciplinary teaching incites intellectual curiosity in students, inspires departmental colleagues, integrates research and learning and increases student awareness of the significant relationships between politics as theory and politics as practice.
  30 October 2012