Department News 2026
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Trinity Graduate Philosophy Conference opens call for papers
Graduate philosophy students worldwide are invited to submit long abstracts for the inaugural conference, held in the Arts Building on 27 & 28 May 2027. Deadline: 21 Jan 2027.
05 Nov 2026
Education, News
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Robert Finan named Global Winner in Philosophy at the GUA
His submission was ranked first in the Philosophy category worldwide. He was honoured at the All-Ireland ceremony in the Royal Irish Academy on 8 October.
04 Nov 2026
News
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Academic Vacancy in the Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Philosophy, to commence on 3 August 2027. This a tenure-track appointment of five year’s duration, with a view to permanency.
03 Nov 2026
News
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Human rights and equality at the Autumn Series
On Thursday 1 October, the Department of Philosophy's Autumn Series lecture asked whether two of the EU's founding values are as closely connected as we tend to assume. Thanks to everyone who came along to the Synge Theatre.
05 Oct 2026
News
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A warm welcome to three new PhD students in Philosophy
This September, the Department of Philosophy is delighted to welcome three new PhD students, working on autism and the self, metaphysics and value, and abstract objects.
16 Sep 2026
News
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Rowan Mellor to speak on collective responsibility at research festival
Assistant Professor Rowan Mellor joins a panel on Europe's future challenges on Tuesday 22 September, bringing his research on collective responsibility to Trinity's Arts and Humanities Research Festival.
15 Sep 2026
News
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Dr Lilian Alweiss takes Kant and Parmenides to China
A five-stop lecture tour across China begins today, taking Dr Lilian Alweiss from Renmin University to a phenomenology keynote over the course of September.
03 Sep 2026
News
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Remembering Professor David Berman, 1942-2026
Professor David Berman, Fellow Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Philosophy, has died. He was among the leading Berkeley scholars of his generation and helped establish Irish Philosophy as a field of research.
29 Jul 2026
News
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Philosophy department welcomes two new teaching fellows
Jade Hadley and Jamie Turner join the Department of Philosophy this August, bringing expertise in metaphysics and early modern philosophy, and philosophy of religion in the Islamic tradition.
27 Jul 2026
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Philosophy welcomes new Assistant Professor in Value Theory
Rowan Mellor takes up a new position in value theory this August, bringing research on the ethics of group action from postdoctoral fellowships at Toronto and Northwestern.
20 Jul 2026
News