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Prof. David Mitchell writes on the politics behind the recent street violence in Northern Ireland. The article analyses the contributing factors to rising community tension in the context both of recent developments and historical attitudes within Unionist political leadership. Follow the link to read the article. (Photo PA/Alamy)

Professor Jacob Erickson will give a lecture at the Union Theological Seminary, New York, on 15 April, exploring recent queer ecologies that wrestle with the concept of the “wild,” and how queer perspectives on wild animality might offer deeply felt ways of grief and grievance, playful mourning and protest, for these losses. Follow the link to register for this online event, which will also be available as a recording later (the event has a 6pm EST start).

Dr Browne was recently interviewed for Danish media outlet, Kristeligt Dagblad on the recent disturbances in Belfast and outlined that vulnerable young people are being exploited for political gain and it is absolutely, categorically wrong. In addition, Dr Browne was invited to take part in a studio discussion on the situation in Belfast for Indus News, Pakistan’s first International English news channel. Dr Browne was invited to speak on the channel’s flagship socio-political, current affairs show, SCOPE on Saturday, at 12pm. Follow the link to listen to the interview.

Prof Alexandra Grieser chaired a recent ‘Trinity and the Changing City’ panel exploring the interplay of religion and migration. The panellists explored how to face the challenge not to “religionise” migration and the people and conflicts that may be involved, while still including religion as an important element of the cultures and identities that come together in a fast-changing world. More event details are available on the Long Room Hub website. Follow the link to watch the event on Facebook (Please note, the event starts 4.30 mins into the video).

The School of Religion is now taking applications for PhD studies via distance learning. This path allows students to study towards their research degree from their residential location, while participating in required modules and partaking in the School’s postgraduate and research community via online activities. Visit our PhD page to learn more.

Are you a prospective student and did you miss out on virtual Open Day this year? Watch a short video presentation and learn about the contemporary and wide-ranging questions you will tackle in our BA in Religion, which you can also take as a joint honours with another subject. Follow the link to watch the video. To find out how to apply contact jwelch@tcd.ie.