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Welcome to the Department of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked among the Top 100 Sociology departments in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016), we are a leading hub for research on migration, ethnicity and inequalities offering innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes among an internationally diverse student and staff community.
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Sociology Welcomes MSc Comparative Social Change StudentsThe second intake of the joint MSc in Comparative Social Change, directed by Professor Daniel Faas, has commenced their studies today. 15 students from 5 countries will study key aspects of social change both in Trinity and UCD over the coming year. -
Sociology PhD Student Winner of IRC CompetitionThe Sociology Department is delighted that David Cichon PhD Student is the winner of an IRC Competition. IRC awardees were invited to submit images from their research. The winning images will feature on the IRC website. -
TCD Researchers Awarded Funding from Health Research Board of IrelandAn interdisciplinary team including Prof Richard Layte (Head of Sociology) and Dr Cathal McCrory (TILDA Senior Research Fellow) have been awarded €750,000 from the Health Research Board of Ireland. The project investigates an allostatic load framework for understanding social differences in health and mortality drawing on The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. -
New Research by Prof Daniel Faas: Pupils don’t want to be separated for Religious EducationSociology Professor, Daniel Faas, led the first systematic empirical study on the Community National Schools, recommending an end to belief-specific teaching, a new role and dialogue between school-parents-parish, and changes to initial teacher education. -
Former Taoiseach John Bruton gives Annual Henry Grattan LectureJohn Bruton gave the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy’s annual Henry Grattan lecture hosted by the Embassy of Ireland in London. The lecture titled “New Fault lines in Europe.....the political consequences of Brexit” was chaired by Head of School Professor Gail McElroy.
