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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 2018), 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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Dr Pablo Gracia and Cadhla McDonnell have been awarded Marie Sklodowska-Curie fundingThe project ("Researching and Promoting Positive Adult and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing in Lone-Parent Families") will combine cohort longitudinal data with an intervention study, using objective indicators of parent and child stress and mental well-being, to better understanding and promoting the well-being of single parents and their children.
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Research led by Prof Layte finds stark socio economic inequalities linked to childrens BMIThe research led by Prof Layte,found that children from primary educated backgrounds were more likely to be overweight or obese at any age, compared with children whose mothers had a tertiary-level education. -
New research by Dr Pablo Gracia is covered in the Irish TimesThe study led by Dr Gracia, reveals the impact of parental separation on children’s daily activities, emphasising the observed differences between girls and boys. -
Professor Daniel Faas secures IRC Creative Connections FundingDaniel Faas, Associate Professor in Sociology, has secured funding from the Irish Research Council. The consortium, which includes researchers at Trinity, NUIG and QUB, will focus on "Examining European Cultural Identity through Interdisciplinary Methods." -
Professor Layte publishes new GUI report on the impact of the recession on stress within familiesThe report, authored by Richard Layte and Elizabeth Nixon seeks to understand how the economic recession affected experiences of economic strain and stress within families and how this, in turn, was associated with parenting and the socio-emotional and behavioural adjustment of 3-year-olds.
