News & Events

Keep up to date with all the latest news and events in the Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin.

Full 2025 Listing

Combatting Misinformation Online: Professor Taha Yasseri to deliver seminar at the IFISC institute

The talk, entitled "The Paradox of Openness: Community-Based Approaches to Combating Misinformation Online", will take place online on October 22.

17 Oct 2025

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Dr Phil Mullen to speak at European Parliament event on Multiculturalism in Ireland and the UK

The event, hosted with the European Parliament Liason Office in Dublin, will take place on November 3 in Europe House.

17 Oct 2025

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"Grokipedia": Elon’s Answer to Wikipedia’s Bias, or Just More of the Same?

Professor Taha Yasseri discusses Elon Musk's new Wikipedia competitor "Grokipedia" and whether it will really addressed the alleged biases of Wikipedia in his new piece for The Conversation

16 Oct 2025

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Black History Month Celebrated with Black Studies Seminar Series

The online seminar series, which took place from October 6th to 9th, featured an array of speakers from different countries and institutions.

14 Oct 2025

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Attend our Foundation Scholarship Information Session this Thursday

Are you a Sociology student interested in taking the Foundation Scholarship exams? Our online information session has everything you need to know about the process.

08 Oct 2025

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Professor Taha Yasseri attends outreach event, sharing his research with 100 TY students

The event, organised in association with European Researchers Night and the Trinity Access Programme, took place on Friday, October 3rd in the Institute of Population Health in Tallaght.

08 Oct 2025

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Black Studies Seminar Series begins from Monday, October 6th

To celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH, Black Studies at Trinity College Dublin will host a series of online evening seminars featuring international guest speakers.

03 Oct 2025

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Information Session for Outgoing Study Abroad Students

Many students in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy spend half or all of their third year studying at distinguished universities in Europe, Australia, Asia and North America.

02 Oct 2025

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Listen: Taha Yasseri appears on podcast to discuss AI and society

Professor made the appearance on "The Internet is Crack" podcast do discuss the future of AI and the effect it may have on our societies

29 Sep 2025

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Dr Phil Mullen to preview podcast series "In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland" in live conversation

The event, taking place Thursday, October 2 in the Thomas Davis Theatre, is part of the Thinking Aloud, Thinking Together series of live and recorded conversations.

30 Sep 2025

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