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Public Autumn Series 2026
Join the Department of Sociology on Thursday 15 October for a free public lecture on Europe's wave of protests, what connects them and what they reveal about democracy today.
15 Oct 2026
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ECSR Conference 15–17 June 2026
The annual ECSR Conference takes place in Trinity College Dublin from 15–17 June 2026.
15 Jun 2026
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Online Information Session: MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict
The information session will be held on Zoom at 3pm on Thursday 23 April.
23 Apr 2026
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Who gets left behind in academia?
Two leading experts explore how gender and race shape inclusion in higher education. Join the School EDI team for an event on Thursday 2 April at 2.30pm, Room 3074, Arts Building.
02 Apr 2026
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Human Capital for Humans with Pablo A. Peña
We look forward to welcoming Professor Pablo A. Peña to Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday 10 March for a fascinating lecture on human capital theory and Peña's recently published book 'Human Capital for Humans'.
10 Mar 2026
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Dr Phil Mullen to speak at Dublin book festival event
The event will feature Dr Phil Mullen in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Afua Hirsch as part of the "Thinking Aloud, Thinking Together" series.
08 Nov 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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Seminar Series: Michaelmas Term 2025
Our weekly research seminar series brings together scholars from Trinity and beyond to present and discuss their latest work.
17 Sep 2025
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Public Autumn Series 2025
Join Professor Taha Yasseri from Trinity College Dublin on Sept 25 for a free public lecture as he explores how AI is reshaping human behaviour, agency and social systems.
25 Sep 2025
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Inaugural Lecture of Prof Taha Yasseri
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Taha Yasseri in the Thomas Davis Theatre on Tuesday, April 1st.
01 Apr 2025
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Our weekly research seminar series brings together scholars from Trinity and beyond to present and discuss their latest work. Covering a wide range of sociological topics, these seminars provide a space for critical engagement with current research and emerging debates.
Department of Sociology, Research Seminar 26/27
Seminars take place every Wednesday from 3-4pm, with a mix of in-person and online sessions. All are welcome to attend.
Note: In-Person sessions will take place in Room 5039, Arts Building in Michaelmas Term.
In-Person sessions will take place in Room 3025, Arts Building in Hilary Term.
For online access, please email sociology@tcd.ie
MICHAELMAS TERM
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Speaker |
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Sep 16 |
Mark Ward (Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin) |
Global Study of the Macro- and Individual-Level Causes and Consequences of Loneliness (GLOMoL) |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Sep 23 |
Izabela Janssen-Wnorowska (Visiting PhD Candidate, University of Vienna, Austria) |
Coexistence in Heterogeneous Neighborhoods: Boundary-Making in Layered Conflicts, Withdrawal as Affective Agency and Asymmetrical Labor in Interethnic Neighborly Relations |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Sep 30 |
Orla Kelly (Assistant Professor, University College Dublin) |
Golf, Housework or Parenting? A gendered examination of time use on the 4-day Week Trials |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Oct 7 |
William Foley (Research Fellow, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain) |
Separating the impact of structure, agency, and luck on the life course |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Oct 14 |
Christina Cross (Associate Professor, Harvard University, United States) |
Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist between Black and White Youth Raised in Two-Parent Families |
Online |
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Oct 21 |
Niall Costello (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, TILDA) |
Holding on while they let go: International trends of changes in life satisfaction among informal care givers of spouses with normal, mild and severe cognitive impairment |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Oct 28 |
NO SEMINAR – READING WEEK! |
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Nov 4 |
Marta Eichsteller (Assistant Professor, University College Dublin) |
Beyond Empowerment: African Feminist Praxis as Biographical Process |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Nov 11 |
Jacob Richard Thomas (Assistant Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary) |
Denial, Deterrence, and Disenchantment: Why Many Never Immigrate |
Online |
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Nov 18 |
David Kretschmer (Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin) |
From Debate to Distance? How Public Opinion about Religious Veiling Affects Western Muslims’ Identification, Intergroup Relations, and Societal Participation |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Nov 25 |
Thembi Luckett (Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin) |
Depletion and repair: Women’s health, care and repair in the shadow of South Africa’s largest coal mine and power station |
In person; Room 5039 |
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Dec 2 |
Camille Portier (Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin) |
Gender-Essentialized Skills, the Gender Wage Gap and the Moderating Role of Educational Attainment. |
In person; Room 5039 |