School of Social Sciences and Philosophy News
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Secures Athena SWAN Bronze award
The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is delighted to announce it has secured an Athena SWAN Bronze award in the latest round of awards. The Athena Swan (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) Charter is an international framework which is used to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research.
2021 TIME Keynote Address
The 2021 TIME Annual Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University.Prof. Rohini Pande will present on Strengthening Opportunities for Women. Thursday, September 23rd at 14.00 Irish time.Click this article to register for zoom.
Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor (part-time, 50%) post in the Department of Philosophy
Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor (part-time, 50%) post funded under the Human Capital Initiative, Pillar 3, in The Department of Philosophy. Closing date: 12 noon on Monday, 9th August 2021.
Professor Agustín Bénétrix joins Oxford Open Economics as Senior Editor
Professor Bénétrix will act as Senior Editor for the new and fully open access journal by Oxford University Press, Oxford Open Economics. He will be looking after publications in the areas of Macroeconomics and International Macroeconomics/Finance.
Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow (part-time, 50%) in The Department of Sociology
Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow (part-time, 50%) post in Applied Behavioural Science in The Department of Sociology. Closing date: 12 noon on Friday, 30th July 2021.
Minister Pascal Donohue Launches the Department’s new MSc in Economic Policy
Finance Minister Pascal Donohue Launched the Department’s New MSc in Economic Policy. The first-ever MSc in economic policy specifically for people working in the public sector which combines the Department’s expertise and the policy-focused research at the ESRI. Commencing in January 2022, now accepting applications.
School of Social Sciences Philosophy Students Elected to Scholarship 2021
The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is proud to announce the election of BESS students Nicole Hennessy, Caoimhe Johnson and Conor O’Brien, PPES students Kate Hyland, Conor Maher, Ella McGill and Finn McGrath to Scholarship on 26th April 2021. The School wishes the Scholars every success in the future
Dr Kenneth L. Pearce has been elected to fellowship
Congratulations to Dr Kenneth L. Pearce, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Ussher Assistant Professor in Berkeley Studies (Early Modern Philosophy) who has been elected to fellowship.
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science set to launch in 2021-22
Trinity College Dublin is launching a new Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science. Run by the Department of Political Science, with support from the School of Computer Science and Statistics. This postgraduate programme commencing in 2021 is supported by the Human Capital Initiatives.
Cross-Faculty International Women’s Day - Visibility of Role Models
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, we are delighted to invite you to join Prof. Selim Gulesci, Economics, and Prof. Ivana Bacik, Law, on their talk on "New Insights in Social Sciences", part of the "Cross-Faculty International Women’s Day - Visibility of Role Models" event.
The Department of Economics Launches new MSc in Economic Policy
Professor Eleanor Denny is the Director of the Department’s New MSc in Economic Policy. A unique collaboration between the Economics Department at TCD and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). This exciting new MSc commences in January 2022 and is now accepting applications.
Opening for two Assistant Professors in Political Science and Data Science
The Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint two Assistant Professors in Political Science and Data Science, to commence on 1st September 2021. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Wednesday 20 January 2021.
Department of Economics Professor receives Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award
Professor Alejandra Ramos’s exceptional teaching efforts and achievements were recognised formally with a Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award. The prestige of the award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity .
IMTCD workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Globalisation
The IMTCD hosted their third successful workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Globalisation, featuring key scholars in the field. The half-day virtual event took place on Thursday, 17 of December 2020.
TIME hosting international conference on new research on Graduation Anti-Poverty Programmes
TIME is hosting a two day international conference this week on the latest research on multi-faceted anti-poverty programmes for the ultra-poor, known as Graduation Programmes. (December 4th and 5th). With 270 registered participants it looks like our biggest event to date
Philosophy Department Welcomes Professor John Divers, Chair of Moral Philosophy (1837)
Professor Divers, who joins Trinity from Leeds University, is a world-renowned expert in the theory of possibility and necessity. He is the author of Possible Worlds (Routledge, 2002) and a recent past president of the Mind Association.
Assistant Professor in Sociology appointed to lead Trinity Elective in Black Studies
Dr Phil Mullen has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology to lead the new Trinity Elective module in Black Studies.
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Newsletter 2020
Annual newsletter gives an update on student, academic and alumni news in the disciplines of economics, philosophy, political science and sociology.
Dr Jan Skopek, Assistant Professor in Sociology, publishes study in the journal Demography
Dr Skopek’s recently published study focuses on the educational reproduction of East and West German men and women born between 1930 and 1950 by considering both mobility and fertility pathways.
Hiring Assistant Professor in Economics (Applied Social Data Analysis and Big Data)
The Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Economics (Applied Social Data Analysis and Big Data), to commence on 1st August 2021.
Sociologist Dr Yekaterina Chzhen Publishes a International Study on the Determinants of Child Well-Being in Rich Countries
The new UNICEF report Worlds of Influence: Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countries uses pre-COVID-19 data to rank EU and OECD countries according to children’s mental and physical health and academic and social skillset.
Dr Marcus Goldstein gives TIME Annual Keynote Lecture
Marcus Goldstein, Director of the Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) at the World Bank and Lead Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Africa spoke on "Gender and Development: (R)evolution of our Understanding" at the TIME Annual Keynote Lecture, November 19th at 14:00
Head of the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy wins Teagasc Walsh Scholars Alum Award for 2020
Professor in Economics, Carol Newman received a Walsh Scholarship for undertaking her PhD which she completed in 2001. The Alum Award celebrates achievements of an exceptional nature by a member of the Walsh Scholars Alumni of which there are 1,200 globally.
Applications are invited for an Assistant Professorship in Sociology in the area of Black Studies
The Department of Sociology invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in Sociology in the area of Black Studies. Deadline: October 14th 2020.
Sociology academics examine how digital technology use affects socio-emotional wellbeing in children
The study, by Ms Melissa Bohnert and Dr Pablo Gracia and published in the Child Indicators Research journal, is the first to look at two cohorts of children to form a comparative analysis on effects. The research is part of the EU-funded Digymatex project.
Assistant Professor Nicola Mastrorocco wins prestigious European Economic Association Young Economist Award
The award, which recognises outstanding research by authors who are no more than three years past their PhD defence, was presented to Dr Mastrorocco, and his co-author Dr Arianna Ornaghi (University of Warwick), for their research project: "Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behaviour in the United States".