School of Social Sciences and Philosophy News
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Social Isolation and Loneliness Conference: Health Consequences and Policy ImplicationThe Department of Sociology and TILDA with the Institute of Public Health will examine research on the relationship between social isolation, loneliness and health and the policy implications of this. The event will be chaired by Professor Richard Layte and Professor Anne Kenny -
School Welcomes New Academic StaffThe School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is delighted to welcome eight new academics who will strengthen Trinity's research and teaching expertise in economics, philosophy, political science and sociology. -
Grattan Scholar Alumni: A Global Network of Thought LeadersThe Grattan Scholars programme is succeeding beyond all expectations – fulfilling its vision to shape thought leaders for society’s future. Recent graduates are now pursuing meaningful careers, in academia and policymaking, at leading institutions such as Oxford University, the IMF and the Central Bank of Ireland. -
Call for OECD Internship Applications Now OpenThis year, Trinity can nominate up to 15 candidates for consideration for the opportunity to intern at the OECD in Paris. Senior Sophister students of Economics are invited to apply by October 7th. -
Dermot McAleese Teaching Awards Recognise Committment to Teaching and LearningThe Dermot McAleese Teaching Awards were presented recently to teaching assistants in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in recognition of their outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. -
Launch of New Podcast “Common Threads” Hosted by Dr Michelle D'ArcyIn this new podcast series, Dr Michelle D’Arcy, Assistant Professor in Political Science, hosts a conversation between a Trinity staff member/student and a refugee or person seeking asylum. They are paired because they have something in common and have a conversation to try to discover what it is. -
Professor Daniel Faas Publishes in EthnicitiesTrinity sociologist Daniel Faas, with Per Mouritsen (Aarhus) and Nasar Meer (University of Edinburgh), has published the paper titled “Leitkultur Debates as Civic Integration in North-Western Europe”. It forms part of a special issue theorizing the civic turn in European integration policies. -
Professor Andrea Guariso Publishes in American Economic Journal: Applied EconomicsProfessor Andrea Guariso, with M Björkman (SSE), J Svensson (SU), and D Yanagizawa-Drott (University of Zurich), has published the paper titled "Reducing Child Mortality in the Last Mile: Experimental Evidence on Community Health Promoters in Uganda" in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics -
Dr Pablo Garcia and Cadhla McDonneell 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. -
PhD Positions, Department of PhilosophyThe Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce two fully funded PhD positions in analytic value theory, under the supervision of Dr Adina Preda, for the coming academic year. Closing date Friday July 26, 2019. -
Professor in Political Science, Gail McElroy, co-curates exhibition of political cartoons with Trinity LibraryThe exhibition titled "Drawing your attention: Four Centuries of Political Caricature" highlights six main political themes - Trade Relations. Gender Disparity, Political Reform, International Alliances, Politics and Law, and Political Treachery. -
Department of Economics Academic receives Provost´s Teaching AwardAssistant Professor in Economics Tara Mitchell´s exceptional teaching achievements were recognised formally with a Provost´s Teaching Award. The awards are Trinity´s principal means of celebrating academic staff who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. -
Department of Economics hosts Public Lecture by Professor Edward Glaeser of Harvard UniversityProfessor Edward Glaeser will discuss the role that cities play in the world from the success of urban areas in the west to the rapid transformation of the developing world in urbanized areas. Public lecture taking place in the Joly Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. -
Trinity Economist to lead Irish participation in EU energy projectEconomist, Professor Eleanor Denny will lead the Irish participation in a large European Commission Horizon 2020 project on decentralised energy production and greater social participation in energy supply which has just been awarded €2.5 million. -
Research led by Head of Department of Sociology finds stark socio economic inequalities linked to children´s BMIThe research led by Prof Richard 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. -
Department of Economics hosts Public Lecture by Professor Nathan Nunn of Harvard UniversityProfessor Nathan Nunn provided an overview of recent literature that suggests a new strategy for how to help lift the World´s poorest out of poverty. -
TCD/LSE/CEPR Workshop in Development EconomicsThe Workshop in Development Economics, organized by TIME in collaboration with LSE and CEPR, and funded by Irish Aid, will take place at TCD on 4-5 September, 2019. -
"What is Wisdom?" Workshop, Department of PhilosophyThe Department of Philosophy is happy to announce a Workshop on Wisdom entitled "What is Wisdom?", with speakers from Ireland, UK, France and the US on Friday and Saturday May 3rd and 4th 2019 in the Loyola Institute. -
Dr Lizzy Ventham, Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, publishes article in Irish TimesCongratulations to Dr Lizzy Ventham, Teaching Fellow in Philosophy, for having her article on Morality and Desire published in the Irish Times . -
Peter West Awarded Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Prize Essay CompetitionCongratulations to Peter West from the Philosophy Department, who has recently won the prestigious Colin and Ailsa Turbayne International Prize Essay Competition for his article “Anti-Representationalism in Berkeley and Sergeant”. This is the third time a scholar from Trinity College Dublin has won this prize. -
Department of Economics hosts Public Lecture by Professor Leah Boustan of Princeton UniversityProfessor Leah Boustan will explore issues regarding immigration to the United States, addressing: who migrants were, how well they integrated into the United States economy, and their assimilation into United States culture. -
Vahagn Galstyan presents to Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVahagn Galstyan, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity, presented a paper with new estimates of Ireland’s foreign assets and liabilities to the Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland last week. His work accounts for the effect of multinationals on standard estimates. -
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”. -
The Breakdown of Trust in Society - School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Public LectureIs trust in political institutions declining? How much does media bias affect electoral outcomes? And how can we re-establish trust where it has been lost? These are just some of the questions explored by economics, philosophy, political science and sociology academics at our recent public lecture. -
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. -
Dr Pablo Gracia (Sociology) publishes a new article at the European Sociological ReviewThe study led by Dr Gracia, reveals that Spanish children increase substantially their daily screen time and become less involved in educational activities when their mothers work evenings, but this only affects less-educated families. -
Dr Jan Skopek and Dr Giampiero Passaretta (Sociology) publish large international reportDr Jan Skopek, Department of Sociology and Work Package leader of the H2020 project ISOTIS, and Dr Giampiero Passaretta (post-doctoral researcher in ISOTIS), have published a comprehensive edited report on roots and development of social and migration-related educational inequality. -
Head of Economics Department, Prof Carol Newman presents SA-TIED research results in South AfricaProf Newman was lead discussant at a research results meeting of the South Africa - Towards Inclusive Economic Development programme, speaking on the topic of job creation and inequality. SA-TIED looks at ways to support policy-making for inclusive growth and economic transformation in southern Africa. -
Independence, Nationalism and Democracy explored in social sciences public lectureSpeakers included Carles Puigdemont, former Catalan president and Trinity academics Dr Marvin Suesse (Economics), Dr Michelle D’Arcy and Dr Emanuel Coman (Political Science). The event was co-hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy and Trinity Research in Social Sciences (TRiSS). -
Study led by Prof R Layte shows that socioeconomic disadvantage may trigger chronic inflammationThe striking findings of a study published on Scientific Reports by researchers of the Lifepath project reveals that socioeconomic disadvantage may trigger chronic inflammation, leading to health inequalities. -
Prof Paul Scanlon publishes paper in the Journal of Financial EconomicsProfessor Scanlon shows how the introduction of new goods into a standard macro model raises both the incentive to save and the degree of consumption risk. In turn, this helps to resolve the risk-free rate and equity premium puzzles. -
Prof Anne Holohan, Sociology Department PI of Gaming for Peace, hosts 2 day international conferenceProfessor Anne Holohan, Sociology Department PI of Gaming for Peace, hosts 2 day international conference which launched a new 2-D role-playing to train police, military and civilian peacekeepers in conflict zones. -
Opening for Assistant Professor in Political Science (Tenure Track)The Department of Political Science is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Political Science, to commence on 1 August 2019. Closing date for receipt of completed applications is no later than 12 Noon GMT on Thursday 17 January 2019. -
Professor Sean Barrett inaugurated as new Pro-Chancellor of TrinityEconomist Sean Barrett was inaugurated as the new Pro-Chancellor at a ceremony in the Provost’s House recently. Barrett, a Fellow Emeritus of the college, was a member of Trinity’s Department of Economics from 1977 and a senator for the University of Dublin from 2011 to 2016. -
Iveagh Fellowship Programme to provide high-quality internships in international policy organisationsThe fellowships were recently launched by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Saothar, a group of Trinity graduates committed to helping the next generation of Irish students succeed in the international labour market. Five fellowships are available nationally in 2019. Closing date 4 Jan, 2019. -
Trinity economics and philosophy graduates win Schwarzman scholarshipsTwo Trinity graduates—Conor McGlynn and Conor O´Meara—are among the 147 individuals that comprise the 2020 cohort of the Schwarzman Scholars, which is one of the world´s leading graduate fellowship programmes, located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing. -
Trinity and Oxford go head-to-head in Student Economic Review Brexit debateThe Student Economic Review (SER) recently co-hosted a debate with the College Historical Society (The Hist) on the motion This House would unite Ireland post-Brexit. The event was part of an SER tradition of annual debates between Trinity and either Oxford or Cambridge. -
2018 Grattan Scholarships awarded to postgraduate students in Political Science and SociologySchool of Social Sciences and Philosophy´s prestigious scholarship has been awarded to Miceal Canavan (Political Science) and Stefanie Sprong (Sociology). They join Scholars from 12 countries around the world who are committed to understanding and improving society through their research and teaching. -
Assistant Professors in EconomicsThe Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is seeking to appoint 1-3 Assistant Professors in Economics in the fields of Applied Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, to commence on 1st August 2019. For full details, click on the linked headline
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Head of Sociology Department publishes paper in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyDid the Great Recession in Ireland harm children´s mental health? Richard Layte, Professor of Sociology, has published a paper in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology with Dr Cathal McCrory, Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, which examines the Fiscal Crises and Personal Troubles: The Great Recession in Ireland and Family Processes. -
Gaming for Peace (GAP) approved by European Security and Defence College as course for training programmesOn September 6th, Associate Professor in Sociology Anne Holohan, Principal Investigator of Gaming for Peace, presented the project to the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). The ESDC approved the piloting of GAP and will offer GAP as a course to members of all 120 institutions for use in their training programmes. -
Sociology Professor, Daniel Faas, publishes a new article in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International EducationAssociate Professor in Sociology Daniel Faas´ work, in collaboration with Aimee Smith (QUB) and Merike Darmody (ESRI), has been published in the prestigious journal Compare. It presents a new perspective on how the official ethos in multi-faith Irish schools is played out in day-to-day school interactions. -
Provost´s PhD Award 2018 awarded in EconomicsThe 2018 Provost´s PhD Awards in Economics has been awarded to Angelos Athanasopoulos. Angelos will undertake research in international macroeconomics and on the project “Gender biases in monetary policy”, under the supervision of Davide Romelli, Assistant Professor in Economics. -
Grattan Scholar awarded best research paper by European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)Katharina Bergant was recently presented with the best paper award for her work on international capital flows at the security level - evidence from the ECB's asset purchase programme. Katharina, who is undertaking a PhD in Economics, was awarded a prestigious Grattan Scholarship by the School in 2015. -
Survey of School graduates examines how students can best prepare for their careersThe survey was an initiative of Saothar which was set up by Trinity alumni to help undergraduate students make the leap from education to work. -
Conference: Irish Philosophy in the Age of BerkeleyAn interdisciplinary conference, Irish Philosophy in the Age of Berkeley, will take place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, 5th-6th April 2019. Potential presenters should submit abstracts by 15th October 2018. -
How strongly can media affect and potentially distort public perceptionsHow strongly can media affect public perceptions? In an article published on the Journal of Public Economics, Nicola Mastrorocco (TCD Economics) and Luigi Minale (UC3M) tackle this question and examine the role of media in affecting individual´s perceptions about crime -
William Lyons Prize in PhilosophyThe inaugural William Lyons Prize in Philosophy was awarded to Ruairi Maguire for his MPhil. Ruairi has been awarded a scholarship to Oxford University to do a DPhil in political philosophy. 66% of the MPhil class went on to fully funded PhD studies. -
School of Social Sciences and Philosophy welcomes new academic staffThe School is delighted to welcome seven new academics to our staff who will strengthen Trinity´s research and teaching expertise in the fields of economics, philosophy and political science.
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Online CPD Course offered by Department of Economics targets property market knowledge gapThe next intake of The Economics of the Property Market with Assistant Professor in Economics Ronan Lyons starts on Oct 1, 2018. The course is designed for professionals working in the Irish housing market, as well as interested members of the public. -
2018-19 Alumni to Student Mentoring Programme launch eventsEconomics, philosophy, political science and sociology graduates and penultimate/final year students are invited to a series of mentoring events, focused on different industry sectors, taking place from 25 - 27 September, 2018. -
Department of Philosophy´s Public Lecture Series explores great philosophers who helped form Western civilisationEvening course to consider crucial ideas about values and humankind´s place in the world which were developed by philosophers such as Aristotle and Nietzsche. Lectures run for 11 weeks from September 11, 2018. -
Economics Research Centre hosts Impact Evaluation Summer School and Workshop in Applied Evaluation MethodsTrinity IMpact Evaluation Unit (TIME), in conjunction with Irish Aid and Trinity College, recently hosted a Summer School, which provided training in quantitative and qualitative methods for impact evaluation, and a workshop in applied evaluation methods in education.
