Research Themes
Since 2012, the Institute has supported the development of Trinity's five Arts and Humanities-led research themes (out of a total of 19 university themes) which draw on a critical mass of research from across the university to focus on addressing some of society's major challenges. We also support the emergence of new interdisciplinary areas of critical mass and research groupings.
Identities in Transformation
Identities, both on the level of the individual and the collective, are formed and develop in complex processes that negotiate attitudes, values and behaviours, and shape our social and cultural practices.
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Making Ireland
Multiple Irelands have been fashioned through the ages. The Making Ireland theme explores this profoundly complex inheritance in its local and global manifestations, bringing Trinity's expertise on all things Irish to scholars across the world and to Ireland's citizens.
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Creative Arts Practice
The Creative Arts Practice theme seeks to transform how research is conducted at Trinity College Dublin, to challenge researchers to think creatively using creative arts methodologies and to inspire new approaches to tackling societal challenges.
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Manuscript, Book & Print Cultures
Research in the cultures of reading and writing: the textual, visual and material aspect of the book, and its capacity to transform inheritance into value for the third millennium.
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Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities facilitates multidisciplinary research questions, promoting high-impact cross-disciplinary reciprocal engagements, and acting as an integrator across research themes and disciplines.
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Emerging Themes
Research groupings and emerging areas of critical mass include medical and health humanities, environmental humanities and cultural trauma
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