🥸🇮🇹 Dante… Bruno. Vico.. Joyce: When James Joyce was studying Italian at UCD between 1898 and 1902, one of his greatest discoveries was the 16th-century Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. 📰 Read Frank McNally's latest @irishtimes.com An Irish Diary entry: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

Have you been to The Loop, UCD's craft & repair café, located on Level 4 of James Joyce Library? It remains open to the UCD community outside the academic term. Just drop in & make use of the sewing machines & crafting supplies. Get inspired this summer! 🧵🧶 libguides.ucd.ie/green/projects for more.

12-month Teaching Fellow in #Ethics at UCD School of #Philosophy, starting September 2026. Closing date: 25th June. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo..., job reference no. 019753. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #PhilLaw #PoliticalPhilosophy

💙💛 UCD has joined the world's top 100 universities. In the latest QS World University Rankings, University College Dublin has risen 18 places to rank 100th globally. #UCD #Top100 #QSRankings

There’s a very short application window for this nice job — #PhilJobs #PhilSky @ucddublin.bsky.social

12-month Teaching Fellow in #Ethics at UCD School of #Philosophy, starting September 2026. Closing date: 25th June. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo..., job reference no. 019753. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #PhilLaw #PoliticalPhilosophy

Registration is open for 'Prejudice in Hume and his contemporaries' taking place in UCD on June 23-24. Please register here: forms.gle/HbnEir41bou7... Note, registration is free but required due to limited seating. #Hume #Philosophy #PhilEvent #UCDPhilosophy #PhilSky #ResearchIreland

You are invited to attend a workshop on Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism. Everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis is welcome! 17 June 2026, D520 UCD Newman Building. Please register for the workshop here: forms.gle/XaxiPpiN4M1z...

💙💛 University College Dublin is playing a leading role in six of seven major new Research Ireland centres, representing an investment of €460 million by the Government, aimed at strengthening Ireland’s position as a global research and innovation leader.

🏆📨 "Perhaps universities matter not because they deliver information, but because they create space for us to learn alongside each other. To think critically together. To care about the people we disagree with." @unaeuropa.bsky.social

Two new online resources! 📘'Teaching Philosophy' - peer-reviewed journal dedicated to practical & theoretical teaching & learning of philosophy 📗'Teaching Ethics' - peer-reviewed journal dedicated to discussing ethical issues in both academia & professional practice Access via UCD Library website

We are looking forward to our upcoming event, British Moral Philosophy Workshop, 8-9 June! Registration is open: www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky #MoralPhilosophy

Congratulations to former School of Philosophy PhD candidate, Liam Ó Beagáin, on the publication of his article "Character of Language and its Engine: The Fundamental Role of Form of Language in Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Kantian Account of Linguistic Creativity": academic.oup.com/fmls/advance...

Applications remain open for our taught MA/MSc programmes in #Philosophy, Contemporary European Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind & Embodied Cognition, Ethics: Theory & Practice, Philosophy & Public Affairs, Philosophy & Literature, and Cognitive Science. Find out more at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s....

🪪♻️ Borrow instead of buy with the UCD Library of Things, a first of its kind in Irish universities. Free for all UCD students and staff, the Library of Things supports a community of sharing, sustainability and reduced waste. www.rte.ie/news/2026/05...

Talking Highlander and life-extension with Ben Davies

🤍 Belfield's most photogenic couple spotted at the Main Lake 🦢🦢 #UCDBelfield #MainLake #UniversityCollegeDublin

You are invited to attend a workshop on Climate Emotions and Environmental Activism. Everyone interested in the philosophy of the climate crisis is welcome! 17 June 2026, D520 UCD Newman Building. Please register for the workshop here: forms.gle/XaxiPpiN4M1z...

The James Joyce Library will be open on the May Bank Holiday (Monday, 4 May). All other UCD libraries will be closed that day. See our full schedule, to the end of #UCDexams, at www.ucd.ie/library/use/...

English writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #OTD in 1759. Best known for her book, 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1792). It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky

Registration is now open for upcoming British Moral Philosophy Workshop, June 8-9! www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... The programme is also available: www.bmoralproject.com/_files/ugd/8... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky #MoralPhilosophy

Conditions at Belfield today: 17°C🌞, clear skies, cherry blossoms at peak bloom, swans fully operational. 🦢🦢🦢🌸 #Dublin #spring #UniversityCollegeDublin #campuslife

Registration is now open for upcoming British Moral Philosophy Workshop, June 8-9! This event is organised by the BMoral ERC project. Please register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/british-mo... The programme is also available: www.bmoralproject.com/_files/ugd/8... #ERCResearch #Philosophy #philsky

The annual RIP @triphilosophy.bsky.social / @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social public lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rosa (Professor at Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena and Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg in Erfurt), 29th October @ucddublin.bsky.social. Details to follow!

BMoral is excited to host a 2-day workshop on 8th - 9th June @ UCD @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social on 'British Moral Philosophy' with invited speakers: Jacqueline Broad (Monash University) and Getty Lustila (Northeastern University). Programme & registration details to be announced. #ERCResearch #philsky

Meet the #BMoral project team! We’ve just updated our project website with individual team profiles. Come meet the researchers, students, and collaborators making BMoral happen: www.bmoralproject.com/our-team #ERCResearch #Philosophy #ResearchProject #TeamWork #Philsky #UCDPhilosophy #MeetTheTeam

Last day to apply for this fully funded PhD in #philosophy at @ucddublin.bsky.social…

We are delighted to announce that we are hosting a Digital Humanities Seminar with invited speaker, Evan Bourke (Maynooth) @evanbourke.bsky.social on 7th May from 2-4pm @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social. If you wish to attend, please drop us a chat! #ERCResearch #Philosophy #DigitalHumanities

Some spots on campus just ask you to stop and breathe 🌸🙂‍↔️ #ireland #dublin #ucd #campuslife #college

What does inclusion look like at UCD? Join the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law EDI/WP team for an Inclusive Photo Exhibition exploring inclusive spaces across campus. Date: 9 April, 1–2pm Location: UCD Global Lounge All members of the UCD community are welcome.

Strong performance for UCD College of Social Sciences and Law in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 with nine Schools in the now in the QS top 100 globally, with Library & Information Management ranked 40th worldwide. Read more: www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

Happy to say I'm moving to @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social with my own Enterprise Grant. My project, mentored by @ka-od.bsky.social & Eoin McCarney (NLI) is co-hosted by @ucddublin.bsky.social & @nlireland.bsky.social It's focused on historical Irish mathematical & philosophical writings. Thrilled!🥰

Why study #philosophy? Read our short introduction and watch a sample lecture by Professor Chris Cowley on what it is, and options for studying philosophy at #UCD. #thinkPhilosophy www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...

Big thanks to Joe Humphreys for the interview opportunity and for plugging our event at University College Dublin tomorrow! Tickets sold out but will be recorded! @dryan149.bsky.social @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @ucdphilosophy.bsky.social @ledaberio.bsky.social

Join #UCDPhilosophy panellist Dr. Anh-Quân Nguyen and authors #AlexMadva #CalPolyPomona and #DanielKelly #Purdue for a lively book chat and panel at 'Somebody Should Do Something!' at #MoLIMuseum on March 24th. Please register using the QR code. #CEPL #SomebodyShouldDoSomething #MichaelBrownstein

Happy St. Patrick's Day!☘️ Read all about wearing green, shamrocks and other St. Patrick's Day traditions in this UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post by @bealoideasucd.bsky.social from 2022. Read at buff.ly/jyxl0a3 @ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

Jürgen Habermas, one of the great political and social theorists of the 20th Century, has died.

Philosopher Susan Haack has died.

First-preference demand for University College Dublin has reached its highest level among CAO applicants. Almost 11,000 students have selected the university as their top CAO choice for September 2026.

We are getting there! Come to beautiful MoLI to chat about social change! Registration here buff.ly/mvyj9dY @madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social

Recordings of Prof. Michael Williams's lectures 'Curious Researches: Reflections on Skepticism, Ancient and Modern' (Agnes Cuming Lecture Series 2026) are now available on the #UCDPhilosophy website here: www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #philosophy #PhilEvent #UCD

Congratulations to Ruth Boeker on the publication of her article "Mary Astell on Self-Improvement, Friendship, and Religion," published open access in Locke Studies ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/lo... #MaryAstell #WomenPhilosophers #MoralPhilosophy #PhilSky #ERC #UCDresearch

Do you hold an undergraduate degree in a subject other than #philosophy and wish to further your philosophical education at postgraduate level? UCD School of Philosophy has introduced a 1-year full-time HDip Arts Philosophy programme. Further info and application link at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/s...

🦢💦 Even the swans are struggling to dry off #UCD #SustainableCampus #Wildlife #Dublin

Have Your Say: StudentSurvey.ie 2026 is Now Open! Colleges, Schools and support units use this feedback to inform teaching, services and student supports. The survey is confidential and only takes a short time to complete. Take part today at: studentsurvey.ie

The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky

A reminder that applications for the ERC Postdoctoral Research Associate position close this Tuesday 10 February at 12:00 noon local Irish time. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates interested in the BMoral Project. Further details: www.bmoralproject.com/projects-6 #Philsky #ERC

The Agnes Cuming speaker for 2026 is Michael Williams, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He will give two public lectures on 10th and 11th February 2026. Attendance is free, but you are advised to register in advance. Further details at www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n... #PhilSky

Call for Papers: Prejudice in Hume and His Contemporaries. University College Dublin, 23-24 June 2026. Submission deadline: February 27, 2026. For more information, see the full CFP at philevents.org/event/show/1.... #PhilosophyConference #HumePhilosophy #ScottishEnlightenment #Epistemology #UCD