A new collaboration between UCD School of Geography & Pobal reveals how deprivation affects renewable energy use in Ireland. Findings show stark gaps: <10% adoption in deprived areas vs 45% in affluent areas, with clear policy implications. 📖 Read more: www.pobal.ie/disadvantage...

Great to see the great Liz Farries @ucdischool.bsky.social speaking about digital privacy and data protection on @RTE_PrimeTime

The UCD Geary Institute’s new Inspiring Policy Innovation webinar series kicks off Oct 2 with Karol Olejniczak: Playing with Purpose. Free monthly seminars on policymaking, 3–4pm on Zoom. Register: www.ucd.ie/geary/epex/i...

A really important indicator of a thriving society is active citizenship and volunteering. @IrishGirlGuides always welcomes new leaders to inspire, lead and have a lot of fun with amazing young people around the country. @gaisceaward.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

We’re excited to meet students at Higher Options 2025 this week. Visit us at the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law stand to explore your next steps in study and student life. 💙💛

We hope your first academic week went brilliantly! We have fantastic news to share – SPIRe has been awarded the Athena Swan Ireland Silver Award! 🏆🎖️🥳🙌 Enjoy your weekend!

This year’s Annual Royal Institute of Philosophy/UCD School of #Philosophy Public Lecture will be given by Professor Alice Crary on ‘If you’re not outraged about #AI, you’re not paying attention: Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism’ on 2 October, 4:30 pm. All welcome! www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...

@ucdschooloflaw.bsky.social UCD & @gaisceaward.bsky.social launch a new elective module supporting students pursuing Gaisce Awards. President Michael D. Higgins welcomed the partnership, calling it "an opportunity for young people to build skills and active citizenship." www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

📖 An RTÉ Brainstorm article on The Traitors Ireland features insight from Dr Brendan Rooney of the UCD School of Psychology. It looks at group dynamics, bias, trust and the psychology of deception. 👉 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

🎧 Listen back to Shane Bergin from the UCD School of Education on @NewstalkFM Moncrieff. He explains how James Webb may have spotted a black hole seconds after the Big Bang. This has the power to upend current theories of the universe. 👉 www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/546...

👏 Congratulations to Dr Lucía Tiscornia, @ucdpolitics.bsky.social , on being awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant for her project CRIMLATAM, exploring crime and welfare in Latin America. Research with global impact. #ERCStG #UCDResearch www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...

A massive welcome to our newest students. Nearly 1,000 first-years are starting their journey with the UCD College of Social Sciences and Law at Orientation this week. We are so excited for you to explore campus, meet new friends, and begin your studies. Have an incredible week, everyone.

Ireland’s healthcare system faces long waits, unequal access and structural barriers. A new publicpolicy.ie article explores the impact of the two tier system and what reforms like Sláintecare must deliver. Read more: publicpolicy.ie/papers/healt...

Interested in experimental archaeology & material culture? This online graduate certificate at UCD is just the best fun - and you can do it from your own home! hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M...

🎓 Congratulations to our Sutherland School of Law students being conferred today. Your dedication and hard work shine through. More students from across the College of Social Sciences and Law will be conferred later this week, making it an exciting time for our College community.

Absolute pleasure to join UCD Philosophy colleagues yesterday to celebrate Prof Rowland Stouts' career with the launch of his book and conference ahead of his retirement from UCD later this week. Go raibh mile maith agat Rowland agus go n-éirí an bóthar leat!! @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social

‘Decolonizing European prehistory’ Congratulation to Prof. Joanna Brück @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social on being an invited speaker at International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology 11 in Turin tomorrow. “I have come to realize that colonial thinking has had a profound impact” www.isba11.com

Restorative justice can offer real repair in sexual violence cases, but victim voices are often side-lined by professional power. Prof Marie Keenan of @ucdspswsj.bsky.social argues survivors must be at the centre. Published in The Irish Examiner. 👉 bit.ly/4lMgcBI

Brexit reshaped Irish shipping. Research by Dr Ciarán Mac Domhnaill (UCD School of Economics) on publicpolicy.ie shows a 60% fall in Ro-Ro trade with the UK, an 88% rise to France, and lower emissions as a result. Read here: publicpolicy.ie/papers/sea-c...

Congrats to UCD Archaeology's Dr Neil Carlin & colleagues on their new Open Access paper: Guiry, E, et al (2025) 'Pigs, pannage, and the solstice: isotopic insights from prehistoric feasting at Newgrange' out this morning in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 1/3 doi.org/10.1017/ppr....

Congratulations to Tara Grattan, a student at UCD Sutherland School of Law and winner of the Tim Scanlon Bursary. Tara called the win “genuinely transformative,” and the judges praised her “insightful and well-researched” entry. Link: www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-...

Passion in Action, a conference on the philosophy of emotion and motivation, including the launch of a new book by Professor Rowland Stout, will take place at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), 85 Stephen’s Green, Dublin on 25–26th August. #PhilEmotion #PhilSky www.ucd.ie/philosophy/n...

Fascinating chat on memory distortion with Assoc Prof Ciara Greene, UCD School of Psychology on Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea, Newstalk. Listen back here: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...

Farmers juggle long hours, family life, and economic pressures, and it’s taking a toll on mental health. A study led by Professor Louise McHugh, UCD School of Psychology, shines a light on work–family conflict in Irish farming families. Read more: bit.ly/3HGQoZT

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📰Tá Nuachtlitir SPIRe Samhradh 2025 díreach foilsithe. SPIRe Newsletter Summer 2025 has just been published. www.ucd.ie/spire/newsan...

Featured in TheJournal.ie: A UCD study by Associate Professor Ciara Greene and colleagues in UCC reveals both victims and accused in sexual assault cases can misremember details under the influence of misleading information. Read the piece: www.thejournal.ie/study-sugges...

Associate Professor Niamh Howlin (UCD Sutherland School of Law) has received the DSBA’s Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship award for her books on Ireland’s legal profession and court system. Read more: www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Dr Flavia H. Santos, UCD cognitive neuroscientist, has co-developed two new tools to help teachers integrate games into maths education. The ENIGMA project combines neuroscience, pedagogy and technology to help teachers make informed choices. Read more: bit.ly/44Zm31K

Congratulations to UCD PhD student Linette Lim, who has been awarded the PSA Best PhD Paper Award 2025 for her research on Chinese propaganda and authoritarian regimes. A strong showing for the UCD School of Politics and International Relations. More here: bit.ly/4l50UYq

🎓 UCD student Luca Comerford was named Valedictorian at Tec de Monterrey after a semester abroad in Mexico. He called it “the best decision of my life” and says it shaped his future direction. Read more: bit.ly/3Us2kl0

Includes a talk from #UCD School of Philosophy’s Professor Brian O’Connor on ‘Autonomy as Competitive Capital’. #philosophy #autonomy #IrishResearch @cpkp.bsky.social

New study from researchers at Boston College, University of Cambridge and UCD finds that a 4-day working week brings big benefits to workers’ health and productivity. The paper was published in Nature Human Behaviour. www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

Congratulations to Professor Joanna Brück of UCD School of Archaeology, elected International Fellow of the British Academy. A leading scholar of the European Bronze Age, she represents the excellence of UCD College of Social Sciences and Law. 🔗 bit.ly/44W4iPw

Join us for our Tuatha Talk Webinar: The Early Medieval Origins of Hurling & Camogie with Professor Aidan O'Sullivan In this richly illustrated lecture, Professor @aidanosullivan.bsky.social of @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social will explore the evidence for the origins of hurling and its development.

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law is delighted to see four of our subjects ranked in the QS World Top 100: - Archaeology - Philosophy - Social Policy & Administration - Library & Information Management 🔗 bit.ly/44sq12w

Dr Claire Cave from UCD's School of Archaeology World Heritage Programme is attending the 47th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris. Over the next 10 days the Committee will make decisions regarding the World Heritage Convention and current and potential World Heritage properties.

Professor Kath Browne of UCD School of Geography speaks to The Irish Times about new research highlighting a rise in discrimination against sexual and gender minorities in Ireland—part of the broader RESIST Project on anti-gender politics in Europe. 📖 Read more: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...

Episode 2 of The Food Island podcast is out now! UCD Archaeology’s Assoc. Professors Meriel McClatchie & Jessica Smyth return to explore how food, farming & culture evolved through medieval Ireland, colonisation, the Great Famine & beyond. 🎧 Listen back: shows.acast.com/65f99769d324...

Was Newgrange ruled by an incestuous elite? New UCD research says no. Associate Professors Smyth & Carlin tell the Irish Independent it was likely a communal site—not a royal tomb. 🔗 Read more: www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...

Congratulations to Associate Professor Jessica Smyth &Associate Professor Dr Neil Carlin, and International colleagues, on their publication in Antiquity today, "The ‘king’ of Newgrange? A critical analysis of a Neolithic petrous fragment from the passage tomb chamber" www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...

Listen back as Prof Meriel McClatchie and Prof Jessica Smyth from UCD School of Archaeology explore prehistoric farming and ancient Irish diets on The Food Island podcast from Irish Farmers Journal. shows.acast.com/65f99769d324...

Everyone very happy at @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social Glendslough fieldschool.

👩‍🎓🏛️ UCD at the Oireachtas: UCD Assistant Professor Susan Leavy has told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence that a national strategy is urgently needed to ensure the use of AI in Irish schools remains a level playing field. 🗣️ @susanly.bsky.social @ucdischool.bsky.social

We’re proud to share that Prof. Kylie Jarrett (UCD School of Information & Communication Studies) has received a €2.5M @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant for "LivePlatforms", a major study of Ireland’s Ireland’s Platform Economy Ecosystem. Read More: bit.ly/44kJ8eH #ERCAdG @ucdresearch.bsky.social

We switch on a lightbulb without a second though, but how much do we really understand about what’s happening? Dr. Shane Bergin from UCD School of Education joined Claire Byrne on @rteradio1.bsky.social to shed light, literally, on how electricity powers our homes. 📻 Listen: bit.ly/3HLpcsQ

⏳ Deadline approaching! National Monuments Service World Heritage Scholarship offers full scholarships for up to 3 #SIDS candidates to study the online MSc in World Heritage Conservation with UCD School of Archaeology. Apply by 30th June — full details 👉 bit.ly/4kFafH7

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