Don't miss the opportunity to hear more about our fantastic MPhil in Philosophy! Details below 👇

This is a reminder that our online information session about the MPhil in Philosophy takes place this Thursday 16 April! 📅 Thurs, 16 April ⏰ 3pm 💻 via Zoom Register via: tcd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Thank you to Professor Emeritus Pat O'Connor and Dr Niloufar Omidi for their fascinating talks about the gender and race in an academic context. 👏 🧠 This event was organised by the School's EDI team, Natasha H., Dr David Ralph & Professor Camilla Devitt. @tcdsociology.bsky.social

Dr Gustav Fredriksson (@gustav-fredriksson.bsky.social) (Economics) is up this month for our Spotlight Series! 🔦 Gustav specialises in environmental economics - examining the the effects of the green transition on labour markets, inequality, and welfare. More here: www.tcd.ie/ssp/people/s...

What do hard choices in everyday life, legal reasoning & AI tell us about the limits of rational decision-making? Prof Ruth Chang of @ox.ac.uk comes to Trinity this April for the Donnellan Lectures - 3 evenings of connected philosophical inquiry. Free to attend. Register here 🔽 tinyurl.com/mv3vt4s4

Check out our 'In the Media' page, a round-up of recent media appearances by our colleagues across all 4 departments. 👉https://www.tcd.ie/ssp/people/in-the-media/ ⚡Highlights include: Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com Professor Gail McElroy on the Inside Politics podcast

What does it mean to be a skilled migrant in today's labour market? 💫 In this month's PhD Perspectives, we chat to 4th year PhD student Alex Polkey about his research. Read the full interview here: tinyurl.com/ytmnz6ub @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @trinity-rdo.bsky.social

The Department of Sociology, within the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, invites applications for a PhD Researcher on far-right mobilization and community responses in Ireland. 🚨 Applications close on 30 April 2026 🚨 Find out more: www.tcd.ie/sociology/ne... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

The Department is hiring a PhD researcher on the topic of social attitudes to taxation and social spending or migration and employment. 🚨Applications close 7 April. 🚨 Read more: www.tcd.ie/sociology/ne... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Thank you to Professor Pablo Peña on his fascinating talk about human capital theory & his new book in the Synge Theatre last night. 👏 Professor Peña was introduced by Dr Martyna Marczak @tcdeconomics.bsky.social. Find out more about his book: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Reminder that this fantastic event is taking place next Tuesday 10 March! 🚨 Register for your FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/human-capi...

Dr Philomena Mullen has published a new paper in Postcolonial Studies, co-written with Stephen Hewer and Jairo Fúnez-Flores. 💫 Read the article: tinyurl.com/5n727yfa @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

The TIME-CEPR Development Economics Annual Symposium took place in Trinity College Dublin on the 5th and 6th March 2026. 👏 @cepr.org @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Read about the event: www.tcd.ie/economics/ne...

Reminder that this fantastic event is taking place next Tuesday 10 March! 🚨 Register for your FREE ticket here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/human-capi...

It’s #WorldBookDay! 📚 This month’s Favourite Read comes from Dr @pmagana94.bsky.social who selects Josep Pla’s 'The Gray Notebook' - a young writer's reflections on life, uncertainty, and the future. Read more here 🔽 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/a... #philosophy #philsky #BookSky

We are delighted to announce that the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy has renewed its Athena Swan Bronze Award with a new action plan for the years 2025-2030.👏 Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @tlrhub.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

We look forward to welcoming Pablo A Peña to Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday 10 March. 👏 Professor Peña will discuss human capital theory & present his new book Human Capital for Humans. Tickets are free, but registration is required at: tinyurl.com/yc6tsyjr

Reminder that our six-week online course, The Economics of the Property Market, is open for registration until 16 February. The course will start on 2 March 2026. Register here: www.tcd.ie/economics/pr... #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

New episode of Everything Economic History @cephie.bsky.social! Is colonialism the true reason behind the divergence in growth between the North & South? Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/58Xb... @tcddublin.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

We wish all our students and staff a well-deserved break over the festive season and we look forward to welcoming you back for Hilary Term in January! @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social

Professor Raj Chari and Dr Liam Kneafsey have worked closely with College leadership to ensure Trinity is well placed to contribute effectively to policy, research, and public engagement during the upcoming 2026 EU Presidency. #IrelandEU2026 #EU2026IE youtube.com/shorts/oMGlm...

Dr Asli Ceren Cinar (@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social) is up this month for our Spotlight Series! 🔦 Asli shares her research on how nonverbal cues from politicians - like a charismatic look or a competent voice - can affect voters’ decision-making processes. Learn more here: www.tcd.ie/ssp/people/s...

📢Thinking about a move in 2026? Join the School of Social Sciences & Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin! 🎓 We are currently looking for Assistant Professors across our 4 Departments, each of which is the top ranked in Ireland ☘️🚀 Apply at jobs.tcd.ie

The School is delighted to launch our series 'In the Media', where we round-up all the latest media appearances by our colleagues in @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social 📺 Available to read here: www.tcd.ie/ssp/people/i...

The Department of Economics is looking for two Assistant Professors to join us in 2026! Closing date for applications is 12 January 2026. Job details jobs.tcd.ie #jobfairy #econsky #economics @trisstcd.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social @imtcd.bsky.social

The School of Social Sciences & Philosophy hosted its annual Student Prize Ceremony last night in the Synge Theatre, bringing together more than 120 students, families, staff, alumni, and guests to celebrate academic excellence. 🏆 Read more: tinyurl.com/fx3cbktp

📻Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social appeared on @newstalkfm.bsky.social to talk about his new paper on AI and gender. Find out more and listen to the full conversation ➡️https://tinyurl.com/mrz3utuv @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Our MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict is now taking applications for September 2026! @tcdsociology.bsky.social This one-year programme is ideal for people who work or wish to work in research, policy, human rights or NGOs. 👏 Apply now: tinyurl.com/2s36ap52 @tcddublin.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof @davideromelli.bsky.social on his appointment as Co-Editor of the European Journal of Political Economy! 👏 This is well-deserved recognition for Prof Romelli's impactful research! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social #econsky

Dr Martina Kirchberger will be presenting at the first Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues conference today! The theme of the conference is 'What is Next for Ukraine?' Check out the programme here: economic-policy.org/highlights-p... #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

🎓Interested in furthering your education in the New Year? Why not take a look at our MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict where you will explore a variety of the most pressing issues facing society. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/bdfmjfba @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Thanks so much to everyone who came along to Open Day to view our presentations or chat to us in the Exam Hall! If you didn't make it, you can still view presentations here: www.tcd.ie/openday Hope to see you next year! 🍂 #TrinityOpenDay #CAO @tcddublin.bsky.social

Did you miss any of our Public Autumn Series 2025 talks? Don't fret! They're all available to watch on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

Come say hello to us this Saturday at #TrinityOpenDay! 🥳 Our 4 Departments (and BESS and PPES) have stands in the Exam Hall from 10am.👏 10:00 - BESS-Dargan 10:40-PPES-Dargan 12:45-BESS-Dargan 13:20-PPES-Burke 15:10-BESS-Dargan 15:20-PPES-Burke Check out our Department pages for their times!

Did you miss any of our Public Autumn Series 2025 talks? Don't fret! They're all available to watch on YouTube now: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social will feature at this year's Kilkenomics this weekend! Check out the line up here: www.kilkenomics.com/pages/ronan-... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 29th November! 👏 Register your interest here: www.tcd.ie/openday/unde... @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social

✨🎓 Thinking about postgraduate study in philosophy? Applications are now open for Trinity’s MPhil in Philosophy. Explore course details and funding options here 🔽 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/p... #philosophy #philsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Join our own Dr Phil Mullen for a fascinating conversation with broadcaster Afua Hirsch as part of @dublinbookfest.bsky.social More details and book your free ticket here: tinyurl.com/55zrkjsx @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

✨ Delighted to have Dr Corine Besson from @sussex.ac.uk with us for today’s Philosophy Colloquium, where she will speak on ‘Rule-Following, Particularism and The Particular-First View of Deductive Reasoning’. More on the series here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpscjhm2 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Welcome to Research Snapshots! This month, we spoke to 2nd-year PhD student Keith Keogh about his research into the impact of ageing and demographics on tax & government balances. 🧐 💫Read more: tinyurl.com/mr453e4y #econsky @tcddublin.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @imtcd.bsky.social

Hannah Arendt Today, co-organised by our Teaching Fellow Sam Fazekas, runs 31 Oct–5 Dec and features early-career researchers exploring Arendt’s political thought. ✨ Free and open to all. Full line-up & registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2jtrcurc @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Thank you to Professor @cboussalis.bsky.social, Dr Tom Paskhalis & Dr Aslı Ceren Çınar from @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social for their talks on 'Democracy and AI' last night - our final lecture in our School's Autumn Public Lecture Series! 🚨 All lectures will be available on YouTube soon! 👏 #polsci

"Just as Wikipedia can learn from AI, the X platform could learn from Wikipedia’s model of consensus building". Our Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social assesses "Grokipedia" in his latest piece for @us.theconversation.com . Read more here: tinyurl.com/3uxn3rp6 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Earlier this month, TAP & European Researchers' Night organised an event in Tallaght for TY students interested in studying Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 👏 Thanks to Raj Chari @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social and @tahayasseri.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social for their brilliant talks!

We’re pleased to welcome Dr Rossella De Bernardi to the Department of Philosophy 🎓👋 She joins as a @researchireland.ie Postdoctoral Fellow, exploring the role of emotions in our understanding of justice and equality.

Welcome to our new Assistant Professor, Dr Tsenguunjav Byambasuren! He received his PhD in Applied Economics & Management from Cornell University. His research interests are in labour and development economics. Welcome to @tcddublin.bsky.social Dr Byambasuren! 🥳 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

So excited to debut our regular “PhD Perspectives” series. Throughout the year we’ll be chatting with some of our Sociology PhDs about their research and their experience of doing a PhD in the Department. Read the first in our series here: tinyurl.com/ytepebab @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

On Friday 3 October, Our very own Prof Peter Stone & Dr. Alexa Zellentin (Political Science, UCD) organised a workshop on political theory methodology at Trinity College Dublin. You can learn more about the workshop here: tinyurl.com/5bmbx5ue

Thank you to Dr Jian Cao ( @tcdeconomics.bsky.social) for his public lecture on The New Economic Order with AI last night. And thank you to Agustín Bénétrix for hosting! Next up @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social on Thursday 16 October. Join the waitlist: tinyurl.com/4j776n9e @tcddublin.bsky.social