Thinking about studying philosophy? We’re at #HigherOptions in the RDS for the next three days on the @tcddublin.bsky.social Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences stand- come by for a chat and learn more! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

It’s great to be part of #HigherOptions in the RDS this week. You'll find Trinity Political Science on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences stand in the Main Hall- come by to learn more about studying politics at @tcddublin.bsky.social. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

TRiSS @trisstcd.bsky.social bids farewell to its Director, Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social and welcomes Professor Raj Chari to the role from this month onwards!👏 @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

Welcome to our new staff starting this teaching term! 🥳 We wish the best of luck in all your teaching and research endeavours! 📣 @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social

A big welcome to all the new members joining SOHAM this term. Read about them here: www.tcd.ie/soham/news-a... @marinaschenkel.bsky.social @azeezhamzat.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

New Research 📣 👏 Dr @madinak.bsky.social has published a new paper in the Journal of Law & Economics. 📋Read more: tinyurl.com/4x4ffvjr #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

📢NEW Vacancy📢 Assistant Professor in Sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social Specialising in quantitative sociology ⏰Deadline: 6 October Maternity cover MORE INFO: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP688/a... APPLY HERE: www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies/

The @esri.ie and @communityfoundirl.bsky.social published the 5th annual Poverty, Income Equality, and Living Standards in Ireland report today, co-authored by Profs @barratree.bsky.social and @taramitchell.bsky.social and PhD Student @midemg.bsky.social (among others). www.esri.ie/news/child-p...

Welcome to Jack Egan starting this month at our Dublin node as a Research Assistant. His research interests include economic history, labour economics and economic development. ceph.ie/people-re/ja... @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @quceh.bsky.social #Economics #EconHistory

So delighted to be welcoming such talented new staff to the TCD-TUD @soham-centre.bsky.social. See below to read more about our new colleague's and the work their looking forward to doing with SOHAM.

Join Dr Jian Cao as he discusses how AI is disrupting labour, productivity, and global economic power in a FREE public lecture as part of @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social autumn lecture series ✨ 📅Thurs, 9 Oct ⏲️7pm 🏦Synge Theatre 📎Book your FREE ticket: tinyurl.com/5fvvrcyu #econsky

We are so excited to welcome a number of new staff members to the TCD-TUD @soham-centre.bsky.social . We are excited for them to bring their varied experience and backgrounds to SOHAM's exciting work. Read more ➡️https://tinyurl.com/5ynwtnbb. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social

Last week, IM-TCD hosted the Economic Modelling 2025 Conference.💡 This international conference brought together researchers exploring empirical questions to help understand economic dynamics in Ukraine. Read more: tinyurl.com/m5asyws2 #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

🤖Interested in Artificial Intelligence? Join us for the first in our School’s Autumn Series lectures on AI where our own @tahayasseri.bsky.social will deliver a talk entitled “A New Sociology of Humans and Machines”. Free tickets and more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/52z2vv63 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

This autumn, join experts from @tcddublin.bsky.social School of Social Sciences & Philosophy in a FREE public lecture series on how AI is transforming society. 🤖 📅Every Thursday from Sept 25th to Oct 16th at 7pm in the Synge Theatre. Book your FREE ticket here: tinyurl.com/mtbdpw4n

Is it wrong for someone to stop you from making a major life choice?🧐 Dr @farbod-a.bsky.social explains the moral complexity of transformative choices in our latest Meet the Expert video!🎯 📎Read his research paper: tinyurl.com/3jhszh4b @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

☕What happens when you think like a Sociologist? Something as simple as a cup of coffee can reveal a whole world of possibility... #sociology at @tcddublin.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

The application deadline for our MSc in Economic Policy with @esri.ie has been extended to 22 August 2025! 📢 🔗Apply now: tinyurl.com/5ce25c49 #econsky @barratree.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Join us for La Salle University Prof Charles Gallagher's talk on "How Racism, Xenophobia and Group Threat got Trump back to the White House, Thurs 21 Aug, 1pm, TRiSS Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Arts Bld, TCD Bookings required: tinyurl.com/yrs6fsbk @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Congratulations to our PhD student @bshr7.bsky.social on her article in @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social! 👏 Read the article at the link below 👇

This is your last chance to apply for the MSc in Economics! Applications close this Thursday. 📢 🚨Check out what our recent graduates have to say: www.tcd.ie/economics/pr... #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

For our final Summer Reads recommendation, we have The Nationalist Dilemma by Professor @marvinsuesse.bsky.social (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) 🔍 💫Published by @universitypress.cambridge.org, this book examines economic nationalism over the past 250 years. @cephie.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

The School of Social Sciences and Philosophy Alumni Newsletter is now available to read! 📖 It looks back on the School's achievements over the past academic year. 👏 🔗Read the newsletter here: www.tcd.ie/ssp/alumni/n... @tcddublin.bsky.social

Congratulations to Professor Raj Chari on his appointment as Director of @trisstcd.bsky.social! 🥳 He will work closely with the Dean of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences to guide the Centre's strategic vision. 👏 Find out more about TRiSS here: www.tcd.ie/triss/

Who is Plato and why is he important to philosophy? 🧐 This week on Summer Reads, we recommend The Platonic Mind edited by Professor Vasilis Politis (@tcdphilosophy.bsky.social) 🔍 @tcddublin.bsky.social@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social Professor Thomas Chadefaux and Dr Tim Bodt from @langslitscultures.bsky.social who have secured @erc.europa.eu funding to investigate the potential of AI to address challenges in conflict forecasting and language preservation. www.tcd.ie/news_events/...

Just a few days left to apply for this exciting Applied Social Data Science post!

Is authoritarianism linked to religiosity? 🧐 Prof @gizemarikan.bsky.social (@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social) delves into the answer in our latest Meet the Expert video! @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

This week on Summer Reads, we recommend Parties Under Parties by Dr Matthias Dilling (@tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social). 📙📖 @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

We are very saddened to note the passing of Professor Dermot McAleese, Whately Professor of Political Economy at Trinity (1979–2004). As a leading economist, he made an immense contribution to TCD Economics and College. Our thoughts are with his family & friends. May he rest in peace.

How do we co-exist with machines? 🤖 Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social explains how machines are influencing our way of life & how we can prepare ourselves for the future 👇 @tcdsociology.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

🏡According to the most recent Daft.ie House Price Report written by Prof @ronanlyons.bsky.social, asking prices for houses have risen by an average of 12.3% this year. 🗞️Read more: tinyurl.com/2ez8d82s @news.rte.ie @tcddublin.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social co-organised the Workshop on Cultural Transmission & Persistence with HHDI (Queen's University Belfast) and NIDE. 🧐 📅The workshop took place in Queen's on 12-13 June, 2025. 🔗Read about the workshop here: hhdi.co.uk/nide-qub-joi... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Looking for a new book to read over the summer? 📚 Check out our Summer Reads series! This week, we recommend Fragments of Victory: The Contemporary Irish Left by Dr David Landy (@tcdsociology.bsky.social ) 💫 #sociology #politics #irishpolitics @tcddublin.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

Earlier this week, Professor @carolnewman.bsky.social attended the PEP annual conference in Nairobi, Kenya. As Chair of the Board of Partnership for Economic Policy, Carol gave opening remarks.💡 Learn more about the PEP: www.pep-net.org @trisstcd.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

Congratulations to Prof @selimgulesci.bsky.social on his appointment as Associate Editor of the Journal of Economics Behavior & Organization (JEBO)! ✨ Read more about the journal here: tinyurl.com/386hsdmy #econsky @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

Congratulations to the newest Trinity College Dublin PhD graduates in Sociology @tcdsociology.bsky.social! @surili.bsky.social @olivia-mcevoy.bsky.social and Aron Foley! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

🏘️Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social featured on @rteradio1.bsky.social Morning Ireland yesterday, speaking about the new Rent Pressure Zones & if they will improve rent supply. 🔗Listen here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @rte.ie

So, why should we care about central bank independence? 🧐 Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) tells us why it matters in the first video of our new Meet the Expert Summer Series 💫 @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social @tcdsociology.bsky.social @tcdpoliticalsci.bsky.social

🆕 paper with @surili.bsky.social in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility: "Immigrant optimism in Ireland: Parental expectations of children’s educational attainment" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It was a pleasure to contribute to "Social Sustainability in Ageing Welfare States" edited by @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social Kenneth Nelson and @katikuitto.bsky.social. All the chapters will be #openaccess via @elgarpublishing.bsky.social in a couple of weeks! www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/soc...

💡New paper from our colleague @katchzhen.bsky.social investigating "immigrant optimism" in Ireland with respect to parental expectations of children's educational attainment. Read more here▶️ tinyurl.com/3dwvk4yk @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

🚨Our MSc in Economics is accepting applications until 31 July 2025. 🚨 🔗Find out more about this one year full-time postgraduate course: www.tcd.ie/Economics/po... 📨Email [email protected] for more info! @taramitchell.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GBH...

So, why should we care about central bank independence?🤔 Professor @davideromelli.bsky.social tells us why it matters in the first video of our new Summer Series! ✨ @tcdssp.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social #econsky #centralbank #economics

Our final Research Insights for the year focuses on Professor @selimgulesci.bsky.social article published in @aeajournals.bsky.social 👏 💡Prof Gulesci talks about why he co-wrote this paper and what impact he sees it having on the world. 👇 tinyurl.com/a8ch7y4u #econsky @tcdssp.bsky.social

Couldn't make it to our Virtual Info Session on the MSc in Economic Policy?🔎 🔗Luckily, we recorded it and it's available to watch here: youtu.be/cdG_4apad6s?... 📨For further information email [email protected] @esri.ie @barratree.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social

Following on from her appearance at @wowfest.bsky.social we caught up with Dr Phil Mullen to talk about how artistic engagement can sit alongside academic research in the pursuit of social change. Read the full conversation here: tinyurl.com/3v9ybkdr @tcdssp.bsky.social

📣A huge congratulations to Sofia Jesus for winning the Dermot McAleese TA Award in Political Science 2025. Also, congratulations to all the award winners and nominees across the School. Read more here: tinyurl.com/38uc8dm9 @tcdssp.bsky.social

A big congratulations to PhD student Enda Russell, who has been awarded a 2025 Dermot McAleese Teaching Assistant Award ⭐️ Enda’s thoughtful and engaging approach to teaching has made a real impact- well done from all of us in the department! 👏 Read more here 🔗 tinyurl.com/7uf8tpyb

A huge congratulations to Rodolfo Pezzi for winning the Dermot McAleese TA Award in Sociology 2025 as well as Míde Power on her nomination. Congratulations to all the award winners and nominees across the school. Read more here: tinyurl.com/38uc8dm9 @tcdssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social