Looking forward to an exciting #europeanresearchersnight. Two of our newest colleagues have highlighted their research interests so you can #meettheresearchers. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social

Delighted to see so many attendees at Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social's fully booked up lecture on AI last night. A hugely interesting topic that will be further explored in upcoming talks in the School's Autumn Series. See the next lecture here: tinyurl.com/4ny6hrkj. @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Looking forward to our seminar later today from visiting PhD Yannick Stelter. He will discuss "The Impact of Horizontal and Vertical Disparities on Digital Inequality" and we anticipate a exciting talk and a lively discussion!

🤖Our anticipation is building for the first @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social Autumn Series lecture by our own Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social. The talk entitled "A New Sociology of Humans and Machines" is on this Thursday. More info and join the waitlist here: tinyurl.com/52z2vv63.

The next ECSR conference is brought to you by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie! Trinity College Dublin, 15-16 June 2026 www.ecsr2026.net #ECSR2026 Abstract submission deadline: 11 January 2026

A huge welcome to Dr Joonghyun Kwak and Dr Larissa Meier, our new Assistant Professors, as well as Dr Brenda Mondragón Toledo and Dr Waleed Serhan our new Teaching Fellows!

📕We are delighted to kick off our Wednesday Seminar Series for the new academic year with Dr Marco Seegers and his talk entitled "Equalizer or amplifier? The role of further education for social inequality". Join us in College Green this Wednesday from 3-4pm!

📢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/

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.

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

🌞Take a look at our School Alumni Summer Newsletter now with Sociology highlights from the launch of our @soham-centre.bsky.social Research Centre to symposiums and book launches as well as amazing achievements from the wider School! Read here: tinyurl.com/y2nea3wf @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Is there a link between supporting authoritarianism and personal religiosity? 🤔 The latest in the school's excellent Meet the Expert series, with Prof @gizemarikan.bsky.social discusses this fascinating question. Watch below! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

How do we live alongside machines in the age of AI?💻 Our own Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social discusses this question and the work of @soham-centre.bsky.social in the latest edition of Meet the Expert from @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

🚨#PhDopportunity Alert🚨 Apply or circulate: A fully funded #PhDposition in #Sociology with @nicolekapelle.bsky.social at @tcdsociology.bsky.social to study "The Economics of Late-Life Divorce in High-Income Countries" Deadline: July 21 www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

🌞What better way to kick off the summer than sitting in the sun with a good book?📔 Even better when that book is the fascinating "Fragments of Victory: The Contemporary Irish Left" from our own Dr David Landy. An exciting start to the summer reads series from @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

Very excited for the @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social "Meet the Expert" Summer series. An excellent start by our colleagues in @tcdeconomics.bsky.social . Watch to the end for a sneak peek at Sociology's contribution!

🆕 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

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 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

Professor Kat Chzhen is up this month for our Spotlight Series! 🔦 Kat shares her research on poverty and inequality across the life course, with a focus on childhood and adolescence. She also talks about her experience with fencing, where she competes internationally! www.tcd.ie/ssp/people/s...

Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social presenting on AI last night as part of @pintofscienceie.bsky.social "It's just amazing to speak to a mixed audience from all walks of life...all in a relaxed, informal, and engaging environment." @tcdssp.bsky.social Read more here: tinyurl.com/mrynb4jd

⏰Less than two weeks left to apply❗️ There's still time to apply for the Constantia Maxwell Scholarship and begin your journey on our exciting MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict. More details here ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ycj3k2f5. @tcdssp.bsky.social

🎓May Graduate Stories: Ryan Alberto Ó Giobúin (PhD in Quantitative Sociology 2022) shares how studying Sociology in @tcddublin.bsky.social led him to his current position as a Senior researcher in The University of Turku in Finland. Read more➡️https://tinyurl.com/tbebud9b @tcdssp.bsky.social

There is still time to apply for our PhD vacancy exploring the experience of refugee children in Irish schools. For more info on how to apply follow this link: t.co/fQZUYmFLaK

There's still time to book your free ticket for this exciting event tomorrow with professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social and @pintofscienceie.bsky.social #pint25

📵Should social media be banned for under 16s? Listen to our Professor Richard Layte weigh in on #TonightVMTV. You can catch the full discussion here: t.co/CZf8B2ODSd

👋We're hiring!👏The Department is currently looking for a Doctoral researcher to participate in an innovative project on the experience of refugee children in Irish schools. For more information and to apply follow this link: tinyurl.com/dc94e6rw @tcdssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social.

Do you think of AI as having a [email protected] will explore why that might be and the future of the technology in his talk at the Storyteller next Tuesday as part of @pintofscienceie.bsky.social. Book your free tickets here: tinyurl.com/3dwm9n5w #pint25 @TCD_SSP

📖Interested in our MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict? Applicants may also be eligible for the Constantia Maxwell Scholarship towards postgraduate tuition fees. Scholarship applications close on June 1st and more details can be found here: tinyurl.com/ycj3k2f5

🙌We are very excited to welcome Dr Joonghyun Kwak as Assistant Professor in #Sociology in August. His research focuses on globalisation, sustainable development and social inequality. @tcdssp.bsky.social

A huge congratulations to Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social on his Professorial Fellowship 🥳 Provost Linda Doyle read out the names of the new Fellows & Scholars this morning at Front Square. 👏 Read the full list of Fellows and Scholars ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3k4jpkrx @tcdssp.bsky.social

🚨 New Research 🚨 Professor @nicolekapelle.bsky.social has published a paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social with her co-author, Carla Rowold. 👏 🔗 Read the article here: tinyurl.com/2mn2bphj #sociology #sociosky @tcdssp.bsky.social

Still time to apply for this fully funded PhD position in quantitative sociology at @tcdsociology.bsky.social with @nicolekapelle.bsky.social!

We have new teaching fellow position at @tcdsociology.bsky.social! Deadline: 30 April Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

🎓 This month in Graduate Stories, Camilla Boler (MSc Comparative Social Change, 2022) shares her journey from postgraduate study @tcddublin.bsky.social to @ucddublin.bsky.social as a PhD student. Read more about Camilla's story 👇 www.tcd.ie/sociology/al... @tcdssp.bsky.social

🔎 New Research 🔎 Professor Philomena Mullen has published a new paper in the Australian Journal of Social Issues (Wiley). 👏 Read the article here 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @trinity-rdo.bsky.social #sociosky #sociology @tcdssp.bsky.social

💡 Sociology Seminar Series- 9th April 💡 We look forward to welcoming Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social to our seminar series next week! 👏

A packed house for our colleague @tahayasseri.bsky.social's inaugural lecture yesterday evening. A vital contribution to the conversation on AI and society. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mtaw8725 @tcdssp.bsky.social @workday.com @wearetudublin.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social @soham-centre.bsky.social

Looking forward to the latest in our Sociology Seminar series very shortly with Juliana Sassi of @maynoothuniversity.ie! @tcdssp.bsky.social

💫 New Research 💫 Professor Daniel Faas has co-authored a new paper in Irish Educational Studies. The paper examines parental school choice. 🔍 🔗 Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #sociosky #sociology @tcdssp.bsky.social

Congratulations to our colleague @katchzhen.bsky.social on her promotion to Associate Professor in our department! 🎉 🔗 Check out her recent research in social policy here: www.tcd.ie/sociology/ab... #sociosky @trinity-rdo.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social

This incredible FREE event takes place next Tuesday! Book your free ticket at the link below 👇 @tahayasseri.bsky.social @tcdssp.bsky.social

Join us on April 1st in Dublin for the launch of the TCD-TU Dublin Joint Centre for the Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM), a Centre dedicated to exploring societies where humans and machines coexist. Only 5 spots left! www.tcd.ie/soham/news-a...

🎓 This month in Graduate Stories, Émeline Cacciaguidi-Fahy (MPhil in Race, Ethnicity & Conflict, 2020) shares her journey from postgraduate study @tcddublin.bsky.social to global consulting with KPMG Australia. Read more about her path, experiences & advice below ⬇️ www.tcd.ie/sociology/al...

📖Sociology Seminar Series- Wednesday, March 26 We are looking forward to hosting Professor Diana-Roxana Galos for the latest in our Sociology Seminar series tomorrow. Her talk will take place online from 3-4pm. @tcdssp.bsky.social

A reminder that applications for our MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict are open until 31 July 2025. Get applying as early as possible! 👍

Join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social on 1st April. 👏 📆 Tuesday 1 April ⏲️ 6.15 p.m. 🏦 Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building Register for your FREE ticket ⏭️ tinyurl.com/yc6zz4ka @tcdssp.bsky.social

📚 New #PopDigest ! Do schools close or widen learning gaps between natives and immigrant children? Check out this excellent study on German schools by G. Passaretta @demosocupf.bsky.social & J. Skopek @tcdsociology.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/5b9xkntx