The European Consortium for Sociological Research @ECSR_Soc Annual Conference is in Dublin @TCDsociology June 15th to 17th 2026 and I have the honour of chairing the organising committee. The call for abstracts is open: ecsr2026.net Come join us.
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Congratulations to Prof Anne Holohan, Dept of Sociology, who pitched Transformation in Learning & Training at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas event. Social science curricula embedded in online roleplay games – watch out for launch in @tcddublin February 2023!
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Our own @LayteRichard is giving a seminar at @Flinders
Seminar this Thursday 29 Sep in Adelaide:
Prof Richard Layte, Trinity College Dublin: How does social position shape health and wealth across the life-course? @flindersbgl @SAHealth @RoyalAdelHosp @FlindersHmri @FlindersCNHS
Registration details here:
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Really looking forward to teaching the upcoming CPD module in Applied Behavioural Science @tcddublin @TCDsociology. 8 week online course starting 26/9/2022. Register now at tcd.ie/ssp/CPD
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Researchers call for action to address health inequalities in light of cost of living crisis
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@HealthyIreland @RCSI_Research
@tcddublin @QUBelfast #populationhealth
Officially stepped down as Head of Department of Sociology, TCD today! Now in the capable hands of Jan Skopek. Looking forward to getting more time for research
Why are rates of depression and anxiety up among teens? Does social media play a role? New research from #TeenPath @TCDsociology sheds new light bit.ly/3z6kU8Q
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Hope you can join us for our free Workshop on Inequalities in Health at @RCSI on Tues June 21st in conjunction with @TCD and @QUB . Registration is open at the link below. teams.microsoft.com/registra…
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🚨 NEW book!! 😃 Just got a copy of this brand new @politybooks on #Families #Gender #Sociology by my wonderful colleague Deborah Chambers (main author) @UniofNewcastle and myself! 🥳🥳
Link to the book here 👇🏼 / And thread below 🧵
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📢'The Lives of 20-Year-Olds: Making the Transition to Adulthood' - the latest Growing Up in Ireland report from Cohort '98 - launches Dec 14th, 10am. Registration for this online event is now open tinyurl.com/bde73ch2
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🎉Congratulations🎉 to our PhD Candidate Stefanie Sprong for receiving this year's @dcediy award for best presentation with a policy focus at #GUIConf21!
Minister announces recipient of @DCEDIY award for best presentation with a policy focus at #GUIConf21 as Stefanie Sprong @TCDDublin entitled "Do migration-related gaps find their roots in the period before formal schooling?"
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New research from Trinity sociologist @LayteRichard shows that the economic strain experience by families during Ireland’s great recession between 2009 and 2014 had a detrimental impact on young people’s performance in state exams at the age of 15.
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New evidence on how poverty shapes a child's future: new @ESR_news paper shows that the Great Recession in Ireland had a measurable impact on exam results. How? The fallout of financial strain on family relationships. tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
#TCDSociology is looking for a PhD student to do a deep dive on Trinity College Dublin archives to reclaim the lost history of African students at the College and their experiences in Irish society. Should be fascinating. Want to apply? tcd.ie/sociology/vacancies/p…
Would you like to partner with @TCDSociology for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship? We are inviting expressions of interest now!
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Exciting times @tcddublin and @TCDsociology as we add Black Studies to the curriculum in a module led by Dr Phil Mullen.
📢 We are delighted to announce that Dr Phil Mullen from @TCDsociology has been hired as the new Assistant Professor to lead the Trinity Elective in #Black #Studies #race #ethnicity #BLM #BlackLivesMatter at @tcddublin. Congratulations Phil on this very important academic role!!
Interesting blog piece from Yekaterina Chzhen
@kat_chzhen from @TCDsociology on the latest report from @UNICEFInnocenti on effects of austerity on child well-being in the UK.
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More women opting to breastfeed to protect babies against coronavirus irishtimes.com/news/social-a…
