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- 🗣️Very excited for today's Sociology Seminar, the first of a new semester! We will be joined online by Dr Véronique Altglas for her talk entitled "Judaizing Christianity and Christian Zionism in Northern Ireland: For God, Israel and Ulster"
- 🎓We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr Marco Seegers! Joining our Department as Assistant Professor, Marco brings expertise on how adult education intersects with inequality, social mobility, and the future of work. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2hsr53u6 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- 🎮 Are you interested in discovering how video games can aid social cooperation? An exciting new PhD opportunity in the TCD–TU Dublin research centre SOHAM will explore how games shape collaborative behavior and social norms.👉 Find out more and apply here:https://tinyurl.com/5fmpjpzv
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinStill time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie Abstract submission deadline: January 11! Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
- 📖"My research aims to realistically and empathetically characterize how individuals come to believe in conspiracy theories." Read more on the intersection of AI and conspiracy theories in the latest in our PhD Perspectives series:➡️ tinyurl.com/ytepebab @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinThrilled to announce the Handbook of Computational Social Science is officially out! 956 pages, 118 authors, and truly global, interdisciplinary perspectives. Deep thanks to the contributors and anonymous reviewers who shaped this over 4 years. Buy your copy now! @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin📣One more #tenuretrack Assistant Professor job going at TCD Sociology! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW155/a... Closing date: January 26 @tcdsociology.bsky.social @isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinCouldn’t be prouder of our Sociology students!
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- 👩🎓A huge congratulations to our amazing Sociology students whose efforts were recognised at last night's Student Prize ceremony The Department also congratulates all the students across the School recognised for their excellence! Learn more ➡️https://tinyurl.com/48hrejaf
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinA few updates on our Grokipedia analysis: we expanded our sample to 20,000 most edited articles on Wikipedia. Linguistic & stylistic differences are the same as reported before (Generally, Grokipedia articles are longer, more difficult to read, and less referenced.) @wikiresearch.bsky.social
- 📻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
- 🎓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
- 🗣️Looking forward to our seminar later today featuring Dr Ryan Alberto Gibbons entitled "Secondary effects of social origin during periods of economic contraction: a Finnish register-based analysis".
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinCome over to the Exams Hall to meet Sociology students and staff during #TrinityOpenDay
- 👩🎓Are you interested in studying Sociology? Come meet us at #TrinityOpenDay this Saturday. You can pop by our stand in the Exam Hall or come to our Sociology presentations: ⏰11:10 in the Emmet Theatre, Arts Building ⏰14:45 in the Burke Theatre, Arts Building
- 👩🎓Are you interested in studying Sociology? Come meet us at #TrinityOpenDay this Saturday. You can pop by our stand in the Exam Hall or come to our Sociology presentations: ⏰11:10 in the Emmet Theatre, Arts Building ⏰14:45 in the Burke Theatre, Arts Building
- 🗣️Looking forward to today's Sociology seminar which will feature our own Dr Joonghyun Kwak and will be entitled "Meritocratic Culture and Trust in Political Institutions".
- 🚨New Research 🚨 Humans bring gender biases to our interactions with AI. In iScience from our Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social , visiting postdoc Sepideh Bazazi and Jurgis Karpus. 🤖Read more: tinyurl.com/wd3c67d9 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- ⭐ We're hiring! ⭐ We are currently hiring for two new Assistant Professor positions in our Department. 👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1 lnkd.in/gdAgN7Tx. 👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2 lnkd.in/gcAMkD3r
- 📣 Trinity College Dublin is hiring 2 #tenuretrack Assistant Professors in Sociology. 👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a... 👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a... @tcdsociology.bsky.social @isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social
- 🗣️Looking forward to our Seminar today where we will be joined by Dr Mastoureh Fathi from @ucc.ie for her talk entitled "Taste of Home: Men's Food Practices in Migration".
- Looking forward to our seminar with Dr Larissa Meier later today. 👏 Read more about our seminar series: tinyurl.com/bdhrsjx2
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinWe're hiring 2 Assistant Professors of Sociology: Gender and Sexuality and Environmental Sociology. At @tcdsociology.bsky.social, we aspire to be a method-agnostic group of solution-oriented sociologists. Join our welcoming community at @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social. Deadline 1 Dec. Link in the comment.
- 🤖For those that didn't manage to catch our Autumn Series lecture on AI with Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social it is now available on YouTube so these compelling ideas can meet an even wider audience! Follow this link to watch now: youtu.be/cDQaIQCdtgE?...
- Looking forward to our seminar later today with our own Prof Richard Layte entitled "When do socio-economic inequalities in non-cognitive skills emerge in childhood and what does this tell us?". Read more about this term's series here ➡️https://tinyurl.com/bdhrsjx2
- ⭐Our own Dr @katchzhen.bsky.social will join a jury of experts in adjudicating the Council of Europe Development Bank's Social Cohesion Award. The Award will grant €55,000 in funding in 2026 to social economy organisations. Read more: tinyurl.com/3syusjjt @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @coe.int
- 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
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinIt's an honour to be joining the jury for the CoE Development Bank Award for Social Cohesion. award.coebank.org/en/ Social entrepreneurs and social economy organisations in the CEB’s member countries compete for the €45,000 prize, with another two shortlisted projects to receive €5,000 each.
- Sociology Seminar Series - Wednesday October 22nd 💫 We look forward to welcoming Dr Michael Byrne from @ucddublin.bsky.social to our seminar series today at 3pm.👏 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- Professor @tahayasseri.bsky.social will deliver a guest seminar on Combatting Online Misinformation at the @ifisc.uib-csic.es this Wednesday. 👏 @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social For more information: tinyurl.com/yb73m47f
- Join Dr Phil Mullen for a discussion on the recent transformation of Ireland into a multi-ethnic and multicultural society. In conversation with Kieran Connell and Emer O’Neill the event is hosted by the European Parliament Liaison office. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/42pad5y6
- "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
- 🗣️Looking forward to our seminar later on from Katy Morris entitled "The Labour Market Link: Local occupational change and Brexit support". Should be a fascinating presentation and discussion.
- 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
- 🗣️Looking forward to this week's seminar shortly with Professor Ian Ross MacMillan entitled "Shelter from the Storm: Cohort Differences in Pandemic Exposures and Mental Health in the Early Life Course".
- 👩🎓Are you a Sociology student interested in taking the Foundation Scholarship Exams? We'll be holding an information session explaining all you need to know on Thursday, October 9th at 4pm. For more information follow this link ➡️ tinyurl.com/47bxac56
- 🧑🎓"I believe it's vital that young people engage with AI...with a grounded understanding of how it truly impacts our social lives and communities." Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social shared his research with 100 TY students last Friday in an outreach event. Read more: tinyurl.com/3sz2bdre
- 🗣️So exciting to kick off the Black Studies Seminar Series last night. Some fascinating talks to celebrate Black History Month! For more information and to register follow this link tinyurl.com/4d96frfy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- ✈️Looking forward to studying abroad? The Department of Sociology online information session for outgoing study abroad students will take place on Monday, October 6th at 4pm. For more details and to register for this zoom event follow the link: tinyurl.com/yc27wfs6
- 🎙️Check out this fascinating podcast by Prof @tahayasseri.bsky.social discussing AI and its ramifications for our society @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinIt was great to see a talk by Dr Ilyar Barardehi at @tcdsociology.bsky.social weekly research seminar on social inequalities in Irish children’s exam subject difficulty levels - findings from #LEARNINEQ
- 🗣️Excited to continue our seminar series later today. Our Research Fellow Ilyar Heydari Barardehi will be presenting on "Socioeconomic Inequality and the Role of Parental Expectations in Track and Subject-Level Placement in Irish Secondary Education".
- Join us this Thursday for "In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland" a powerful evening of reflection and dialogue on race, identity, and belonging in Ireland featuring our own Dr Phil Mullen 📍 Thomas Davis Theatre, Trinity College 🎟️ Free tickets: tinyurl.com/4yfjfmeu @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social
- 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.
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinThe 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!
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin📢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.
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- 🌞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
- 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
- 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
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin🚨#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!
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin🆕 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...
- Reposted by Department of Sociology, Trinity College DublinIt 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
- 🆕 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...
- 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
- 📖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
