New collaboration with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on criminal networks

Dr Thomas Grund from the School of Sociology is now scientific consultant for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on a research project about "the influence of criminal networks on children’s offending behaviour in Ireland". More about this research on criminal networks in Ireland conducted by Dr Redmond and previous findings here.

Podcast with Peter Hedstrom on Analytical Sociology

New episode of "Dublin Calling", the UCD School of Sociology Podcast, with Prof. Peter Hedstrom (University of Oxford / Linkoping University). We talk about Analytical Sociology and flooding in Oxford.

UCD Postgraduate Open Day Monday 20 February

The College of Social Sciences and Law postgraduate open day will be held on Monday 20 February from 3-5pm in the Sutherland School of Law, UCD

Faculty and students from the School of Sociology will be in attendance to answer prospective students' questions about our 6 masters programmes

Prestigious Fulbright Commission Appointment

Dr Anne Cleary has just been appointed to the board of the Fulbright Commission by the Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade. More details on the Fulbright Programme are available here http://www.fulbright.ie

Podcast with Prof. Kaesler on Max Weber and Tony Soprano

New episode of "Dublin Calling", the UCD School of Sociology Podcast, with Prof. Dirk Kaesler. We talk about Max Weber, Donald Trump and Tony Soprano.

https://soundcloud.com/ucdsociology822612666/dublin-calling-1-dirk-kaesler-marburg?in=ucdsociology822612666/sets/ucd-school-of-sociology

Dr Amanda Slevin gets job at NUIG

Dr Amanda Slevin - who completed her doctorate with us here in UCD School of Sociology, and has been working on the Generation What? project, which should be aired on RTÉ2 later in the year – has been appointed to a lecturing position in the School of Political Science and Sociology at NUI Galway. Congratulations Amanda!

RTE shooting on campus with former students

RTE was shooting on campus yesterday for the documentary "Generation What?", which is scientifically accompanied by several members of the School of Sociology at UCD. The documentary is about the young generation in Ireland, their values, ideals and aims in life. Our former students Kevin Myers and Amanda Slevin will present the sociological findings from interviews and a larger survey carried out in 2016.