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Welcome to the Department of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Ranked among the Top 150 Sociology departments in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023), we are a leading hub for research on migration, ethnicity and inequalities offering innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes among an internationally diverse student and staff community.
News
Constantia Maxwell Scholarship 2025/26
Postgraduate students who are considering the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, and Conflict may apply to be considered for the Constantia Maxwell scholarship for academic year 2025/26. The value of the scholarship is a €3,000 contribution towards taught postgraduate degree tuition fees (EU or Non-EU) in academic year 2025/26.
Graduate Stories
This month's Graduate Stories looks at Thomas Williamson (MSc in Comparative Social Change, 2023), who is currently working as a Social Research Interviewer for the National Centre for Social Research (UK). Learn more about his journey here!
Student Prize Ceremony 2024
The annual Student Prize Ceremony for the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy took place on 2 December in the Synge Theatre, with over 100 students, faculty, and guests in attendance. The event brought the School community together to honour outstanding student achievements across various disciplines
Recent Publications
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"The Role of Schooling in Equalizing Achievement Disparity by Migrant Background"Does schooling equalize achievement disparities among students with and without a migrant background? Giampiero Passaretta & Jan Skopek investigate this unexplored subject in the latest issue of Sociology of Education. -
"A new sociology of humans and machines"We need a radical overhaul of our understanding of human and machine interactions to combat new and urgent social challenges, according to a new international study just published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.
