School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies

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Irish School of Ecumenics,
Loyola Institute Building,
Trinity College Dublin

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Our academics are involved in a wide range of activity which help communities in Ireland and internationally.

Sanctuary Work

Head of School and Associate Professor of International Peace Studies, Gillian Wylie is Chair of Trinity's Sanctuary Steering Committee and Sanctuary Fund Committee. These committees help provides scholarships, financial support, language supports and additional services to students who are refugees and asylum seekers. They also work to build solidarity and friendship between university communities, local people and those seeking sanctuary in Ireland. Find out more here. 

English Language Classes for Refugees

Gillian also volunteers with the Trinity English Language Classes for people in the International Protection System. Find out more here. 

 

four figures standingAl Quds Human Rights Clinic partnership

Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Brendan Ciaran Browne developed the Al Quds Human Rights Clinic partnership in 2016, alongside Dr Munir Nuseibah, Director of the Al Quds University Human Rights Clinic.

In 2016, they established an internship allowing Trinity students the opportunity to engage in human rights advocacy work on the ground in Palestine, with 16 students having completed the programme thus far. 

In 2018, the links between the institutions were further strengthened with a Visiting Professorship awarded to Dr Nuseibah to travel to Ireland, meet staff and students and engage in human rights advocacy work. Dr Browne was shortlisted for a Trinity Civic Engagement Award in recognition of the importance of this international partnership.

A renewed five-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the School of Religion, Theology & Peace Studies and Al Quds University Human Rights Clinic in 2023. Find out more here.

 

Games as a Multi-layered Security Threat (GEMS)

Research Assistant Professor, Maja Halilovic-Pastuovic is the coordinator of GEMS (Games as Multi-layered Security Threat) project. The project addresses the role of the video gaming ecosystem in the process of radicalization, looking to understand how the process takes place and the best measures to prevent the radicalization process. It brings together academic researchers, AI specialists, policy experts and a range of police authorities from across Europe to address this challenge.

GEMS is a Horizon Europe funded project that commenced in September 2023. Find out more here.