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• Dr (opens in a new window)Iarfhlaith Watson discussed the case of (opens in a new window)Peyvand Naimi, who is under threat of execution in Iran, with Aonghus Ó Lochainn on (opens in a new window)Tús Áite, on RTÉ RnaG on Wednesday 25 March.
• Dr (opens in a new window)Iarfhlaith Watson appeared on the Monday panel discussion of the programme (opens in a new window)Tús Áite, hosted by Fachtna Ó Drisceoil, broadcast on RTÉ RnaG on Monday 16 March.
• Professor (opens in a new window)Siniša Malešević gave an interview for the German (opens in a new window)ARTE TV station for their documentary on the transformation of violence.
• Dr (opens in a new window)Iarfhlaith Watson appeared on the programme (opens in a new window)Tús Áite, along with Sahar Rahmani, interviewed by Cearbhall Ó Síocháin, broadcast on RTÉ RnaG on Wednesday 18 February about the persecution of the Bahá'í community in Iran.
• Congratulations to Dr (opens in a new window)Sarah Carol on the publication of her article, "Local Communities, Distant Origins: How Cultural Distance and Local Context Shape Immigrant Ethnoreligious Infrastructures," with Jonas Wiedner, Merlin Schaeffer, and Susanne Böller in the (opens in a new window)American Journal of Sociology.
• Dr(opens in a new window) Iarfhlaith Watson appeared on the programme (opens in a new window)Tús Áite, broadcast from the GPO, on RTÉ RnaG on Thursday 15 January to celebrate 100 years of radio in Ireland.
• On 3 December 2025, Dr (opens in a new window)Iarfhlaith Watson addressed nearly 100 translators from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) across two sessions exploring his research on the Irish language — delivering one session in Irish and another in English, underscoring the vitality of Ireland's indigenous language within European(opens in a new window) institutional spaces.
• Prof. Siniša Malešević has published a new book '(opens in a new window)Nationalism as a Way of Life' with the Cambridge University Press (2025).
• (opens in a new window)Dr Boróka Bó has been awarded a CIFAR Catalyst Grant for her collaborative project, “Capital, Code & Community: How Venture Investors Shape the Gendered Trajectory of AI Innovation,” from the (opens in a new window)Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
• (opens in a new window)Dr Lea David’s book A Victim’s Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights received an honorable mention from the ASA Section on Peace, War, and Social Conflict in 2025.
• (opens in a new window)Dr Boróka Bó has been named one of only 12 researchers worldwide selected for the 2025–2027 (opens in a new window)CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars cohort. Backed by flexible funding and an elite, interdisciplinary network, she’ll advance cutting-edge work in (opens in a new window)Innovation, Equity and the Future of Prosperity that reimagines how communities flourish.
• Sociology's Commitment to Gender Equality is Honoured with Prestigious Athena Swan Award. Read more about it (opens in a new window)here.
• The School of Sociology at University College Dublin is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for a  PhD Scholarship, the application deadline is January 27, 2025
• On the 7th of November 2024, UCD Sociology & the Royal Irish Academy co-sponsored a symposium on the current landscape of academic publishing. Read more about it (opens in a new window)here.
• How did and how do nation-states in Europe react to Covid – the virus itself, the vaccine, and the aftermath? Find out online via the (opens in a new window)ASEN Seminar Series with Siniša Malešević (UCD), Lea David (UCD), Sarah Carol (UCD), & Gordana Uzelac (London Met), on Monday 30th September at 1630 UK time.
• 20/01/2024 Dr Mat Creighton publishes (opens in a new window)Hidden Hate: The Resilience of Xenophobia
• 19/01/2024 Dr Aogán Mulcahy publishes (opens in a new window)Crime and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1921 - 2021
• 02/01/2024 Congratulations to (opens in a new window)Dr Boróka Bó for receiving a Climate Adaption and Mitigation Grant from the (opens in a new window)UK Academy of Medical Sciences.
• 01/11/2023 Dr. Barbara Górnicka publishes (opens in a new window)Sex and Sexualities In Ireland: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• 03/03/2023 Congratulations to (opens in a new window)Dr. Boróka Bó for being selected as a Fellow at Stanford University (opens in a new window)CASBS for their inaugural summer diversity institute cohort.
• 05/10/2023 Ad Astra PhD Opportunity available.
• 06/09/2023 Congratulations to Mary Collins, Undergrad Administrator, who gained a place on the Professional Staff Partnership Programme funded by the HEA's Path 4 Universal Design Fund. This pilot programme is designed to support and accelerate the implementation of Universal Design through Student Supports and Services.
• 7/06/2023 Congratulations to Professor Siniša Malešević, who has received two awards from the American Sociological Association, (opens in a new window)PWSC - Awards. 
• 31/3/2023 Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sarah Carol being elected to the (opens in a new window)RIA Young Academy of Ireland.
• 21/02/2023 Professor Andreas Hess was interviewed by the Argentinian newspaper Lavanguardia about Judith Shklar's work.
• 15/02/2023 Congratulations to Assistant Professors Sarah Carol and Alexander Kondakov on winning IRC funding through their New Foundations Initiative, which aims to "enhance research partnerships with civic society organisations".
• Competition A decade of violence: monitoring anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in the era of the Russian gay propaganda law
• 14/11/2022 Dr. Alex Kondakov publishes Violent Affections
• 25/05/2022 The winners of the 2022 Young Sociologist awards are announced!
• 23/05/2022 (opens in a new window)Prof Andreas Hess | Royal Irish Academy marks election of 29 new members
• 16/11/2021 Special Issue Proposal: Irish Journal of Sociology | Call for Abstracts: Dynamics of Partition on the Island of Ireland
• 15/09/2021 Assoc Prof Sara O'Sullivan | HEA Funding Awarded for National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Project
• 10/09/2021 Conor K. Ward | 23rd June 1930 - 18th July 2021
• 23/07/2021 Sarah McAuley, UCD Social Policy and Sociology Student, Competing in Tokyo Olympic Games
• Prof Siniša Maleševic | Interview on Covid-19 and Nationalism in Croatia's 'Jutarnji list’
• 24/06/2021 Congratulations to Steven Loyal and Thomas Grund on their respective promotions to Professor
• 20/05/2021 First Issue of 'Society' under Co-Editorship of UCD Sociology's Prof Andreas Hess Published
• 12/05/2021 IRC Funded Project | Elderly (non)migrants’ narratives of home: A comparative study of place-making in Ireland and Slovakia (EMNaH) | Dr Mastoureh Fathi
• 10/05/2021 Broadcasting Sociology | Student Podcasts and Videos on Sociological Topics
• 21/04/2021 Society | Liberal Communitarianism: an Interview with Amitai Etzioni at 92
• 13/04/2021 UCD-SAI Young Sociologist Competition Winners 2020/21!
• 18/02/2021 Pof Andreas Hess | UCD Sociology Professor appointed co-Editor-in Chief of Society journal
• 06/01/2021 HRB Funding Awarded to Two UCD Sociology Led Initiatives Examining Covid Impacts
• 16/12/2020 José Antonio Gutiérrez wins Máire De Paor Award for best Social Sciences PhD Thesis
• 23/11/2020 NewsTalk FM Talking History Podcast | The Bosnian War | Prof Siniša Malešević
• 12/11/2020 Book Launch | Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory | Steven Loyal & Siniša Malešević
• 15/09/2020 Dr Seán L'Estrange | Colleges and COVID-19 in the Republic of Ireland: Update
• 03/09/2020 Dr Seán L'Estrange | Colleges and COVID-19 on the Republic of Ireland: The 'Campus Experience" as Public Health Problem
• 28/08/2020 Prof Siniša Malešević | El Pais interview on the Spanis translation of 'The Rise of Organised Brutality'
• 31/07/2020 Prof Siniša Maleševic | Grounded Nationalisms | Runner-up (honourable mention) in the 2020 Stein Rokkan Award
• 29/07/2020 Assoc Prof Mathew Creighton | Hidden versus revealed attitudes: A list experiment on support for minorities in Ireland
• 27/07/2020 Dr Seán L'Estrange | Testing Times: Viral surveillance and social control in post-lockdown societies
• 24/07/2020 So what next: Becoming Anti-racist | Dr Alice Feldman in conversation with Dr Ebun Joseph
• 21/07/2020 Opinion | Steven Loyal | Crèche Crisis in Ireland
• 17/07/2020 Opinion | Steven Loyal | Debenhams and its Workers - An Ominous New Normal?Dr Egle Gusciute | Leaving the most vulnerable behind: Reflection on the Covid-19 pandemic and Direct Provision in Ireland
• 01/06/2020 Dr Seán L'Estrange | Irish Covid-19 Testing Practices: Why They Matter. And Why They Don’t
• 01/06/2020 Purposeful solitude: reading Thoreau in a lockdown | Andreas Hess in Open Democracy
• 08/04/2020 Dr Seán L'Estrange | Irish Covid-19 Testing Practices: Claims and Evidence
• 19/03/2020 Coronavirus: European nations choose self-preservation over the Union | Siniša Malešević quoted in TRTWorld
• 16/03/2020 The Theorist of Belonging | Andreas Hess and Samantha Ashenden on Judith Shklar in Aeon