Professor in Sociology @tcddublin | Founding Director MSc Comparative Social Change | Former Head @TCDsociology | #Migration #Education #Identities| He/him

Joined March 2021
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Joint MSc Comparative Social Change between @TCDsociology & @ucdsociology. Study #migration #education #health #globalisation #gender #religion & #digitalisation in a cosmopolitan environment. Apply now for Sept 2025 at: bitly.ws/UaMs, more at: youtu.be/RsuFNVbKh0o
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Fourth and final paper from my PhD (with Camilla Devitt and @FaasDaniel) is out today in @sociologyjnl, with perfect timing as I passed my viva just yesterday with minor revisions 🎉
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#ERSNew 🐣🔓 @ClaudiaPeroni6, Camilla Devitt and @FaasDaniel analyse interpretive frames in political and media discourse on forced migration in Italy and Ireland. Article: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.202…
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Frames of #forcedmigration: a comparative analysis of political and #mediadiscourses in #Italy and #Ireland Authors: Claudia Peroni @ClaudiaPeroni6, Camilla Devitt, Daniel Faas @FaasDaniel Trinity College Dublin Coming soon! #politicaldiscourse
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Trinity climbs to 75th place in 2026 QS @worlduniranking up 12 places from last year, its highest ranking in a decade. The increase is due in large part to strong performance in the Academic Reputation and the Employer Reputation categories. Read more at tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
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Interested in a fully-funded PhD position? Join me @tcddublin @TCDsociology @TCD_SSP to work on an exciting new interdisciplinary project comparing Ukrainian and non-European refugee children in Irish schools. For more information and to apply click here: tinyurl.com/dc94e6rw

👋We're hiring!👏The Department is currently looking for a Doctoral researcher to participate in an innovative project on the experience of refugee children in Irish schools. For more information and to apply follow this link:tinyurl.com/dc94e6rw @TCD_SSP @TRiSSTCD @TCDsllcs
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🚨New Research ✍️ Our colleague Daniel Faas has co-authored a new paper appearing in Irish Educational Studies on parental school choice 🏫👨‍🎓 tinyurl.com/2ew58v45 @TCD_SSP @ESRIDublin
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💫New Research 💫 Professors Camilla Devitt and @FaasDaniel have published a new paper, co-written with @ClaudiaPeroni6, in International Journal of Comparative Sociology. Read the paper 👉tinyurl.com/mt8ucbsf @TrinityResearch @TCD_SSP @SageSociology
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Well done @aaroncckoay, graduate of our MSc Comparative Social Change offered jointly by @TCDsociology & @ucdsociology Great to see the impact of your research & joint article w/ Camilla Devitt of @tcddublin @TCD_SSP in Qualitative Health Research journal doi.org/10.1177/104973232413…
Pharmacy reforms, including legislative changes, are needed to boost Ireland’s pandemic preparedness, according to new health policy research from @TCD_SSP. Read more here: tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
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The 4th @tcddublin Alumni Meeting in the Philippines took place last night at the Residence of the new Irish Ambassador Emma Hickey. Thank you also to DHoM Erica Duffy and Team @IrlAmbManila. Great to catch up with Filipino & Irish TCD alumni 🇮🇪🇵🇭
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🎓 This month in Graduate Stories we talk to 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 here: tcd.ie/sociology/alumni/grad…
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Great to read the success story of @aaroncckoay who graduated from our unique MSc Comparative Social Change delivered jointly by @TCDsociology @tcddublin & @ucdsociology @ucddublin. Several of our MSc graduates embark on research careers at top international universities.
🎓 This month @aaroncckoay (MSc in Comparative Social Change, 2022) shares his journey from pharmacist to PhD researcher at @ucl. Read more about his work, career path, and advice for future students here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/47z6ckmx
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Here is the link (shorturl.at/xjQG2) to the recording from yesterday’s live info session for those who could not make it. Looking forward welcoming you to Dublin in September 2025 for the MSc Comparative Social Change programme delivered by @TCDsociology and @ucdsociology
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Congratulations @SorchaMellon on winning a highly competitive @Researchirel PhD scholarship. Very proud of you & look forward working w/ you & @AimieBrennan on this innovative project examining school-community links & dynamics of DEIS schools in Ireland @TCDsociology @tcddublin
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Don't miss tomorrow's #TCDSocSeminar by Dr Nicole Kapelle (@NicoleKapelle), currently at @TCDsociology, affiliated @HumboldtUni @NuffieldCollege: "Uncovering What Matters: Family Life Course Aspects and Personal Wealth in Late Working Age"
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Here is a podcast we recorded at @Workday to discuss my Workday Chair of Technology & Society at @tcddublin & @WeAreTUDublin It was good fun to do this! ‘Decoding AI & Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Society’ on.soundcloud.com/jMxYGwZxJx… @TCD_SSP @TCDsociology #TrinityResearch

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Ambassador Emma Hickey was delighted and very honoured to present Letters of Credence to President Marcos in Malacañan Palace. Looking forward to deepening the strong economic, cultural and people-to-people ties between our two nations
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Trinity Provost @lindadoyle calls for further higher education funding, warning that Irish universities risk a quiet and gradual decline due to funding shortages. Read more tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori… #budget2025 #InvestInHigherEd
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Delighted to announce the publication of “Upward Mobility and Class Inequities Among Filipino Migrant Nurses in the Republic of Ireland” w/ @arnie_trinidad in @sociologyjnl, discussing class conditions and mobility from a transnational frame 🇵🇭🇮🇪 Read at: doi.org/10.1177/003803852412…
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Arnie Cordero Trinidad and @FaasDaniel use Bourdieusian class analysis to examine the nuances in the upward mobility of Filipino nurse migrants in the Republic of Ireland as they move from the Philippines to Ireland. Read #OpenAccess below. doi.org/10.1177/003803852412…
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