About
UCD Humanities Institute showcases the university's expertise and scholarship in the humanities and stimulates new interdisciplinary areas of research of international distinction.
THE UCD HUMANITIES INSTITUTE (HI) was established in 2001 under the HEA Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) and moved into its bespoke building in 2003. It forms a key component of UCD’s strategic mission to develop as a globally recognised and research-intensive university. Within UCD the institute acts as principal hub for interdisciplinary enquiry and discussion in the humanities and between the humanities and other areas of social and scientific research.
Since its foundation the Humanities Institute has established itself as a dynamic research platform by providing strategic, financial and administrative support and fostering research excellence in the humanities. It provides bespoke research facilities, research funding, tailored training, and administrative support to stimulate innovative research in emerging fields, develop capacity in interdisciplinary research collaboration and promote the university’s impact agenda. The HI also showcases the university’s excellence in the arts and humanities through public engagement activities. It will continue to sustain and promote the primary functions of humanities research: generating understanding based on historical, philosophical, linguistic and cultural knowledge, promoting critical thinking and nurturing creative capacity.