Research
UCD Sociology is internationally renowned for its cutting-edge research. Our diverse community of faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and PhD researchers explore a wide range of topics.
Research
UCD Sociology is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, values reflected in our research. Our vibrant and collaborative research environment includes core strengths in social theory, qualitative and quantitative methods, applied sociology and computational social science. These are reflected in our faculty's individual research interests and research groups, organised around the following themes:
- Organised Violence, Peace and Nationalism
- Quantitative and Computational Social Science
- Diversities and Inequalities
We have strong links with a number of academic schools in cognate disciplines, as well as the following Institutes:
- UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy
- Institute of Criminology
- (opens in a new window)Institute of British Irish Studies
- Dublin European Institute
- (opens in a new window)UCD Clinton Institute
- Humanities Institute of Ireland
UCD Sociology is successful in attracting major research funding and our faculty and staff provide supportive research leadership.