School of Social Work and Social Policy, TCD

18/12/2025

Dr Catherine Elliott O'Dare attends the Caring Communities in Japan and Ireland Seminar
https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news/caring-communities-in-japan-and-ireland/

18/12/2025

Professor Nicola Carr delivers her Inaugural Lecture titled ‘Doing Time: Rationalities, Practices, and Experiences of Punishment’
https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news/nicola-carr-inaugural-lecture/

17/12/2025

Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee of Social Protection by Dr Mel Cousins https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news/presentation-to-joint-oireachtas-committee-of-social-protection/

16/12/2025

Congratulations to Dr Suzanne Cahill on the launch of her book 'Human Rights in Dementia Care: A Good Practice Guide' https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news/book-launch-of-human-rights-in-dementia-care-a-good-practice-guide-/

12/12/2025

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The need for a human rights approach to dementia care was the focus of an event hosted by TCD School of Social Work & Social Policy this week. The panel discussion was held to mark the launch of a new book 'Human Rights in Dementia Care: A Good Practice Guide' co-authored by Suzanne Cahill and Fiona...

11/12/2025

From November 4th to 6th, 2025, Economics and Social Policy Student, Laetitia Nouaha, attended the UN Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, where she represented Plan International Ireland as a Youth Delegate. At the Summit, she participated in a panel discussion on “Through the Eyes of the Youth: Shaping Inclusive Social Protection and Decent Work,” where she discussed progressive employment and labour market policies for young people. Laetitia also participated in a fireside chat on the topic of “Addressing Structural Inequalities Through Girls’ Education for Inclusive Social Development,” where she discussed how poverty, gender norms, and digital exclusion impact girls’ education and protection with two other youths.

11/12/2025

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On Wednesday, Professor Nicola Carr , Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, delivered her Inaugural Lecture, ‘Doing Time: rationalities, practices, and experiences of punishment’, to a full house in the Robert Emmet Theatre at Trinity College Dublin | 3...

11/12/2025

We are Hiring - Postdoctoral Positions on the Legacies Project funded by the European Research Council https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news/we-are-hiring---postdoctoral-positions/

18/11/2025

From silence to reform: Re-imagining justice for victim-survivors of domestic violence and abuse in the family law system
https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news-events/

17/11/2025

Students and staff from the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity and the Social Work department St James' Hospital pictured at the launch of an Evaluation of a Social Work Tutor-Led Pilot Placement Programme at St. James’ Hospital on November 13th
https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/news-events/

13/11/2025

The school in conjunction with the School of Education, is pleased to be hosting a Dr Victoria Rawlings, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, at the University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work next week. We would like to invite you to attend Dr. Rawling’s interdisciplinary seminar Community-led research to transform school cultures of gender and sexuality in complex context on Tuesday the 18th from 4 pm in room 3080. All are welcome!

12/11/2025

Congratulations to Laidlaw Scholar and Senior Sophister Bachelor in Social Studies (BSS) student, Frøya Mostue-Thomas who has successfully graduated from the Laidlaw Scholar Leadership and Research programme and was awarded her parchment on 06/11/2025 in a ceremony for the 2024 graduating cohort, attended by the Provost, Linda Doyle, and held in Trinity's Exam Hall.

During her time as a Laidlaw Scholar, Frøya conducted research on women's experiences of homelessness in Dublin under the supervision of Dr Joe Whelan, created and launched a film, The Misconstrued Woman, and undertook a Leadership in Action programme in Camphill Solborg in Norway which was founded in 1977 and is an intentional community that functions as an anthroposophical living and working environment where people with and without disabilities lived communally.

Congratulation Frøya!