Our Research

Research in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is dynamic, exciting, and cutting edge. Our faculty and students are research leaders in diverse areas, from early modern studies, Irish literature, and hate crime legislation to Gregorian chant, digital learning, and Seanad reform. Award-winning writers and engaged researchers, the AHSS community boasts ambitious research aims as well as the expertise, skills, and global networks to achieve them. They’re supported in their efforts by excellent research infrastructure in the Faculty and the wider university; and they both benefit from and contribute to the university’s lively research culture.

As well as excellent researchers, AHSS members are also excellent teachers, routinely winning prizes for the educational experiences they provide and fostering pedagogical innovation through both taught and research postgraduate degrees. These include traditional research MA and PhD programmes as well as state-of-the-art structured PhD programmes and taught MA programmes in topics ranging from the history of the family, creative writing, and European studies, to Irish, community research and journalism, and ethnomusicology.