School of Social Work and Social Policy, TCD

15/01/2026

THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL POLICY
ANNOUNCES 2 PhD STUDENTSHIPS (SOCIAL WORK SPECIFIC)
Applications are invited for two School PhD Studentships [Social Work] 2026-2027. These awards provide a stipend of €25,000 p.a. and EU fees for the four years (fulltime or part-time) of a Structured PhD programme. If the successful applicant is a non-EU student, they must make up the balance of their fees. For more information go to: https://www.tcd.ie/swsp/courses/postgraduate/structured-phd-programme/swsp-phd-fees-funding--scholarships/ or scan the QR Code below.

14/01/2026

Considering a career in Social Work? Join us for a lunchtime webinar on January 27th to learn more about the MSW at Trinity College Dublin. All are welcome! Register here and remember, our application deadline for 2026 is the 12th of February: https://tinyurl.com/yuwjmvf2

12/01/2026

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Systems Approaches to Public Health

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are leading a new Special Issue for the journal Systems titled “Systems Approaches to Public Health: Navigating Complexity and Advancing Equity”.

Guest edited by Dr Sarah Parker (Centre for Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine) and Dr Louise Caffrey (School of Social Work and Social Policy), the Special Issue focuses on advancing practical applications of systems thinking and complexity science across public health, health systems and policy. This Special Issue seeks contributions that demonstrate how systems approaches can be used to understand these challenges, improve interventions and strengthen equity-focused action.

Themes of interest include:
• evaluating complex public health interventions through a systems lens
• applications of complexity frameworks to address health inequalities
• innovations in system dynamics, agent-based modelling, networks or participatory methods
• soft systems approaches involving trust, relationships, culture or leadership
• socio-technical systems shaping population health
• emergent behaviours and unintended consequences in health system reform
• digital and data-driven systems approaches for integration and rapid response
• equity, power and structural determinants as system drivers

Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
Researchers working across public health, complexity science, health systems, equity and related areas are encouraged to consider contributing.
For further information, please contact Dr Parker (SAPARKER@tcd.ie ) or Dr Caffrey (louise.caffrey@tcd.ie)

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/