Richard Layte

@TCDSociology are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor with expertise in political sociology. @TCDSociology is analytical, critical and methodologically diverse. ttps://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW155/assistant-professor-in-sociology

The European Consortium for Sociological Research @ECSR_Soc Annual Conference is in Dublin @TCDsociology June 15th to 17th 2026 and I have the honour of chairing the organising committee. The call for abstracts is open: ecsr2026.net Come join us.

@NicoleKapelle @TCDsociology Looking forward to welcoming you to Trinity College and Dublin!

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥! This fall, I’ll be joining @TCDsociology as an Assistant Professor, focusing on quantitative sociology of inequality & life course. Excited for this new chapter & immensely grateful to my friends & colleagues for their unwavering support! 🙏🎉🥰

@AerneAnnatina Looking forward to welcoming you to Dublin and Trinity College!

Come visit me in Dublin! I look forward to starting a new job as an assistant professor of economic and organizational sociology at Trinity College Dublin this fall.

@orladoyle_econ Congratulations Orla! That’s brilliant news!

I guess this was worth it. 9 months later I’ve popped a professorship (of sorts)!

George Berkeley, slavery, and TCD @Phil_Mullen_ - @IrishTimes

Congratulations to Prof Anne Holohan, Dept of Sociology, who pitched Transformation in Learning & Training at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas event. Social science curricula embedded in online roleplay games – watch out for launch in @tcddublin February 2023!

Our own @LayteRichard is giving a seminar at @Flinders

Really looking forward to teaching the upcoming CPD module in Applied Behavioural Science @tcddublin @TCDsociology. 8 week online course starting 26/9/2022. Register now at tcd.ie/ssp/CPD

Researchers call for action to address health inequalities in light of cost of living crisis thejournal.ie/cost-of-living… @HealthyIreland @RCSI_Research @tcddublin @QUBelfast #populationhealth

Officially stepped down as Head of Department of Sociology, TCD today! Now in the capable hands of Jan Skopek. Looking forward to getting more time for research

Why are rates of depression and anxiety up among teens? Does social media play a role? New research from #TeenPath @TCDsociology sheds new light bit.ly/3z6kU8Q

Hope you can join us for our free Workshop on Inequalities in Health at @RCSI on Tues June 21st in conjunction with @TCD and @QUB . Registration is open at the link below. teams.microsoft.com/registration/5…

🚨 NEW book!! 😃 Just got a copy of this brand new @politybooks on #Families #Gender #Sociology by my wonderful colleague Deborah Chambers (main author) @UniofNewcastle and myself! 🥳🥳 Link to the book here 👇🏼 / And thread below 🧵 politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

📢'The Lives of 20-Year-Olds: Making the Transition to Adulthood' - the latest Growing Up in Ireland report from Cohort '98 - launches Dec 14th, 10am. Registration for this online event is now open tinyurl.com/bde73ch2

🎉Congratulations🎉 to our PhD Candidate Stefanie Sprong for receiving this year's @dcediy award for best presentation with a policy focus at #GUIConf21!

New research from Trinity sociologist @LayteRichard shows that the economic strain experience by families during Ireland’s great recession between 2009 and 2014 had a detrimental impact on young people’s performance in state exams at the age of 15. tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

New evidence on how poverty shapes a child's future: new @ESR_news paper shows that the Great Recession in Ireland had a measurable impact on exam results. How? The fallout of financial strain on family relationships. tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

An op-ed by @TCDsociology's Dr Camilla Devitt on #Sláintecare reform. irishtimes.com/opinion/sl%C3%…

#TCDSociology is looking for a PhD student to do a deep dive on Trinity College Dublin archives to reclaim the lost history of African students at the College and their experiences in Irish society. Should be fascinating. Want to apply? tcd.ie/sociology/vaca…