Giles Mandelbrote HII Master Class National Library, 15 May 2009 Globalisation I Conference Humanities Institute, 3 November 2007 Globalisation II Conference Newman House, 16 May 2008 Graduate Conference in Hispanic Studies Humanities Institute, 31 March 2006 HII and Worth Library Event Worth Library, 22 September 2008 HII Knowledge Economy Debate Humanities Institute, 8 November 2008 Hugo Hamilton Lecture Humanities Institute, 18 April 2008 Dr Marc Caball and Hugo Hamilton Humanities Institute, 18 April 2008 Launch of the Irish Virtual Research LIbrary & Archive Newman House, 17 September 2007 Print Cultures I Conference Newman House, 1 June 2007 Print Cultures II Conference Newman House, 20 June 2008 Professor Alain Peyraube Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 26 October 2006 Professor Catriona Kelly Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 18 May 2009 Professor Jay Winter Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 1 November 2005 Professor Julia Kristeva guest lecture Humanities Institute, 1 June 2004 Professor Julia Kristeva Humanities Institute, 1 June 2004 Professor Julian Thomas Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 5 December 2007 Professor Merlin Donald Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 25 May 2006 Professor Philip Esler Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 2 November 2006 Professor Shearer West lecture Humanities Institute, 12 March 2009 Professor Sheila Slaughter - HII/IADT lecture Humanities Institute, 19 September 2008 Professor Steven Uran Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 10 March 2007 Professor Steven Uran Graduate Master Class Humanities Institute, 10 March 2007 Professor Wolfgang Iser Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 9 March 2006 HII / Living Imprint 'Surviving History' Event UCD, 27 May 2009 Tom McCarthy Lecture on Career Pathways Humanities Institute, 7 May 2009 UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland Belfield, University College Dublin Upheavals of Memory, HII Graduate Conference Humanities Institute, 28 April 2007 HII Canadian Studies - Wayne Johnston & Glenn Patterson event Newman House, 12 June 2008 Noam Chomsky Lecture Humanities Institute, 2 November 2009 Professor Sally Wyatt Distinguished Guest Lecture Humanities Institute, 17 November 2009

Welcome to the website of the UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (HII)

UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (HII) was established in 2002 with funding from the Higher Education Authority's Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) to provide a creative architectural and conceptual space for interdisciplinary research in the humanities and allied disciplines.  The HII is developing and implementing a series of interdisciplinary research programmes under the theme Culture, Society and Change.  There are currently 27 doctoral scholars and 2 post-doctoral scholars attached to the Humanities Institute working on research topics from a wide range of perspectives within the arts and human sciences.  The programmes are complemented by the development of an innovative Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive (IVRLA) that entails the creation of an electronic platform for research materials held within various UCD libraries and archives.  The Humanities Institute is based in a state of the art building on the UCD Belfield campus.

The HII forms an integral element within UCD's strategic mission to develop as a research intensive university.  The HII has set itself the objective of enhancing the critical mass and international visibility of interdisciplinary research in the humanities at UCD by acting as a laboratory for the study of culture and the human experience.  It is working to complement research undertaken within related UCD Schools while concurrently providing a dynamic environment for the delivery of interdisciplinary or postdisciplinary research that transcends the intellectual boundaries of a particular subject or discipline.  In the medium to longer terms, the HII aspires to develop as a driving force for knowledge transfer and sharing within UCD and in the context of the humanities and social sciences in Ireland and Europe.

If you are interested in holding your event in the Humanities Institute seminar room please click here for guidelines on booking.  Facilities include dual data projectors, a laptop, video conferencing and more.  There is a small charge for use of our state of the art facilities. 

Please browse through our website for information on our many varied events, our research, people and lots more and feel free to contact us with any queries or comments. Thanks.

Contact Details:

UCD Humanities Institute of Ireland (HII)
University College Dublin
Belfield
Dublin 4

Please send all generic queries to hii@ucd.ie