Centres and Groups
UCD Institute of Criminology
The UCD Institute of Criminology is an Academic Centre within University College Dublin. It is located within the School of Law, Roebuck Castle, Belfield, Dublin 4.
The Institute's aims are:
To undertake high quality research on crime, criminal justice and the penal system in Ireland which contributes to the development of policy and practice and advances criminology as an academic discipline.To enhance public understanding through the dissemination of the results of research by various means, including the provision of training and formal education.To achieve these aims by collaborating with national and international organisations, including government departments, other research institutes, the community and voluntary sector. To create a centre of national and international excellence in criminology.UCD Commercial Law Centre
The UCD Commercial Law Centre is located in the School of Law in University College Dublin. Established as the Irish Centre for Commercial Law studies in 1989 under the Directorship of A. Vivion Gill, the Centre exists to promote conferences, seminars and workshops on issues in national and international commercial law, including financial services law, commercial property law and employment law. The Centre provides for a unique complimentary relationship between University College Dublin and the legal and business communities, as well as discharging the CPD functions of the School of Law.
The Constitutional Studies Group
The Constitutional Studies Group builds on a long and distinguished tradition of constitutional scholarship at UCD. By drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of current School of Law staff, the Group seeks to continue UCD’s proud record of excellence in the area of constitutional studies.
The Group has two core objectives. First of all, it aims to promote research in this area by providing an active and co-ordinated research community which engages in both traditional individual scholarship and collaborative and inter-disciplinary research. The Group is particularly committed to providing a supportive environment for early career postgraduate researchers within which they can avail of the Group’s extensive expertise.
Secondly, the Group also seeks to encourage understanding and discussion of constitutional law both in Ireland and internationally through a wide range of activities including publications, conferences, public lectures, research seminars, policy submissions and research projects.
At present, there are 11 academic members of the Group, whose current research includes work on European and Irish constitutional reform, democratic accountability, freedom of expression, privacy, the rule of law, regulatory governance, executive agencies and Irish constitutional history.
UCD Centre for Regulation and Governance
The UCD Centre for Regulation and Governance was established in 2010 to further enhance a strong track record of interdisciplinary research in the field and well-established international engagement with major academic centres internationally.