
Research, Innovation and Impact
Our research explores pressing global issues from a wide variety of perspectives

Research Themes
At the heart of research in UCD College of Arts and Humanities are eight research themes bringing together and supporting the combined research excellence from across the College’s Schools, Institutes, Centres and subject disciplines. The theme strands provide a coherent and enabling framework for the development of interdisciplinary expertise and a refreshed approach to partnership, collaboration and public engagement.

UCD College of Arts & Humanities Research Strand Report, 2020-2024
Read the report for UCD Arts and Humanities Research Strategy 2020-2024.
This report covers all the work completed during the 2020-2024 period and is a repository of the extensive work underway for each theme, including academic work, public engagement and impact.
Arts and Humanities Research Strategy Report 2020-2024
Arts and Humanities Research Strategy Report 2020-2024 - Gaeilge

Research Institutes & Centres
The UCD College of Arts and Humanities has a close working relationship with a diverse range of dynamic UCD Institutes and Centres:
- (opens in a new window)UCD Clinton Institute for American Studies
- UCD Humanities Institute
- UCD Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute
- UCD Centre for Australian Studies
- UCD Centre for Canadian Studies
- UCD Centre for the History of the Media
- UCD Centre for the Study of Gender, Culture and Identities
- UCD Centre for War Studies
- UCD Lárionad de Bhaldraithe do Léann na Gaeilge / Centre for Irish Language Studies
- UCD Centre for the History of the Medicine in Ireland
- (opens in a new window)UCD Centre for Gender, Feminisms & Sexualities
- UCD James Joyce Research Centre
- UCD Craig Dobbin Chair of Canadian Studies