Outreach & Education

Outreach and Education

Our Human Rights Centre runs a wide range of seminars, workshops, film-screenings and other social events throughout the year.  

Workshops and Seminars

The UCD Centre for Human Rights hosts a variety of research seminars and workshops throughout the academic year which are led by Centre staff and involve academic scholars, advocates, practitioners and policy makers in the human rights field.

You can read more about our recent workshop on the Implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland and our Conversation with Magdalene Survivors here.

Training and Education

Staff at the UCD Centre collaborate with each other in the delivery of UCD’s unique, inter-disciplinary Joint Masters in Human Rights courses.  You can find out more about these at the following links:

• LL.M. in International Human Rights
• (opens in a new window)MSc in Human Rights

Centre staff are also regularly engaged in human rights education and training initiatives aimed at a wide range of actors .

You can read more about these here:

• IRC Funded Project on Human Rights in Secondary Schools
• IHREC Funded Training for Secondary School Teachers
• (opens in a new window)UCD Accredited, IPA Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality

Film and Documentary Series

The UCD Centre for Human Rights has recently established a new Film and Documentary Series aimed at provoking learning and discussion on a wide range of human rights issues.  The format for each screening includes an introduction by a relevant expert followed by a discussion between audience members afterwards.

The programme for film and documentary screenings in Semester 1 of the academic year 2017/2018 will be published shortly.