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The Study of Religions Department at UCC is the only department dedicated to the study of religions on the island of Ireland. Our courses are solely taught from a non-theological and non-confessional perspective.

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11 Dec 2025

Dr. Amanullah De Sondy presents Keynote Address at Tyndall Institute’s ‘Language of Belonging’ Cultural Event

Dr. Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam, delivered the keynote address at the Tyndall Institute’s Cultural Event on 11 December 2025. 
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05 Dec 2025

Dr. Amanullah De Sondy on RTÉ’s ‘Today’ TV Programme discussing toys, professional decorators and the ethics of gratitude

Dr. Amanullah De Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam was live at Cork’s RTÉ studios on RTÉ's TV show ‘Today’ for ‘Friday’s Good News’ discussing toys for Christmas, professional decorators and the ethics of gratitude  on Friday 5th December 2025.
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Pictured: First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska (right) is pictured with Minister for Further & Higher Education, James Lawless, TD (left); Professor James Kapaló; and Professor Ursula Kilkelly, UCC Vice-President of Global Engagement.
03 Dec 2025

University College Cork joins global coalition for Ukrainian Studies

Staff from Study of Religions Department, Professor James Kapaló and Dr Tatiana Vagramenko, led the initiative for UCC to join the Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies, becoming one of the first Irish Institutions that have committed to embedding Ukrainian history, politics, society, language and culture in their research agendas and teaching programmes.
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26 Nov 2025

American Academy of Religon Annual Meeting in Boston (USA) 2025

Dr. Amanullah De Sondy (Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam) and Dr Jenny Butler (Lecturer in Study of Religions) attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) in Boston (22-25 November). The world's largest association of scholars in the field of religious studies and related topics established in 1909. It has some 10,000 members worldwide.
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