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Social Policy, Social Work, Community Work, Youth Work, Early Years & Childhood Education, Research
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Research
We are a research active School with a strong commitment to both applied and more theoretical research
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Community Engagement
Many of the staff are involved in civil society, working actively in the voluntary and community sector
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News and Events
15 Dec 2025
Barnahus Ireland Professional Education Project Delivers Pilot Advanced Level Trauma-Informed Care Training at UCC
Pilot in Advanced Level Trauma-Informed Care Training at University College Cork
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09 Dec 2025
A very well attended Postdoctoral Research Showcase was held in the School on Dec. 8th, 2025.
Five Postdoc. Researchers share details of their exciting research projects.
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20 Nov 2025
School attains the Athena Swan Ireland Bronze Award
We are delighted to announce the conferral of an Athena Swan Ireland Bronze Award on the School of Applied Social Studies in recognition of our efforts to recognise and address gender inequalities.
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03 Oct 2025
Webinar #12: Working conditions of social workers under neoliberalism: challenges to professional discretion
Friday 3rd October 2025, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Click here to watch the webinar. Presenters: Dr Jessica Toft, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, USA Image copyright: overkil6 from https://www.freeimages.com/photo/mechanical-clock-1234989
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