Study History at UCD
UCD School of History is Ireland's pre-eminent centre for historical teaching and research.
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Partitions and Borders
'Partitions and borders: a comparative and interdisciplinary conference' took place in UCD School of History in May 2018. Jointly organised by University College Dublin and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, this two-day international conference brought together scholars working on aspects of partition and border studies from multiple disciplines.
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The UCD War List and Roll of Honour, an Armistice Centenary
The First World War broke out at a time when the university was still in its infancy. In total, 116 students joined up during the war. At the time, the university had an enrolment of around 700 students, of whom 500 were eligible for service. This was by no means an insignificant absence in the corridors of Earlsfort Terrace. Read 'The UCD War List and Roll of Honour, an Armistice Centenary' by Dr Conor Mulvagh.
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First World War History Competition for Secondary Schools
The 2019 First World War History Competition for Secondary School welcomes proposals from individuals or groups of individuals wishing to submit a research project in one of the three categories selected for the Competition.
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David Rieff: In Praise of Forgetting
In October 2017 David Rieff visited Queen's University Belfast to speak about his book 'In Praise of Forgetting, Historical Memory and its Ironies'. The talk was jointly organised by the Belfast International Arts Festival and 'Commemorating Partition and Civil Wars in Ireland, 2020-23', an AHRC-funded project led by Dr Marie Coleman and Dr Dominic Bryan at Queen's.
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