UCD Open Learning gives adult learners the opportunity to study a range of undergraduate modules in UCD. There are no formal entry requirements and Open Learning modules are open to everyone. Individuals can take any combination of modules for interest only (audit) or deepen their learning by completing course assessment (credit).
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'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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On 12 October 2018 UCD Centre for War Studies invited some of the leading scholars of civil wars to UCD School of History to discuss their unique approaches to the subject. Taking part in the seminar were: Dr. Anne Dolan (Trinity), Professor Stathis Kalyvas (Oxford), and Professor Glenda Gilmore (Yale / UCD). The discussion was chaired by Professor Robert Gerwarth (UCD).
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On 1 November 2018 Professor Colley visited University College Dublin to give the UCD Arts and Humanities Annual Lecture, in partnership with the School of History. In her lecture - 'Inscribing a Modern World: Constitutions Across Histories and Literatures' - Professor Colley examines the contagion and evolution of written constitutions throughout the world from the 17th Century right through to the present day...whilst exploring the adaptation needed for the future, in the new and constantly changing technological environment..
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In episode 18 of History Hub's podcast series – ‘Kingdom, Empire and Plus Ultra: conversations on the history of Portugal and Spain, 1415-1898‘ - Professor Ben Vinson III is in conversation with series host Dr Edward Collins. In the episode, which is available to podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud, they discuss Mestizaje and the Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico.
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