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Bridge across the Irish Sea for arts and humanities research and education

Friday, 01 November 2019

A special partnership has been signed to forge new research collaborations and educational projects between the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ and University College Dublin.

The institutions’ Faculties of Arts and Humanities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further develop educational and research links between both universities.

This initiative, developed by the Faculty of Arts at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ and the College of Arts and Humanities at University College Dublin is the first College-to-College and Faculty-to-Faculty MoU signed under the auspices of the Universitas 21 network.

The partners are working together to establish close research collaborations, graduate programmes, joint PhD supervision, and educational opportunities, including student mobility and enhancing the student experience.

University College Dublin and the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ are two highly successful international research-led universities, who have worked closely together through an Arts and Humanities Collaboration since March 2018. Nottingham’s Faculty and UCD’s College cover a comparable subject spread with shared expertise in Art History and Visual Studies, Classics, Cultural Policy/Studies, Drama, English, Film and Media, History, Modern Languages and Cultures, and Music (with Archaeology and Philosophy included in the collaboration through UCD College of Social Sciences and Law). 

Shared research themes have been identified in both institutions, including Culture, Digital Humanities, British and Irish Identities, Medical Humanities, and Translation, and collaborations are already ongoing between colleagues from both universities, particularly in Archaeology, Music, Modern Languages, and Philosophy. UCD and the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ have committed to strengthening this partnership through multi-disciplinary cooperation and collaboration across these faculties. 

Pictured at the signing ceremony at University College Dublin’s Belfield campus are (l-r); Professor Barbara Dooley, Dean of Graduate Studies and Deputy Registrar, UCD & U21 Senior Leader, Dr Aoife Whelan, Vice-Principal International, UCD College of Arts and Humanities (signing on behalf of Professor Sarah Prescott), Professor Mark Bradley, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and the Student Experience) signing on behalf of Professor Jeremy Gregory (ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´), Associate Professor Charles Ivar McGrath, Vice-Principal, Research, Innovation and Impact, UCD College of Arts and Humanities.

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For more information please contact Professor Mark Bradley via email mark.bradley@nottingham.ac.uk or Emma Rayner, Media Relations Manager for the Faculties of Arts/Social Sciences on +44 (0)115 951 5793 emma.rayner@nottingham.ac.uk 

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Ranked 97 in the world and 17th in the UK by the , the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ is a founding member of Russell Group of research-intensive universities. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ing at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.

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