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Overview

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (SLLC) has a vibrant research culture, an international reputation for excellence and a diverse, yet focused, range of research activities. We are home to multiple funded research projects—including European Research Council and Research Ireland (formerly IRC) Laureate grants—and lead on, or participate in, active international research networks.

Republic of Conscience

Poet W.H. Auden famously contended that ‘poetry makes nothing happen’. Republic of Conscience research contests this understanding and has shown that the figurative language of poetry is used in ways that have real-life social, economic, and human rights consequences. Led by Professor Rióna Ní Fhrighil, this research deepens our understanding of how poetic language informs public opinion on human rights issues.

Human rights and poetry

Early Irish Manuscripts

Prof. Pádraic Moran’s work has brought new research on early Irish manuscripts and the linguistic and cultural traditions of early Ireland to public attention, transforming specialist scholarship into accessible cultural knowledge. Through national media, museum collaboration and high-use open-access digital resources, the research has made information on the origins of the Irish cultural tradition and Ireland’s formative European connections broadly accessible.

GLOSSAM

PIETRA

PIETRA (ERC CoG) is a study of the foundations on which the Catholic Church builds its multilingual communicative structures, and is the first, large-scale, multilingual study of the translation products and processes that underpin communication in global religion. The project focuses on translation practices in the institution of the Catholic Church and the multilingual communication of religious messages against a background of technological change.

Institutional translation

Our Research

We are home to nationally and internationally funded research projects. The School is affiliated with four research centres and institutes. Every year, we welcome potential PhD and Postdoctoral applicants.

SLLC Themes

Our research is distinctive and collaborative, and encompasses the following areas: Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Translation and Multilingualism (including minoritized languages); Philology in the area of Classical and Celtic Civilization; International Encounters and Migration; Decolonisation; Gender; Literature and Social Justice; and Environmental Humanities.

College Research

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Our Researchers

Our internationally recognised researchers are creative and collaborative - learn more from their profiles.

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Research Output

Browse research outputs from across the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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Postgraduate Programmes

We currently offer two MA programmes (in International Contemporary Literatures and in Translation Studies) as well as Structured PhD programmes.

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Postdoctoral Researchers

The School has a vibrant research culture, an international reputation for excellence and a diverse range of postdoctoral research projects.

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Research Centres & Facilities

Our centres, institutes and specialist facilities support interdisciplinary research, collaboration and researcher development across languages, cultures and historical periods.

Our Research Environment

Our Digital Research Resources

Discover open-access databases, digital editions and scholarly tools developed by researchers in the School for the study of languages, manuscripts and cultural heritage.

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SLLC Networks and Partnerships

Our researchers lead and participate in international networks connecting scholars, institutions, disciplines and research communities across Europe and beyond.

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