Philosophy Research at UCD
The School is home to a wide variety of philosophical research, including two research centres and international journals.
Our Research
Centre for Ethics in Public Life
The UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (CEPL) is a leading research centre and provides innovative courses for professionals on a broad range of contemporary ethical issues.
The Centre is proudly interdisciplinary and draws its thinking from a range of philosophical approaches to ethics. CEPL engages in thought and discussion about ethical issues of wide social import in public life.
UCD Newman Centre for the Study of Religions
A Recognised Research Centre of UCD dedicated to the academic study of religions and faith in all their forms, the Newman Centre for the Study of Religions includes members from across UCD and from other Irish universities whose research concerns aspects of religion and faith.
Societies and Journals
UCD School of Philosophy is a member of
- The Irish Philosophical Club
- (opens in a new window)The Irish Philosophical Society
- (opens in a new window)The Irish Society for the Philosophy of Time
- (opens in a new window)The Society for Women in Philosophy Ireland (SWIPI)
The School hosts the following journals
UCD School of Philosophy
Room D501 (5th Floor), John Henry Newman Building, UCD Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland T: +353 1 716 8186 | E: philosophy@ucd.ie | Location Map(opens in a new window)UCD Philosophy is ranked among the Top 100 Departments of Philosophy worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023–2025)