RESEARCH THEMES ACKNOWLEDGING SUPPORTERS

Research topics undertaken The Global Financial System Trinity is greatly indebted to Donal Donovan by the Grattan Scholars span our generous supporters who Financial Inclusion and Financial Sector Development in Anke Heydenreich the breadth of the School’s have enabled us to establish Developing Countries areas of expertise in the this flagship initiative: Susannah McAleese disciplines of Economics, A New Model for Development Aid: the Role of the Private Sector Philosophy, Political Science Hamish McRae & Frances Cairncross and Sociology. Current topics Types of Return Migrants and their Reintegration Patterns Nicholas O’Donohoe include: Understanding the Foundations of Micro-Enterprise Growth and Expansion: a Development Perspective JP Foundation

Synergies from Geographic Clustering of Creative Workers Rupert Pennant-Rea

Personality, Ambition and Political Careers Peter Sutherland

Migration and Clustering of Creative Workers The UK Trust for Trinity College The US Fund for

HONOURING We are delighted to prominent location in Trinity’s will also be invited to acknowledge the valuable role School of Social Sciences and special briefings and events that supporters play in the Philosophy and in all publicity in the School, including The Irish statesman Henry “The constitution may for a development of The Grattan and publications associated opportunities to engage with Grattan (1746-1820) is a time seem lost. The character Scholars. Our supporters will with The Grattan Scholars the Scholars on their celebrated graduate of Trinity of the country cannot be be acknowledged by name in a programme. Supporters research findings. College Dublin. He entered lost. While a plank of the parliament at a time when vessel holds together I will Ireland was facing great not leave her. I will remain challenges. Grattan was a anchored here; with fidelity strenuous and determined to the fortunes of my country, campaigner for constitutional faithful to her freedom, If you are interested in finding John O’Hagan Eileen Punch and political rights whose last faithful to her fall” out more about The Grattan Alumni Co-ordinator Associate Director words to the Irish House of Scholars programme or if you Economics Department Trinity Foundation THE GRATTAN Commons in 1800, continue to would like information on how Phone: +353 1 896 1065 Phone: +353 1 896 1714 resonate: to get involved as a supporter, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] please contact: SCHOLARS

www.tcd.ie/ssp THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY THE GRATTAN SCHOLARS “The combination of student PhD research allied to their teaching in the Freshman years is at the heart of the academic mission of the School. It is an aspect The School of Social Sciences The Grattan Scholars Scholarships are awarded Students are chosen not of our activity in Economics and Philosophy in Trinity programme supports annually to Ph.D. students only for their scholarly about which I have been College is at the forefront exceptional Ph.D. students of outstanding talent, from achievements, but also for passionate for many decades, as it of research and teaching in who have the potential to Ireland and abroad, who are their commitment to teaching contributes greatly to the research Ireland across the disciplines become future academic selected to study on a priority excellence and ambition to output of the Department, of Economics, Philosophy, leaders and influential voices research topic within the understand and improve often in areas of cutting-edge Political Science and for social and economic disciplines of Economics, society through research and research, and helps sustain Sociology. development. These Scholars Philosophy, Political Science education. The programme is a the top class undergraduate not only help to enrich and Sociology. Research vital cornerstone of academic teaching programme of which The School has developed the learning experience of topics align with the School’s development in Trinity. As the we all can be very proud. The a prestigious Graduate undergraduate students but areas of research expertise, cohort of Grattan Scholars Grattan Scholars are in a time Scholarship programme – their research work will have a including for example post grows, the programme will of recidivism in state funding The Grattan Scholars – with real impact on understanding euro crisis issues, European provide opportunities for essential to the continuation of the aim of advancing high the evolving challenges facing integration, migration and interdisciplinary work which this hugely successful research/ quality social science research society. policy relating to the creative will open up exciting new areas Trinity College builds on and teaching, we engage teaching model. its four-hundred-year-old students and society in the and teaching in Trinity, helping sector. of exploration and knowledge. tradition of scholarship to quest for knowledge, seeking to ensure that Trinity College Grattan Scholars Christina Kinghan (centre left) and Sara Mitchell (centre right) Professor John O’Hagan, with their supervisors Professors Carol Newman and John O’Hagan Department of Economics confirm its position as one of to achieve excellence in all continues to play a leading role the great universities of the we do. internationally in the field. world. Through our research SUSTAINING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP – SUPPORTING THE GRATTAN SCHOLARS

The Grattan Scholars By contributing to The The cost of supporting one Trinity is one of ’s To do this, we need to attract this by building a cohort of “I am delighted to see the Grattan programme was launched in Grattan Scholars, Trinity Grattan Scholar for four leading universities. Our students who will benefit from exceptional Ph.D. students Scholars community growing as 2012 thanks to the generous alumni and friends are years is €100,000. We are aspiration is to continue to the kind of education we offer, who will be the academic it is truly a fantastic opportunity. support of Trinity College playing a pivotal role seeking an investment by build on our reputation, so an education that promotes leaders of the future. It’s hard to believe that in just alumni and friends. in helping sustain and supporters of €25,000 a year that our name is known not critical enquiry through one year I have progressed from Provost of Trinity College Dublin strengthen research and over four years and would just in Ireland, Europe, and engaging with research and Dr. Patrick Prendergast being a teaching assistant for Building on these strong teaching excellence and be delighted to advise of America, but all around the scholarship, and an education small group tutorials to teaching beginnings, Trinity ensuring the College’s opportunities to contribute world as one synonymous that promotes independence the Mathematics and Statistics College is developing The continued success. to the initiative. with excellence in our core of mind – and one that draws module to a lecture theatre full of Grattan Scholars as an mission of education and professors from all around the first year students. My goal is to internationally recognised research, and committed to world to come and teach here. become a lecturer when I finish scholarship programme promoting innovation and The Grattan Scholarship my Ph.D. so I am gaining really which will attract intellectual entrepreneurship. programme helps us achieve invaluable experience.” talent from around the world Grattan Scholars Alan Walsh, Lisa Keenan and Katarzyna Kozien with the Provost 2012 Grattan Scholar and enhance Trinity’s global of Trinity College Dublin, Dr. Patrick Prendergast Sara Mitchell reputation.