History in University College Dublin Today
Following in the footsteps of the Eoin MacNeill, the School of History and Archives has some notable scholars amongst its staff. These staff include Professor Edward James (medieval history), Dr. Judith Devlin (19thC France, 20thC Russia), Dr. Declan Downey (early modern Europe and Asian studies), Professor Diarmaid Ferriter (Modern Irish history), Dr. Sandy Wilkinson (early modern Europe) and Professor Robert Gerwarth(Modern European History). John McCafferty also holds the position of the head of school. The school also awards a number of annual chairs for visiting lecturers. In 2011/12, Professor Douglas Egerton held the Mary Ball Washington Chair for American history, while Mark McKenna and Hamish Maxwell-Stewart held the Keith Cameron Chair for Australian history.
The school comprises approximately 1,200 students. 1,000 of these are taught at undergraduate level, the remainder are postgraduate students. The school is responsible for history programs at the BA, MA, MLitt and Ph.D level. Many graduates have gone on to take up research places at other top universities across the globe. Prominent University College Dublin history graduates in Irish society today include journalist Kevin Myers, broadcaster Phillip Boucher-Hayes, Entrepreneur Denis O'Brien, TV personality Ryan Tubridy and bestseller Maeve Binchy.
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