Welcome from Professor Peter Shirlow, Head of the Institute

We are an interdisciplinary community of academics and students with an interest in Irish politics, history, literature, culture, society and language.  You will not only learn about Ireland's past and present, but also be able to spend time in Ireland either on a field trip or by taking a semester out at the National University of Galway.

You will also have the chance to compete for a place in the Washington Ireland Program and be invited to all our events, including a range of lectures given by leading academics, writers, politicians, peacemakers, Nobel Laureates and Presidents of Ireland. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. Our School Student Support Centre, based at 11 Abercromby Square, is open from 9am – 4.30pm, Monday – Friday (Wednesday 9am - 1pm), or you can email us at hlcenq@liverpool.ac.uk.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Institute in person.

If you are a Combined Degrees student, you may find that some of your Welcome sessions overlap. In this instance, you should attend the session from your ‘home’ department/area and aim to contact staff from the session you’re unable to attend to receive the key information. Details of your ‘home’ department/area and academic contacts can be found in the Combined Degrees Student Guide.