Dear colleagues, I hope you are safe and well. I am pleased to announce that Trinity College Dublin will be offering a new Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science in the 2021-22 academic year. Details are set out below. Could you kindly circulate to students and colleagues who may be interested in learning more? Thank you Will Phelan *Applied Social Data Science* The demand for data-driven solutions in business, government and the non-profit sectors is increasing globally at a record pace. Employers in a wide range of industries now realise the need for talented individuals who are skilled in statistical and computational methods to provide insight into large and unique forms of data. Against this backdrop, Trinity will be launching a new Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Data Science starting in September 2021. This is a one-year, full-time programme that will prepare students who have a background in the social sciences to meet this growing demand for data scientists in the labour market. Specifically, this course will introduce you to fundamentals in quantitative social science research methods and state-of-the-art analytic approaches from the fields of statistics and machine learning. You will gain fluency in two highly demanded programming languages, R and Python, and will gain experience in analytical topics such as advanced statistics, machine learning, quantitative text analysis, and forecasting. This programme is designed for students who do not have an extensive computing or statistical background. Most students will have taken a basic statistics or quantitative research methods module equivalent during their undergraduate training, but this is not a formal prerequisite. To learn more about the programme and how you can apply, please visit: https://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/postgraduate/pg-dip-applied-social-data-science/ Please email me on boussalc@tcd.ie if you have any questions, I am happy to discuss it with you. Best, Constantine Boussalis Director, Applied Social Data Science Department of Political Science Trinity College Dublin