University Philosophical Society
| Formation | 1683 |
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| Type | Student debating union |
| Headquarters | Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
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Senior Patron | Linda Doyle |
President of the 340th Session | Annika Ramani |
| Website | New.TrinitySocieties.ie |
The University Philosophical Society (UPS), commonly known as The Phil, is a student paper-reading and debating society in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1683, it describes itself as the oldest student, collegial and paper-reading society in the world.
The society is based within the Graduates Memorial Building of Trinity College. Throughout its history, it has welcomed many notable guests and some of its members have included Ernest Walton, John Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde.