January 2019
Trinity Descends on Galway
My first trip to Galway was eventful. A large delegation from TCD descended on Galway for the Irish Ecological Association’s ecology and evolution conference. Several PhD students, postdocs and professors from Trinity spoke about their research in short talks of either 5 or 10 minutes.
A Scientist Goes to Court
A very interesting case has been underway in the high court the past week. Last Thursday and Friday, the Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE), a conglomerate which represents Irish environmental NGOs, have been laying out their case that the Irish State’s actions on climate change are inadequate. They argue that that the government’s approval […]
Irish Pollinator Research Network goes from strength to strength…
Following on from the successful meeting last year, we held our Second Annual Irish Pollinator Research Network Meeting on 18th January 2019. This year, 22 researchers from TCD, UCD, DCU, MU, TUD and QUB gathered at DCU’s Water Institute for 16 oral presentations and discussions about pollinator, pollination and pollen research currently underway in Ireland.