Trinity College Dublin, Ecology and Evolution
From my time exploring New Zealand and Australia last year, seeing Dingoes on K’Gari was definitely the most goosebump-inducing experience!
K’Gari, also known by the colonial name of Fraser Island, is the largest sand island in the world. K’Gari is a word from the local Aboriginal people’s language that means “paradise”.
Continue reading “The Story of the K’Gari (Fraser Island) Dingoes”
Photos have been submitted, votes have been cast, and we are now ready to announce the winner of the Eco Evo Photo Competition! Read on to view the whole gallery of entered photos, with the winner at the end. It was brilliant to receive so many great entries, on such varied subjects. This gallery is a testament to the diverse array of interesting things the people of our Zoology and Botany Departments are involved in.
Continue reading “Eco Evo’s 2nd Annual Photography Competition”
Last July, a friend and I went on a wild camping road trip around southern Norway. The highlight was definitely seeing musk oxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Dovrefjell. Spending a couple of days watching and photographing these animals in the wild was an experience I’ll never forget. Continue reading “Searching for Musk Oxen in Dovrefjell, Norway”
Inspired by the sciency Valentines from Twisted Doodles and E/V Nautilus the researchers at Trinity College decided to spread a little research love this Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, we missed the boat on Valentines Day so a month later we are celebrating the romantic holiday of White Day, celebrated across Asia! White day is a chance for those who received valentines gifts to return the favour, but since milk or dark chocolate is usually given on valentines, white chocolate is given on white day to show that the gifts are not simply being recycled from the previous month.
So, with our undying love for our research at the front of our minds, we put together this collection of our most eye-wateringly romantic scientific sentiments, perfect to send to your loved one this White Day.
“Acanth live without you” – Paula Tierney
“If I had the whole zoo, I would still choose you!” – Andrew Mooney Continue reading “Research White Day Greetings”
EcoEvo@TCD is getting a new look – one focused around the work we do here in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. To get a broad picture of what goes on here at Trinity, we’ve put together some photos that represent a range of research and teaching activities from across the school. Check out the full gallery below:
View from the Swiss Alps near the Swiss-French border around Lake Geneva. This photo looks out of the valley from the town of L’Etivaz, where we were staying during fieldwork in June 2017.
Alain Finn is a research assistant in Yvonne Buckley’s research group. Find out more about his work on Twitter | @finchyIrl
A bird is released on Kabaena Island, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, after having its measurements taken as part of a biogeographical study of the region. Photo credit: Emma Shalvey.
Fionn Ó Marcaigh is a PhD student in Nicola Marples’ research group. Find out more about his work here.
Prof. Yvonne Buckley botanizing in the Burren (alliteration intentional). Photo by Dr. Laura Russo.
Dr. Laura Russo is a postdoctoral research fellow in Jane Stout’s research group. Find out more about her work here. Twitter | @lrusso08 Continue reading “Inaugural EcoEvo@TCD photo competition”