Trinity College Dublin, Ecology and Evolution
Once again, the time has come for the annual Eco Evo photo competition! The third instalment of the competition saw some wonderful submissions from across the School of Natural Sciences, and the top spot was fiercely contested. Due to their desire to participate, the editors stepped away from the judging process and the shortlisting was …
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This post by Maureen and Marcin is based on their paper in the November 2019 issue of Science of The Total Environment, “Thermal effluents from power plants boost performance of the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea in Ireland’s largest river”. (Penk & Williams, 2019) The River Shannon is Ireland’s largest river, with a storied biological and …
Final-year undergraduate students summarise their undergrad thesis projects in TCD Zoology and Botany.
As we launch into another year of research, we thought it would be interesting to look back on some of the work that came out in 2018, so we asked the School of Natural Sciences what papers they would like to induct into our second annual Hall of Fame. Read on for the papers we …
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.
Today’s post features Mo’s Guide to SciComm in Ireland, written by Maureen Williams based on her four years of PhD research and outreach. These are great opportunities for any Dublin-based PhD students, but check them out even if that’s not you. There’s definitely something you can learn from these events, whether as a participant or …
On the evening of Friday the 28th of September, the event known as PROBE took place in Front Square. Part of European Researchers’ Night, PROBE was described by organisers as “a free public pop-up festival showcasing the diverse range of academic research taking place in Dublin”. No event on Dublin research would be complete without …
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As many of you know, the TCD parasitology group is well known for parasitic proselytism. Having tried a few other science communication challenges (PubHD, BioTweeps), I was looking for a new opportunity when I stumbled upon FameLab. This wonderful joint venture of the British Council and over 20 Irish partner institutions actually trains the next …
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Secret Vatican archives, xenophobia, de-extinction, parasitism and hoovers were just a few of the many topics on the menu at the 2017 School of Natural Sciences Lightning Talks. This annual event brought together 24 PhD students and Professors from across the Botany, Geography, Geology and Zoology disciplines to present their research and battle it out …
Earlier this month, postgraduate students of the Zoology department compete in the fourth annual ‘School of Natural Sciences Lightning Talks’ alongside students and staff from Botany and Geology. We all presented 120-second snapshots of our research and were judged by a panel. Judges included the Head of the School of Natural Sciences Professor Fraser Mitchell, …
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