Botanists on the Box

24 January 2011

Congratulations to Botany postgrads Christina Campbell and Emer Ní Dhúill for their appearance on the RTE TV programme Nationwide, which was broadcasted on the 10 January, the series highlighted the importance of science in plant conservation. If you missed it you can catch it on the RTE player http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1088546 - skip through to 17 mins. You can find more on Christina’s research at www.tcd.ie/Botany/postgraduate/current/christina-campbell.php and Emer’s reaserach at www.tcd.ie/Botany/postgraduate/current/emer-ni-dhuill.php

Jane Stout then followed up with an appearance the next day on RTE’s Ecoeye programme, which focused on biodiversity, and why it is crucial for a healthy environment http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1088708 More on Biodiversity research in Botany at https://www.tcd.ie/Botany/research/biodivconservation.php