Welcome

Geography Matters! In contemporary society it is clear that geographical knowledge and experience are more important than ever; helping us know and understand a dynamic and rapidly changing world.

Geography at Trinity College Dublin is a place of intensive and extensive geographical scholarship in Ireland. We teach and research across the discipline from Nigeria to New Zealand, from development theory to coastal modelling, and from climate change to the social economy. We aim to challenge students intellectually and foster and maintain world class research and teaching in a supportive and collegial atmosphere. Geography is an integrative subject with an international outlook and openness to interdisciplinary collaboration.

Geo-graphy literally means writing the world, thinking through pictures, words, figures, graphics and maps. As geographers Keith Phipps and David Lambert have said 'living geography starts with you and me, it takes us near and far and focuses on change'. Practically all issues we face have a geographical dimension, whether it is global climate change or flooding in a river catchment. The current economic situation clearly demonstrates that global flows of capital have direct implications for local communities in terms of employment and development. Geography, with its attention to space and place, to nature and society and the past, present and future is perhaps the only academic discipline fully equipped to engage with the diverse nature of today's challenges. Geography, quite literally, is 'down to earth'.

We hope you find this website useful in providing information on activities in the Department, and an insight into the interests of staff and postgraduate research students. Please do let us know your views on any of this information, or to suggest links to other useful and relevant websites. We look forward to hearing from you.

Anna Davies
Associate Professor and Head of Geography.