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2022

New job opening: Assistant Professor in Climate Innovation. Apply by November 30th
News 2022 November 14
Climate Hackathon in the Museum Building October 27th
Join us for a city-wide Climathon to help Dublin become a climate neutral city!
News 2022 October 14
The synthetic rocks helping us understand how sought-after rare earth elements form
Dr Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco TCD Geology was the principal investigator of the work.
News 2022 September 26
TCD Scientists Find Surprising Cause of Devastating Mass Extinctions
Dr Micha Ruhl new paper released
News 2022 September 14
Michaelmas term 2022 Seminars series
Brown Bag M4 Friday 1-2pm
News 2022 September 9
Fully funded PhD Studentship available - Constraining carbon cycle dynamics and the latitudinal (poleward) expansion of climate belts during past global change events
News 2022 July 13
Congratulations to Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson on achieving Royal Irish Academy Membership
News 2022 May 24
Geology staff appointed to RIA committee
News 2022 May 5
New €3.7 million project will enable systemic adaptation to decarbonised economy and sustainable living
News 2022 March 30
New part-time module on Climate Leadership open for applications
News 2022 March 24
Department Opening: Three-year Teaching Fellow position in Environmental Geoscience.
News 2022 March 22
iCrag Lab TCD collaborates with National Gallery of Ireland to restore monumental oil painting.
News 2022 March 10
Recent publications by Geology staff
News 2022 January 30
Hilary Term 2022 Seminars series
Brown Bag Zoom/Hybrid in-person Call Friday 1-2pm
News 2022 January 19

2021

Two fully funded SFI and GSI PhD on offer, see the Research Opportunities page for more details
Two fully funded PhD
News 2021 November 15
Forge your Future with Raw Materials - free online event Oct 19th-23rd
Raw Materials University Days TCD 19-23 October 2020
News 2020 October 14
Michaelmas term 2021 Seminars series
Brown Bag Zoom Call Friday 1-2pm
News 2021 September 9
Geology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, seeks Ph.D. students for a 4-year study
Determining the impact of mush dynamics on the style of volcanic eruptions
News 2021 February 5
Hilary term 2021 Seminars series
Brown Bag Zoom Call Friday 1-2pm
News 2021 January 29

2020

Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation
Implications for green energy and tech industries
News 2020 December 17
Michaelmas term 2020 Seminars series
Brown Bag Zoom Call Friday 1-2pm
News 2020 September 25
Now filled - Geology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, seeks two Ph.D. students for a 4-year study
Study into the separation of critical metals through mineral crystallization
News 2020 May 27
Cancelled in light of Covid-19 - John Joly lecture, Wednesday 11th March, 6pm
Climatic and human impacts of past colossal volcanic eruptions” by Prof. Clive Oppenheimer (University of Cambridge)
News 2020 March 4
Introducing Palaeontology: new edition published
2nd Edition of Introducing Palaeontology by Patrick Wyse Jackson
News 2020 February 26
Cancelled - Hilary term 2020 Seminars series
Brown Bag M4 Friday 1-2pm
News 2020 January 17

2019

Now Closed - PhD in Sea Level Change - Marine Institute/ERDF funded A4 project
Marine Institute/ERDF funded A4 project
News 2019 November 12
Book Launch 12th Sept 2019 - The Museum Building of Trinity College Dublin:  A Model of Victorian Craftsmanship
Edited by Dr. Patrick Wyse Jackson (Head of School of Natural Sciences) and Dr. Christine Casey (History of Art)
News 2019 September 16
Michaelmas term 2019 Seminars series
Brown Bag M4 Friday 1-2pm
News 2019 September 9
New Website launched - Geological Museum – Trinity College Dublin
New website for the Geology Museum
News 2019 September 9
Post-Doctoral position in Environmental Risk Perception and Communication (18 months, fully funded)
Collaborative project between Centre for the Environment and Centre for Psychological Health
News 2019 June 27
Now closed - PhD in Sea Level Change (4 years, fully funded)
Project: Common Era Atlantic Sea Level Change
News 2019 June 13
The Departments of Geology and Botany at TCD, seek applicants for a 4-year fully funded PhD-project: Deadly kiss of the LIPs
Assess the link between large igneous province volcanism
News 2019 March 5
Workshop: LA-ICPMS Fundamentals, Instrumentation, and Applications
Workshop: LA-ICPMS Geology TCD 4th March
News 2019 January 30
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Offshore Geothermal Resource Management
Post-Doctoral Researcher - Deadline February 20th
News 2019 January 23

2018

Hidden history of Trinity’s Museum Building uncovered
The history of the Museum Building
News 2018 December 12
A new book, Introducing Metamorphism, published
A new book, Introducing Metamorphism, written by Ian Sanders of the Department of Geology, was recently published
News 2018 November 14
Professor of Geology and Mineralogy (1843) – specialization in Geochemistry
Professor of Geology and Mineralogy (1843)
News 2018 June 22
Assistant Professor in Earth Surface Geochemistry
Assistant Professor in Earth Surface Geochemistry
News 2018 June 22
Congratulations to Balz Kamber on his recent election as Member of the Royal Irish Academy
Balz Kamber (Geology) elected to RIA
News 2018 May 28
New International Taught Masters in Energy Science offered by Trinity College Dublin
New Masters in Energy Science
News 2018 February 23
Annals of Bryozoology published
Sixth volume in the book series Annals of Bryozoology published
News 2018 February 13
The seemingly unremarkable crystals that could help predict volcanic eruptions
Crystals predict volcanic eruptions
News 2018 February 10
Geology Hilary Term Seminars
Seminars
News 2018 February 9

2017

Sediment generation conference in TCD Geology in Summer 2018
Sediment conference
Event 2017 November 27

Geology Michaelmas Term Seminars

November 2017

H2020 EID Metal_Intelligence – Six PhD positions available

April 2017

A new view on the ancient sulphur cycle

April 2017

David Chew and Gavin Kenny have published a paper in the Journal of Analytic Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS)

March 2017

Two postdoctoral positions on radon research

May 2017

Lectureship: Sedimentologist

April 2017

IGRM conference hosted by Geology 3rd - 5th March

Download Technical Programme

Download Abstract Volume

March 2017

2016

iCRAG Lab@TCD and TIGER launched

December 2016

€10,000 fundraised for Geology field school

November 2016

School Lightning Talks 2016

November 2016

Geology are cycling the length of the Andes

September 2016

SFI Post-doctoral researcher in U-Pb LA-ICPMS carbonate dating available

August 2016

Geochemical Tracers — fully funded iCRAG Ph.D. studentship

August 2016

Full funded iCRAG PhD studentship available September 2016 start

July 2016

Congratulations to Saskia Ryan for winning a Fulbright Student Award

June 2016

Comet Craters - Literal Melting Pots for Life on Earth

May 2016

Teaching Next-Generation Mapping with Drones

March 2016

Zinc through the Deccan Traps

February 2016

Forthcoming lecture: John Joly Memorial Lecture 2016

January 2016

Geology host successful VMSG 2016 meeting

January 2016

The iCRAG Geochemistry Platform hosted by the Geology Department receive SFI funding

January 2016

E3 Research Collaboration Receives EPA Funding

January 2016

2015

The Geoscience e-Laboratory (Ge-LAB)

November 2015

Geology Postgraduate Day November 9th 2015

November 2015

Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group Meeting coming to Trinity

October 2015

Unveiling of commemorative plaque to John Joly

September 2015

Most downloaded Chemical Geology paper

September 2015

Goldschmidt 2015 Prague

September 2015

Trinity researchers find way to track volcano’s history

July 2015

Winner of the Nature Journalism Competition!

April 2015

Naughton Fellowship PhD award

April 2015

Junior Sophister Greece Field Trip

April 2015

Investigating Neoproterozoic Ca Isotopes in Oman

March 2015

New IGGP Organic Geochemistry course available!

February 2015

2014

4th Edition of Geology Rocks News

December 2014

Comet the Likely Cause of Ancient Crater

November 2014

School of Natural Sciences awarded multi-million € funding through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre

October 2014

Ian Sanders elected a Fellow of the Meteoritical Society

September 2014

John Joly Memorial Lecture 2014 and Ian Sanders retirement

September 2014

Oxygenation of the Archean atmosphere: New paleosol constraints from eastern India

September 2014

Professor Nancy Riggs begins sabbatical at TCD Geology

August 2014

Geology PhD students wins Geological Society of London's President Award

June 2014

Study Geology at TCD

May 2014

TCD Geology PhD students win prize in Alltech Competition

April 2014

Four fully IsoNose funded Ph.D's available

April 2014

PhD student Sabrina Renken returns from scientific cruise

March 2014

Dr. Sean McClenaghan wins prestigious medal

March 2014

Provost's speech at "Geology Alumni Microscope Laboratory" opening

February 2014

Geology Department officially open newly equipped "Geology Alumni Microscope Laboratory"

February 2014