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Professor Karen Wiltshire wins 2025 A.G. Huntsman Medal

Prof. Wiltshire, a marine ecologist and climate scientist from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences, was honoured for her innovative and interdisciplinary research in climate science, and for her significant contribution to international organisations, which has built capacity and brought new voices into the marine sciences.

16 Oct 2025

Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Irish buff-tailed bumblebees are genetically distinct from their British counterparts

The news that our native bees are cut from a different cloth has important implications for conservation practices and may also inform the way imported commercial populations are managed.

15 Oct 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Imagine if Ireland could lay rail tracks as quickly as it builds roads

Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway?

9 Oct 2025

Community|Environment

The EU’s 10% natural habitat target is insufficient for pollinator recovery

Bees, butterflies and other insects have too little natural habitat around them to survive, according to a new study published in leading international journal Science.

26 Sep 2025

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Trinity becomes 3rd university awarded NTA's gold-level Smarter Travel Mark

After its investment in campus infrastructure, promoting behaviour change initiatives and advocating for better walking, cycling and public transport provision, Trinity is proud to be recognised as a leader in smart, sustainable travel.

24 Sep 2025

Community|Environment|Sustainability