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Trinity welcomes Professor Karen Wiltshire as first CRH Chair of Climate Science

An expert in coastal research and a Trinity alumna, Professor Wiltshire returns to the university from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany, where she served as Vice-Director in combination with a professorship in Shelf Sea Ecology at the University of Kiel.

19 Aug 2024

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Léiríonn "Shark fitbit" sonraí den chéad uair riamh maidir le freagairt liamháin ghréine tar éis buille ó bhád

Taifeadadh na chéad sonraí cinnte riamh i dtaighde nua de fhreagairt liamhán gréine atá i mbaol tar éis do bhád ceann a bhualadh.

24 Jul 2024

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“Shark fitbit” provides first-ever data detailing basking shark response to boat strike

Data showing the immediate response of marine megafauna (e.g. whales, and large sharks) to boat strikes, which pose an increasing threat world-wide, had never been recorded before.

24 Jul 2024

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Trinity team’s wastewater heat recovery solution earns runner-up prize in Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

The REHEATZ team, led by Professors Aonghus McNabola, Padraig Carmody and Paul Coughlan have worked to develop the first hybrid wastewater heat recovery technology for application in Zambian food production.

22 Jul 2024

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Irish peat soils – vital for the environment – are far more vast than we realised

Irish researchers have unveiled a new Irish Peat Soils Map (IPSM), which estimates that peat soils cover an area of 1.66 million hectares, which equates to over 23% of the country.

15 Jul 2024

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