Sustainability - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin

Introducing Trinity tree of the month - the London Plane

In a new venture for Trinity, we are introducing our community to the most remarkable trees on campus, month by month. For December we are featuring a London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) located in the Provost’s courtyard on the corner of Grafton and Nassau Street.

2 Dec 2022

Community|Sustainability

30 tree-planting ceremonies to mark College Awareness Week 2022

The 9th annual College Awareness Week (CAW) launches today, with events running nationwide from the 21st – 27th November. The campaign seeks to show how college can and should be for everyone.

21 Nov 2022

Students|Sustainability

15 ways to reforest the planet: international scientists call for decade of global action

Scientists are calling for a “decade of global action” to reforest the planet following the publication of new research involving botanists from Trinity. The landmark issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions reveals the latest scientific advances in forest restoration with the aim of benefiting people as well as nature.

14 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

WATCH: Learning from major climatic events in the past

Professor Micha Ruhl, from the School of Natural Sciences, talks about his work. This video features as part of the Trinity Research Stories campaign.

7 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Ten-year dataset yields vital clues for supporting Ireland’s precious pollinators

Ecologists from Trinity College Dublin have unearthed vital clues for how we can best support Ireland’s precious pollinators after interrogating a ten-year dataset containing information from 119 sites across the country.

2 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Speicis nua aimsithe: Éin áille a mhaireann ar oileáin san Indinéis

Tá zó-eolaithe ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, i gcomhar le taighdeoirí Indinéiseacha, tar éis teacht ar scata speiceas nua sa chlann Nectariniidae - éin trópaiceacha ildaite ar a dtugtar “éin gréine”. D’fhionn na zó-eolaithe go bhfuil speiceas nach raibh aithne air roimhe seo, “Éin Gréine na Wakatobi” (Cinnyris infrenatus), ag maireachtáil ar oileáin beaga bídeacha i lár na hIndinéise darbh ainm Oileáin Wakatobi.

25 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands

Zoologists from Trinity, working with a research team in Indonesia, have found several new species of colourful, tropical sunbirds. The zoologists have identified a new species, the “Wakatobi Sunbird” (Cinnyris infrenatus), which lives on the tiny Wakatobi Islands in central Indonesia. They also examined the more widespread Olive-backed Sunbirds and Black Sunbirds, and found that individuals named as such actually belonged to multiple unrecognised species.

25 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Into the woods - a Pocket Forest comes to Trinity

Professor Yvonne Buckley brought more biodiversity to campus last week in the form of a Pocket Forest - a small native forest planted in urban areas. Students and staff from across the University came together to prepare the soil for the new mini-forest, which is located outside the Parsons Building.

17 Oct 2022

Sustainability

A New Leaf: Trinity plants trees in Santry

Universities throughout Ireland are taking part in the week by offering events for staff and students to learn about the climate crisis and undertake local actions.

12 Oct 2022

Environment|Students|Sustainability

Scientists classify the entire planet’s ecosystems for the first time

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers, and including those from Trinity College Dublin, has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas. The ecosystem typology will enable more coordinated and effective biodiversity conservation, critical for human wellbeing.

12 Oct 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jennifer McElwain

We hope you will join us for Professor Jennifer Mc Elwain's talk on 'A Journey into Deep Time with Fossil Plants'

11 Oct 2022

Environment|Science|Sustainability

Pioneering system ensures money doesn't follow water down the drain

National Trust Cymru have been working with researchers from Trinity and Bangor University on a pioneering heat recovery system at Penrhyn Castle. Results show it reduces energy consumption by 230 kWh per month, equivalent to £1,770 per annum in heat savings.

11 Oct 2022

Innovation|Research|Sustainability

Linte na Farraige chun súile agus intinní a oscailt do thionchar an athraithe aeráide ar leibhéil borrthaí stoirme ar fud chósta

Le hamharc-shuiteálacha solais thionscadal Línte na Farraige, tugtar le fios an t-ardú atá tuartha ar leibhéil na farraige de thoradh borrthaí stoirme amach anseo. Lasfar na suiteálacha den chéad uair ag an bPóirse Caoch i nGaillimh agus lonnófar iad in áiteanna eile cois cósta sna míonna atá amach romhainn.

29 Sep 2022

Arts|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Science and art collide to open eyes and minds to impact of climate change on storm surge levels around Irish coastline

The Línte na Farraige project’s visual light installations, by Finnish artists Timo Aho and Pekka Niittyvirta, indicate the projected rise in sea levels from future storm surges. Installations will open at Spanish Arch, Galway, and will be followed by other coastal locations in the coming months.

29 Sep 2022

Arts|Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

The synthetic rocks helping us understand how sought-after rare earth elements form

Researchers from Trinity have shed new light on the formation of increasingly precious rare earth elements (REEs) by creating synthetic rocks and testing their responses to varying environmental conditions. REEs are used in electronic devices and green energy technologies, from smartphones to e-cars.

22 Sep 2022

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Ecode wins Launchbox 2022 student entrepreneurship competition

Teams of talented young entrepreneurs have pitched for backing at TCD LaunchBox 2022 Demo Day

5 Sep 2022

Innovation|Students|Sustainability

Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.

18 Aug 2022

Environment|Research|Sustainability

How Irish entrepreneurs can take on climate change

Professor Quentin Crowley, from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences, says the global climate crisis offers green economic opportunities, not least for Ireland and its abundant offshore wind-energy resources.

8 Aug 2022

Business|Environment|Sustainability

Trinity part of new Construction Technology Centre consortium

The Centre, hosted by NUI Galway, will leverage the skills and talent to support a vital sector in Ireland. Funding for €5 million, over 5 years, was announced yesterday by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

21 Jul 2022

Environment|Innovation|Research|Sustainability

UNI-ECO Green Challenges come to life

UNI-ECO has been a successful three-year initiative to share learnings and improve campus sustainability by working together with four partner Universities: University of Montpellier, Utrecht University, University of Barcelona and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest. One strand of the UNI-ECO project is the support of “Green Challenge” projects proposed and carried out by teams of students and/or staff.

21 Jun 2022

Environment|Sustainability