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New project aims to bring down the cost of offshore wind turbines
David Igoe, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Engineering, will use a newly secured Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) grant of about €250,000 to support research into the effects of pile ageing for offshore wind foundation design.
10 Apr 2024
Awards and Funding|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Researchers use willow trees to revolutionise wastewater treatment in rural Ireland
In a groundbreaking initiative, researchers from the Environmental Engineering group in Trinity’s School of Engineering have embarked on a mission to transform wastewater treatment in rural Ireland.
31 Mar 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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Trinity Tree of the Month – Japanese Cherry
This month we are featuring one of Trinity’s most photographed trees, our famous Japanese Cherry tree, or Prunus ‘Shogetsu.’ Its Latin name means moonlight on the pines, or pine tree, in Japanese.
27 Mar 2024
Sustainability
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Green Week '24 - 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'
This has been Trinity’s 22nd year marking Green Week. The event started in 2003 to honour the late Professor Simon Perry, who started the College Recycling and Environment Committee, now known as the Green Campus Committee. After his untimely passing in 2002, the Green Campus Committee decided to hold the first Trinity Green Week in his honour, and the College’s Green Week has grown in strength every year since.
19 Mar 2024
Community|Environment|Students|Sustainability
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Trinity researchers to develop new tools to predict future car types in Ireland
New forecasting tools to predict the next generation of private vehicle fleets in Ireland will be developed by a research project being undertaken by a team of economists and civil engineers.
29 Feb 2024
Science|Society|Sustainability
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Trinity tree of the month - the Common Lime
In February we are featuring our Tilia, or Common Lime trees which can be found on the grass bank of the Parsons Building. They’re 23 and 25 metres tall, just over 2.5 metres in girth and together they store over 5,000 kg of carbon.
28 Feb 2024
Sustainability
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Secret, undeclared pesticide ingredients may pose a risk to people, pollinators and the environment
Scientists are calling for greater transparency in the full ingredient list of pesticides, arguing that farmers and consumers deserve to know exactly what is in them.
21 Feb 2024
Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability
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New era dawns for the retrofitted Rubrics
The beautiful red-brick building, built between 1699 and 1705, will now be home to new staff while they ‘find their feet’ in Dublin, as well as provide short-term accommodation for visiting scholars, student accommodation and a new reading room
15 Feb 2024
Community|Sustainability
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Trinity researchers secure EPA funding to support sustainability and societal transformation projects
Four researchers from Trinity – Dr Patrick Morrissey, Dr Paul Liston, Professor Margaret Jackson and Professor Pete Akers – have won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pursue new research projects.
14 Feb 2024
Awards and Funding|Environment|Research|Society|Sustainability
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Westport food security project wins community climate action collaboration
A Westport climate action project that will cultivate mini-forests and edible landscapes to enhance food security has been announced as the national winner of a community climate justice project call out by Trinity College Dublin.
14 Feb 2024
Business|Community|Environment|Sustainability