Air Quality Monitoring
Trinity Sustainability has kicked off a project to monitor air quality on campus in the form of a new Living Lab that will engage students, staff and the local community.
Overview
Building on the success of our Tobacco-Free Campus initiative, we aim to further enhance campus wellbeing by creating cleaner, healthier air for all members of our community. Prof John Gallagher, Jane Hackett and Claire Byrne will guide students in collecting and interpreting air quality data to support evidence-based sustainability practices on campus. As part of the project, the team is erecting solar-powered PurpleAir monitors and NOx test tubes to facilitate data collection and environmental sampling.
In an effort to engage the local community, Trinity Sustainability hopes to collaborate with schools in the area. These schools will be invited to visit the Living Lab, offering students a unique opportunity to learn about environmental science and sustainability in action. The findings of this research will be publicly available and form part of the Sustainable Transport Plan. Thank you to An Taisce’s Safe Routes to School and Globe Ireland Citizen Science teams for their valuable advice and guidance.
Proposed Locations
- Front Gate
- Arts Building
- Pearse Street
- New Square
- Creche
- Lincoln Gate
- Science Gallery
- Unit 18
Key Dates
Installation: 28 July 2025 - 30 June 2026
People
Academic Lead: Prof John Gallagher, ESD Fellow
Operational Lead: Jane Hackett, Sustainability Manager
Coordination/Logistics:
Claire Byrne, Sustainable Travel Officer
Sophie Matabaro, Healthy Campus Officer
For any queries in relation to this project, please email Sophie at sophie.matabaro@tcd.ie