Discovery of a 2000-year-old fig in Co. Dublin highlights ancient trade links with the Roman Empire


A collaboration between Fingal County Council and UCD School of Archaeology's Meriel McClatchie has unearthed the charred remains of a fig that is almost 2000 years old. How did a fig make its way from distant lands to a field in Fingal almost two millennia ago?

Democracy & Environment seminar: delivering climate and environmental action


Event on 26 November co-organised with UCD Dublin European Institute and the UCD Centre for Democracy Research.

Marine and Seabed Research Group (MarSea) workshop and networking


New Strategic Priority project MarSea are holding an event aimed at anyone interested in marine and seafloor research from all disciplines

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About UCD Earth Institute

The UCD Earth Institute fosters multidisciplinary research and works with stakeholders to address global, regional and national environmental challenges.

 

Based in University College Dublin’s Belfield campus, the Institute is a focal point for UCD’s environmental, climate and sustainability research and is home to state-of-the-art research facilities.

Research & Education

Our community has world-leading and wide-ranging environmental, climate and sustainability research expertise, with over 250 full and associate members is drawn from across UCD’s six constituent Colleges.

Policy & Governance

The wide range of expertise within the Institute ensures that we can inform and lead policy in focused disciplines and in multidisciplinary topics.

Enterprise & Innovation

We foster entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity and technology commercialisation, while our researchers work directly with commercial partners across a range of industries.

Society & Engagement

We strive to produce research that makes a demonstrable contribution to society, with our researchers working closely with the communities most affected by their work.

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