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Earth Institute proud to support first Coastal Ecology Workshop held in Ireland

The Earth Institute was delighted to sponsor the recent Coastal Ecology Workshop (CEW) which was held in Dublin for the very first time. This year’s event, which was held at the Shoreline Hotel in Donabate late last month, was organised by Ragna Hoogenboom and Eliza Fairchild from UCD’s Blue Carbon Group and Trinity’s Coastal Research Group members Dr Erica Terese Krueger, Kevin O’Leary and Jenny Clarke.

$Muddying the waters - how \'sludge\' can complicate and delay urgent climate action plans$ 26Nov

Muddying the waters - how 'sludge' can complicate and delay urgent climate action plans

The second of the Earth Institute’s Adapt for the Future lunchtime sessions, entitled Bureaucratic Burdens in a Warming World and which took place yesterday, focused on how paperwork and frustrating administrative hurdles can delay climate action. Defined as ‘sludge’, these excessive behavioural frictions can muddy the waters by making it harder for people to do what they intend to do – or in the case of climate action, stall vital projects such as afforestation or local energy initiatives.

24Nov

Inaugural UCD SATELLITE Artist in Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park, Wild Nephin National Park

UCD College of Science and Parity Studios in partnership with Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park have selected artist Louise Beer as the inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence, beginning a year-long collaboration between art, science, and the night sky. The residency is also supported by National Parks and Wildlife Service, UCD Centre for Space Research and UCD Earth Institute.

10Nov

Science Week events - Earth Institute researchers working with artists to explore river catchments

Earth Institute members feature in water-related Science Week events organised by Eco Showboat artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly as part of their project Catchments 2025.

06Nov

UCD Climate Fellows announced as part of event on how to talk about climate change so that people actually listen

People don’t talk about climate change enough, it can seem unreal and distant, and can be an uncomfortable and divisive topic for people to discuss - so how do we talk about climate change so that people actually listen? asked George Marshall yesterday at an event in UCD where seven new UCD Climate Fellows were announced.

31Oct

The 2026 Earth Institute Journalist in Residence call is now open

We are now taking applications to our journalist-in-residence call. The residency programme is an innovative initiative to provide early career and established journalists with the opportunity to work directly with climate, environment and sustainability researchers in UCD, aiming to enable high-quality journalism around these topics. Deadline 8 December

22Oct

Retrofitting derelict properties key to cutting carbon emissions, says Oliver Kinnane

Retrofitting 100,000 of Ireland's vacant homes by the end of this decade could cut embodied carbon-related emissions by over one million tonnes, Oliver Kinnane - Earth Institute Climate Fellow and Head of School at UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy - has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy.

22Oct

Presidential candidates' statements on climate and the environment

In recent days, we contacted the campaign offices of both Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys to get their insights on climate and the environment - and to find out how Ireland's environment might shape their vision for the Presidency. From supporting those delivering practical climate solutions, to creating community allotments at the Áras, each candidate provided us with a unique vision for their tenure should they be successful in this week's election.

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