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Trinity tree of the month- the Common Ash
This January we are featuring one of Ireland’s tallest native tree species, the Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior, or Fuinseog in Irish). The tree is located in the South Arboretum of Trinity College Botanic Garden beside Trinity Hall in Dartry.
11 Jan 2023
Sustainability
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The Old Library in 2022: A year of great change
The monumental task of decanting the Library collections - involving a team of more than 75 staff and assistants - began last Spring, with a staggering 3.5 kilometres of books removed.
27 Dec 2022
Culture|Sustainability
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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