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Group sitting in a boardroom 24Jun
That’s a wrap! One of the busiest years at the Earth Institute comes to an end

We’ve just wrapped up one of the busiest years in the Earth Institute.

Our numbers have grown to over 200 academic members drawn from 31 of UCD’s 38 schools and all colleges, with our community’s disciplinary mix continuing to expand to encompass new areas.

Earth Institute researchers contribute to \'Entangled Life\' series on climate, ecosystems and society  13Jun
Earth Institute researchers contribute to 'Entangled Life' series on climate, ecosystems and society 

Egle Gusciute and Tanja Narancic participated in panels on just transition and biomaterials for a new series bringing art, research and communities together to explore climate, ecological and social topics
Staff at desk 11Jun
Plants for the Future event draws enthusiastic crop of budding botanists

Belfield was a hive of activity last Saturday 7 June for the annual UCD Festival, a showcase of the campus’s education, innovation, creativity and research.
Panel discussion 26May
Significant potential to increase partnerships with institutions and industry in Africa

UCD’s research collaboration with African partners has generated rich and impactful outcomes in recent years - but scope remains to develop even more relationships with more universities, industry and societal partners. This was one of the key messages of a keynote panel discussion on Africa, hosted by the Earth Institute and UCD Office of Global Engagement, last Thursday afternoon. 
Collage of photos of people 23May
Winners of 2025 Earth Institute Awards announced

Established to celebrate the contributions and achievements of members of the environmental, climate and sustainability research community in UCD, these awards pay tribute to those who contribute to research across the university and the myriad ways they do so.
What a week! 02May
What a week!

Events this week included our annual early career flash talk competition, a meeting of our sustainable communities theme, a campus walk focused on trees, a research-to-policy seminar on decarbonising buildings and a short talk on geogames.

four panels showing a bird, a plant, a bee on a flower and a lake 29Apr
UCD Biodiversity Week identification workshops

Identification workshops on birds, invertebrates, plants, bumblebees and earthworms in UCD for National Biodiversity Week, 19-23 May
UCD water tower with wildflowers in foreground 14Apr
UCD spring lunchtime walks

Our ever-popular spring campus walks are running again this year from 16 April to 21 May

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