Earth and Environment - Earth Sciences

Posted on: 22 December 2025 Researchers have begun a new €5 million project that will allow fibre optic cable lines under our roads, fields and seas to double up as sensors that spot earthquakes and infrastructure damage, monitor traffic, and detect changes in the natural environment.

Rare 16 century sea maps of Ireland, Cromwellian-era land surveys and 19 tourist maps feature in a new exhibition in the Old Library, Trinity College Dublin. Entitled 'The Island of Ireland in Maps', the exhibition and accompanying online exhibition celebrate the extensive cartographic holdings of the Library of Trinity College Dublin in its Glucksman Map Library, with particular focus on maps from the 16 century to the mid 20 century.

Posted on: 24 October 2025 Researchers from Trinity are collaborating on a new €1.5 million all'island project, funded by the Marine Institute, to restore native flat oyster reefs and enhance coastal resilience.

Assistant Professor Alan Seltzer has been named this year's recipient of the F.G. Houtermans Award by the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) . Recognising exceptional contributions to geochemistry by an early career scientist, the award, named in honour of physicist Friedrich Georg Houtermans, acknowledges outstanding scientific achievement at an international level.