Earth and Environment - Environment

Some animals ’see the world’ more quickly than others

Environment - Life Sciences

From dragonflies to starfish, new Trinity research shows that the speed of visual perception across the animal kingdom is driven by lifestyle and environment, with fast-paced lives demanding faster vision.

Sustainability Leadership Awards 2026

Provost Linda Doyle and Vice President for Biodiversity and Climate Action Jane Stout kicked off the awards held in Portal on Monday 9th March as part of Trinity's 24th annual Green Week. The awards are in their fourth year running, an initiative conceived and led by Sustainability Manager Jane Hackett.

Mental health toll of flooding in Ireland highlighted in new research

The psychological impacts of flooding in Ireland often far outlast the physical damage, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University and National College of Ireland.

CONNECT and iCRAG launch SmartScape: a new Centre-to-Centre collaboration using fibre networks to sense the city

Posted on: 12 February 2026 SmartScape brings together experts to explore explore how Dublin's existing telecommunications infrastructure can be transformed into a powerful, city-scale sensing platform.

Trinity-ADAPT team’s AI-enhanced, maritime vessel detection system wins Research Ireland’s Defence Innovation Challenge

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology won the Maritime Situational Awareness Challenge after creating with a system that will strengthen Ireland's naval security.

EPA Awards Over ¤766,000 to TU Dublin Researchers for Sustainability and Resilience Projects

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Yvonne Buckley honoured with Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal

Posted on: 12 February 2026 Professor Buckley, a world leader in plant and animal population biology, has been honoured with the 2026 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal in the Environmental Sciences, Geography and Geosciences.