Witness Trees Project 2026 Fieldwork Campaign
The Witness Tree Project is a long-term monitoring initiative that began in 2022 at the Trinity College Botanic Garden and expanded to the National Botanic Gardens in 2024. Each summer, researchers…
How will pioneer salt marsh plants respond to rising CO2?
In the VAL Lab, a new experiment is underway using the PGC20 Growth Chambers. Over the next six months, Jenny Clarke — a second-year PhD researcher co-supervised by Iris Moller (Geography) and…
Cells to Ecosystems Summer School in Philadelphia, USA
This summer, two members of our lab attended the Cells to Ecosystems Summer School at Haverford Campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This programme offered participants an in depth training in…
Jennifer McElwain Joins BBC Radio 4 Discussion on Tree Evolution
We are delighted to share that Jennifer McElwain, recently appeared on BBC Radio 4's renowned programme In Our Time. In the episode, The Evolution of Trees, Professor McElwain joined host Misha…
Plant Climate Lab at IPSAM 2026
Members of the Plant Climate Lab were delighted to participate in the Irish Plant Scientists' Association Meeting (IPSAM) 2026, held at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, on 15–16 June. The…
TY Students Explore Plant Ecophysiology at Trinity Botanic Gardens
As part of the ongoing outreach activities of the Witness Tree Project, Dr Leticia Candido and Richard Slevin recently hosted a group of Transition Year students at the Trinity Botanic Gardens,…