“The Birth of the Modern World: Understanding Floral Dynamics during the Mesozoic”
In February, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Mario Coiro from the University of Vienna when he visited Trinity College Dublin for his School of Natural Sciences’ Research Seminar talk. Dr Coiro is…
Botany-Zoology Postgraduate Symposium 2024
Each year at Trinity College Dublin, the Botany-Zoology Postgraduate Symposium provides a space for students to voice their research and present their projects to the wider School of Natural…
The Variable Light and Atmosphere Laboratory Launch
At the beginning of February, we celebrated the launch of the Variable Atmosphere and Light (VAL) Laboratory at the Trinity Technology and Enterprise Centre in Dublin.
Are plants Ecosystem Engineers?
In the frosty early days of January, Dr. Will Matthaeus went to Prague to deliver a talk in the Ecosystem Engineering Symposium organized by Kate Lyons and Amelia Villaseñor at the 11th Biennial…
Members of the Terraform team take part in the first Irish Paleo Forum (IPF) in Cork
On January 18th, our lab joined fellow Irish paleontologists for the first Irish Paleo Forum (IPF) meeting at University College Cork. The organisation of the IPF was proposed by Prof. Maria…
How to bring extinct plants ‘Back to Life’ – publication by Will Matthaeus and Jenny McElwain
An obvious question to many might be “why study plant fossils?” Of course, some people just think they are amazing on their own. But there are ways that plant fossils can help us understand how…