Forestry
A graduate of Trinity College Dublin has called for a "just transition" to get more farmers to plant trees and meet forestry cover targets.
Environment
A professor of finance at Trinity College has called for private sector funding to pay farmers for "ecosystem services".
Rural Life
New research has suggested growing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of bovine TB in cattle in Ireland.
The newly published research, led by Professor James Ward from the University of South Australia and a team from TCD.
Researchers will use an awarded grant to produce documentaries featuring Ireland's plant diversity and wild habitats.
Agri-Business
A hard Brexit will cause serious damage to Ireland’s dairy and beef sectors, new research from Trinity College Dublin predicts.
Research from Trinity and Lancaster University has found that open fires "could pose substantial hazard to older people’s health".
A professor at Trinity College Dublin has been given a €348,950 grant to research more efficient designs for fixed offshore wind turbines.
Zoology researchers from Trinity College say they have "unlocked the secrets of dispersing badgers", which could help limit the spread of TB.
Agriculture "will be expected to deliver systems" that enhance farming livelihoods while also delivering environmental targets.
A farmer that will be studying in Trinity College Dublin this September is on the look out for a parking space for his camper van for the year.
