UCD EARTH INSTITUTE
Earth Talks
Conversations with researchers from UCD Earth Institute.
Discover how researchers from science, engineering, arts, humanities and social sciences are addressing urgent climate, environmental and sustainability challenges
Latest Earth Talks
Soil chemistry, Earth systems and the Anthropocene
Soil ecosystem services, water quality and greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable agriculture, soil management, soil chemistry, nutrient cycling, carbon capture and soil scares in the media with Associate Professor Paul Murphy, School of Agriculture and Food Science.
November 2025
Ancient worlds, material culture and sustainable cities
Learning about sustainability through Classics, ancient history and archaeology, exploring visual and materials cultures, environmental resource management and interdisciplinarity with Dr Conor Trainor, School of Classics.
November 2025
Climate change, fluid dynamics and engineering
Applications of engineering from bridges to offshore energy, shipwrecks, addressing climate change and archiving women in science and engineering in Ireland with Associate Professor Jennifer Keenahan, School of Civil Engineering.
October 2025
Climate change, degrowth and social justice
Human rights, gender, wellbeing, economics, the four day week, environmental sociology and research to policy with Dr Orla Kelly, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice.
November 2024
Fatbergs, comedy, culture and the bioeconomy
Sustainability, agriculture and food production, waste management, circular economy, research communication and public engagement with Associate Professor Tom Curran, UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering.
October 2024
Geographies of power: understanding empire and environment
The Russian empire, environment and empire, landscape & environmental change, visual culture & representation, political ecology and capitalism with Associate Professor Jennifer Keating, School of History.
April 2024.
Mesolithic archaeology, hunter gatherers & representations of the past
Hunter gatherers, Mesolithic Ireland, representations of the past, mountains and colonial legacies in archaeology with Prof. Graeme Warren, School of Archaeology.
March 2024.
Exploring the environment through creative writing
Writing, nature, sound, language, ecology, climate anxiety, environmental humanities and interdisciplinarity with Dr. Paula McGrath, School of English, Drama and Film.
January 2024.
Designing environmental policy through the behavioural science lens
Defining well-being, nudges, sludge, and ethical frameworks for public policy interventions with Dr Leonhard Lades, School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy.
December 2023.
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