Marcus Collier
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Associate Professor of Sustainability Science in @TCD_NatSci. PI of @NovelEco #ERCCoG award & @ConnectingNBS. Research: #NatureBasedSolutions & #NovelEcosystems
Dublin, Ireland
Joined August 2009
Great weather for research on drystone wall ecology. Here, with two recently graduated students working as excellent research assistants, Órla R. Fitzgerald and Evelyn Sweeney, we are collecting some very preliminary data and testing methods.
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‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’ @Falling_Walls ⏰ Today 8 Nov at 13.00 With Maria Leptin, @mpgpresident Cramer, @dziblatt, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell. Info: https://t.co/3hRcGYg6gK Tune in! 🎥 https://t.co/oRVFwE5pvW
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’ Tune now to the #ScienceSummit2025 and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin - with Maria Leptin among the speakers. Find out more: https://t.co/4eRBHlqCI4 Livestream: https://t.co/XP3uNI9Zb5
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🍂 Ever noticed leaves turning yellow and wondered why? Dr. Miriam Slodownik from The Witness Tree Project breaks down the science behind this beautiful autumn shift. #Autumn #Science #TrinityCollegeDublin
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Britain may be 0, but Ireland is barely a shade better as one of the 10 countries with the lowest connection to nature. It's about time we get together and sort this out. Great paper by Myles Richardson @findingnature
theguardian.com
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
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The deadline is fast approaching! We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
https://t.co/eqDJ59Od8V Deadline: November 14th.
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The deadline is fast approaching! We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
https://t.co/kj7CMVMJDe Deadline: November 14th.
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https://t.co/jSW6vOMIeA Remembering warmer times and a spring visit to Lough Boora Parklands, a former peat mining landscape in Ireland that is being restored for wildlife and people, a grand day out as part of Trinity College Dublin's 'Novel Ecosystems' symposium.
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🏙️How popular are 'wild spaces' in #cities and what prevents people from visiting these greenspaces? New study by @brendazoderer identifies the most salient barriers to using #wildspaces, providing insight into strategies to reconnect people with #nature➡️ https://t.co/wDg38oWpNl
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Field trip to Cherrywood with @PhilLawton and the master group @TCD_SmartSusCTY on Tuesday —amazing to see how this walkable, liveable, and accessible community is taking shape and maturing over time!
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Green roofs and permeable paving: how to solve both the human and nature housing crises https://t.co/dlRTcflpDe Also, thanks for mentioning the Bio-Neighbour Project, Yvonne!!
irishtimes.com
New housing developments can provide more benefits to society than the bare minimum of having a roof over your head if done correctly
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Since 2020, we've discovered or introduced 8 new plant species to Iran! 🌱✨ #Biodiversity #PlantDiscovery"
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https://t.co/QlcdeZzbwG Abstract of latest research paper: 1. Aim: understand urban rewilding behaviour in London gardens 2. Method: survey of London residents 3. Results: providing food/water/homes for wildlife are popular, esp. for conservation org. members with large gardens
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Please enjoy our latest 5 in Five video: Wildflowers of Skellig Michael
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Two years ago, we planted 24,000 native saplings – now our forest is thriving
irishtimes.com
We planted on the cheapest land we could find in Ireland. These small wet fields now hum with life. This habitat is healing
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Hanna would certainly be proud - as are we all. Micheline Sheehy Skeffington: My equality fight that shattered the academic glass ceiling
irishtimes.com
It is 10 years since I won a landmark gender discrimination case. Was it all worth it?
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Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation at @tcddublin @TCD_NatSci
https://t.co/DdbSUfuzNF Contact me if you are interested and need further information.
jobs.ac.uk
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What if science could reshape the places we live? ERC-funded researchers are making it happen – from solar walls ☀️ to urban greening 🌳 to inclusive housing 🏘️. Explore the ERC report on the #NewEuropeanBauhaus: https://t.co/NCERDdrCLB
#ERCResearch
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Jane Goodall, primatologist and global activist, dies aged 91. I had the pleasure of meeting Jane many years ago. She inspired me and countless others: her fortitude and resilience, as well as her stunning ability not to take any shit from anyone! RIP
irishtimes.com
Scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest to protect the environment
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Jane Goodall, primatologist and global activist, dies aged 91. I had the pleasure of meeting Jane many years ago. She inspired me and countless others: her fortitude and resilience, as well as her stunning ability not to take any shit from anyone! RIP
irishtimes.com
Scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest to protect the environment
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Come work with us! Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
@tcddublin in the Discipline of Botany! https://t.co/8KeMU2QmCh Deadline: November 14th. #academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
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We are hiring! Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation @tcddublin @TCD_NatSci in the Discipline of Botany! https://t.co/ZsDbV7GgpW Any enquiries, please DM me! #academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience
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