Institute of Biology of Ireland

Mary Mullaghy 3 December 2018

The Institute of Biology of Ireland works to disseminate biology in many forms and to different levels of education in Ireland. As part of that remit, they present Institute of Biology of Ireland medals and Institute membership to those students who attained the highest marks in this year’s Leaving Certificate Honours Biology Examination. They also present certificates of commendation to their teachers and schools. Each year it is a lovely occasion of celebration for the students, their families, friends and schools. The ceremony will be held this coming Thursday evening in the Botanic Gardens. If members of the institute would like to attend the awards ceremony they will be held at 6:30 pm 

Afterwards, and as part of that celebration, the Institute of Biology of Ireland is delighted to present a public lecture by Professor Jennifer McElwain, Head of Botany Department, Trinity College, Dublin. Professor McElwain’s lecture is entitled “The Evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere as revealed by the plant fossil record.”

She tells us that “human carbon use during the next century will lead to atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (pCO2) that have been unprecedented for the past 50-100+ million years according to fossil plant-based CO2 estimates. The paleobotanical record of plants offers key insights into vegetation responses to past global change, including suitable analogs for Earth’s climatic future”.

Over the past 20 years, her research and teaching have focused on the development and use of palaeobotanical methods (proxies) that use fossil plants to reconstruct the evolution of Earth’s atmospheric composition and climate on multimillion-year timescales. Her research team use both fossil plants and modern experimentation to investigate how fluctuations in atmospheric composition and climate have influenced plant evolution and ecology throughout Earth history.

The lecture is open to the public so members, their friends and families and the general public are all welcome. It will be held this Thursday 29th November in the Lecture Theatre, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 at 8 pm. Please see the attached file for further details.

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Open to all members, non-members, friends and family of the medal recipients.

For further information please contact: Dr. Maeve Liston
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Email: maeve.liston@mic.ul.ie

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  • Bus No 4; Harristown, Ballymun, Botanic Ave., Phibsboro Shopping Centre, O’Connell St., Pembroke Rd., Blackrock, Stradbrook) 
  • Bus No 9; Limekiln Ave. South Circular Rd., O’Connell St., Botanic Rd., Beneavin Rd., Charlestown) 
  • Bus No 83; Kimmage, Sundrive Rd., Rathmines / Harristown {Ballygall Road East})
    GPS users: Either use the Garmin loc8 system with this code: NP7-57-F53 or input the following latitude, 53.3717, and longitude, -6.2696. 

                       

Awards of medals of excellence by the Institute of Biology of Ireland will be presented to students who achieved the highest marks in the 2014 Leaving Certificate Biology exam. Certificates of Teaching Commendation will also be presented to the teachers of these students.

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The UCD Earth Institute, in association with An Cosán Glas, is delighted to announce Earth Festival, an exciting merging of art and science. You and your school are invited to the exhibition presented in Letterkenny Town Park on 11th-13th November 2014 as part of Ireland’s National Science Week.

You can get more information or book your school in to the event by phoning Edward on 01 716 2681.

Demand has been very high and there are only spaces free on the Wednesday morning (12th) and on Thursday (13th)

The experience, which is suitable for inquisitive minds of all ages, is being specifically developed for young people between the ages of 12 and 16.

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If you would be interested in learning more about the project or would like to register your interest in attending, please email earth.institute@ucd.ie to join our mailing list. To help with planning and logistics, we would appreciate it if large groups would pre-register with us. Details are available on request.

The project has been generously supported by Science Foundation Ireland, Donegal County Council, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ealaín na Gaeltachta, the Earth and Natural Sciences Doctoral Studies Programme and the UCD College of Science.

The generosity of these sponsors and supporters means that we are in a position to offer a number of school groups priority entry to the event and to provide financial assistance with transport to and from your school. Again, if you are interested in learning more, please email your details to earth.institute@ucd.ie.

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