Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water

Delighted to join the British Embassy Dublin and Ambassador Paul Johnston to celebrate Women & Girls in Science. We particularly enjoyed hearing about the projects of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) award winners - congratulations to you all! #womeninSTEM #girlsinscience #STEM #climateresearch #biodiversityresearch

The Irish Association recently held a workshop on ‘A Vision for North South Co-operation’ at the Royal Irish Academy with speakers and panelist’s covering N-S cooperation in the Health and the Environment sectors. Got to join colleagues from across the Island to talk about the work of the All Island Climate & Biodiversity Research Network and the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water and their roles in developing a vision and programme for research North-South and East-West. Climate change and biodiversity loss don’t observe borders and need to be addressed in a coordinated way across the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. Brian Ó Gallachóir, Ian Marshall OBE, Queen's University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork

We're hiring a Research Assistant focusing on Education & Public Engagement! If you're passionate about education, public engagement, and climate action, this is your chance to join our team. 📍 Location: UCD, Dublin (co-locating with Trinity College Dublin) 🕛 Deadline: This Monday, 24th February, at 12:00 noon 🔗 Apply now: Search 'Co-Centre' at https://buff.ly/3MgoykJ #ResearchJobs #PublicEngagement #ClimateAction #Biodiversity

Invasive species are an escalating global issue, wreaking havoc on ecosystems and economies. Our Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water colleague Dr Ross Cuthbert at Queen's University Belfast is uncovering the true costs of these biological invasions through his research, helping to pave the way for better management practices to mitigate the damage they cause. If you are interested in learning more about his work and how it's shaping global policy for a sustainable future then have a look at the detail here: https://lnkd.in/eD-B3c7Y

📢 Funded PhD Opportunity – Using machine learning to help reconstruct changes in extreme rainfall over British & Irish Isles Join our team at the University of Reading and use AI/machine learning methods to digitise historical rainfall data and improve extreme weather reconstructions. By extending reliable daily rainfall records back to 1870, this research will enhance our understanding of past rainfall trends and inform future adaptation strategies. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in physical or mathematical sciences or a related discipline, holding at least a 2:1 undergraduate or a master’s degree. 📅 Application Deadline: 2nd March 2025 🔗 More information and application here: https://buff.ly/3X6Qz5s #PhDOpportunity #AI #ClimateScience #ExtremeWeather #MachineLearning #Researchjob

6 more days until the deadline for this education and public engagement research assistant role ⏰! #jobfairy #siencecommunication #publicengagement #outreach

📢 Join the Textile Mechatronics Challenge! Calling all designers, engineers, coders, textile workers, and creatives! Join the challenge to develop open-source machinery that could transform textile processing for a more sustainable future. 📅 22nd Feb | 10 AM – 4 PM 📍 Belfast Exposed, 23 Donegall St, Belfast 🍽️ Food, drinks & prizes provided No booking required—just bring yourself and your ideas 🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/3CTgiaj #SustainableTextiles #Innovation #TextileTech #CircularEconomy

Last week, as part of NI Science Festival, we hosted our first two evenings of citizen sessions South & West Belfast, with some great conversations around our food system. The aim is to bring city voices into the civic research and Belfast Sustainable Food Strategy discussions, to inform the final strategy report to be delivered in early April. This Wed 19 & Thur 20 February we will be hosting in East (Skainos Centre) & North (Duncairn Arts Centre) Belfast & would love to have your voices be part of shaping a fair food city. Our partners for these events are the Queen's University Belfast Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences, the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water, Carrick Greengrocers/Positive Carrick, and the Belfast Sustainable Food Partnership. Read more about the evenings & book your free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/eJsHFeVu Prof Mark Emmerson, Lee Robb, Miriam Turley, Dr Claire McEvoy, Paul Kelly

🌍 We're Hiring! Research Assistant – Education & Public Engagement The Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water at University College Dublin is looking for a Research Assistant to support our Education and Public Engagement (EPE) programme. In this role, you’ll work with researchers and the EPE Manager to help expand public engagement and meet the Climate+ Co-Centre's EPE targets across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain. This position is supervised by Professor Mary Kelly-Quinn, a Climate+ Principal Investigator. 📍 Location: UCD, Dublin - the appointed Research Assistant will be expected to co-locate between UCD and Trinity College Dublin, where Climate+ is hosted in Ireland. 📆 Contract: Temporary until 28th December 2030 💰 Salary: €31,962 - €37,419 🕛 Deadline: 12:00 noon, 24th February 2025 🔗 Apply now: Search 'Co-Centre' at https://buff.ly/3MgoykJ For more info about the Climate+ Co-Centre check out our website: https://lnkd.in/etx-vEGp #Hiring #ResearchJobs #PublicEngagement #ClimateAction #Biodiversity 

Check out this video narrated by Climate+ Funded Investigator Dr Ross Cuthbert on invasive species ⬇️