Galway Research – Helping to Save the Planet
The Climate Crisis caused by human impact that is also leading to rapid biodiversity loss and increases in pandemic diseases is the defining issue of our generation. Researchers at GMIT and NUI Galway in the fields of life sciences, renewable energies, pollution, marine, hydrology, health, agriculture, social science, data analytics, smart technologies, economics, atmospheric science and other disciplines are engaged in world-class programmes to highlight the problems that are arising as a result and to come up with long term sustainable solutions to the crisis that faces us all.
This powerful message from Dr. Clare Noone of MaREI, the Centre of Marine and Renewable Energy NUI Galway, outlines the duty thrust upon us all to have a duty of care to our environment. “…Our island is green by nature, it needs to be green by nurture…”
Role of Galway City’s ecological corridors in the dispersal of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
Emma Roberts and Colin Lawton, NUI Galway This MSc project aims to investigate the role of ecological corridors and habitat fragmentation in the dispersal of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) through the urban environment of Galway city. We are looking at the...
Investigation of Microparasite Diversity in Crustaceans
Investigation of Microparasite Diversity in Crustaceans The main aims of this GMIT project, evaluating the disease status of several crustacean species, reflect the importance of these species as components of both marine biodiversity and bio-resources. These aims are...
StreamAIR provides real-time forecasting data on atmospheric composition and risks of air pollution
Listen to Dr. Clare Noone in this video talk about the role of the Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station of NUI Galway in the research of Climate Change and Air Pollution using a operational system known as StreamAIR, which integrates highly sophisticated equipment,...
Ethical Taxidermy too highlight the Plight of Seabirds
Ethical Taxidermy too highlight the Plight of Seabirds An exciting marine science outreach project on ethical taxidermy (stuffing and preserving animals found dead) to raise awareness of the effects of pollution on seabirds is underway at GMIT funded by the Irish...
Restoring Degraded Bogs in Ireland and Across Europe
Reducing carbon emissions from and restoring carbon capacity of Europe’s degraded peatlands. Covering only c3% of global land surface, peatlands store twice as much carbon (c33%) as all of the Earth’s forests combined, but are now responsible for 5% of global carbon...
The Galway Green Labs initiative “…people who work in labs are using 15-16 times more plastic than the average person in Ireland…”
‘The time to green our labs is now’ is a video documentary of the Galway Green Labs initiative which led to the lab at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, being the first in Europe to be awarded Green Lab Certification. It tells the story of this...
Assessing the potential of drones to take water samples and physico-chemical data from open lakes
This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland funded research project, involving a multi-national, multi-disciplinary research team that included researchers from the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC) of GMIT, assessed the potential of using unmanned...
ENERGE – Energizing Education to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ENERGE is a project led by NUI Galway that aims to improve energy efficiency in schools and energy-related education outcomes. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eqh_3ZNfRg With the aging of the existing post-primary school building stock (new schools/deep...
PeAT Lakes project: Framework for characterising oligotrophic lakes using practical methods and assessment tools
This research project aims to gather and assess baseline data on oligotrophic lakes, allowing for their characterisation under the EU Habitats Directive. A multi-disciplinary research team, comprised of researchers from the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (MFRC)...
Making Sense of Cities: Data & Dashboards
Many cities present data and information to people via a 'city dashboard'. But few if any studies have taken place to know if these dashboards are of any real benefit to citizens. Heike Vornhagen of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics in the Data...
Crowd4Access – Mapping the Accessibility of Urban Footpaths
Crowd4Access – Mapping the Accessibility of Urban Footpaths Crowd4Access is a Citizen Science project founded by Bianca Pereira and Venkatesh Gurram of the Insight SFI Centre for Data Analytics. It has created a partnership between citizens and professional technology...