In order to reach our emissions targets, Dr Brian Caulfield says we need to 'throw the kitchen sink at it.'  There is hope however, that we can have better, safe public transport to enrich our lives and get those emissions down.  First we need a massive investment in public transport - busses, cycling infrastructure, incentives and more. 

Dr Brian Caulfield is an Associate Professor and Head of Discipline in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in Trinity. He has been active in transport research for over 10 years and to date has attracted €4.8m in research funding from both National and EU funding sources. His research focuses upon the optimisation of transportation networks with the goal of reducing emissions and meeting our climate change targets.

Greening transport - where is the sense of urgency? With Dr Brian Caulfield

What is our campus doing to become more sustainable? A lot apparantly, and there is always more that can be done by both large organisations and us as individuals.  Trinity's Sustainability Advisor Michele Hallahan gives us some "quick wins" and suggestions on how to chip in.   

Trinity was recently named 28th best university in the world when it comes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. (THE 2019)

Talking sustainability on campus and in life with Michele Hallahan.

Smart, focused and funny, Linda Djougang talks about her unusual route to becoming both a student at Trinity and a rugby player for Ireland.

Trinity nursing student and unexpected Ireland rugby star Linda Djougang shares her story

There are some people that are so engaging you could just listen to them for hours. Trinity's Professor of Early Modern History is certainly one of them.  He makes a compelling argument for why you should be paying attention to History whether you like it or not.

History like you've never heard it before with Professor Ciaran Brady

Trinity's Professor of Genetics Dan Bradley talks about piecing together the human story through ancient DNA, what the massive migrations through Europe mean to us and which population remained virtually untouched by all of this.
How can 1 in 5 people in Donegal have the same relatively recent male ancestor?   He talks genetic fingerprints, time-travelling and more.

The Indiana Jones of Genetics talks all things ancient DNA

Trinity College Dublin and Tangent have launched postgraduate certificates in Dublin, Cavan, Waterford, Tipperary, and Longford aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs and those who wish to bring innovative solutions to their organisations.  

Listen in as we get all the details from the programme director Allyson Lambert , former student Louise Quinn and Communications and Marketing Manager Micheal Lynham.

Changing career or returning to work? Tangent-Trinity's Ideas Workspace might be just what you need.

Trinity student Jessica Garska is a tutor on Trinity's English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Programme.  In this podcast she shares her top tips for non-native English speakers when it comes to academic writing and getting settled in to college.  In five words she says 'it's all about the meaning'.  Listen in to find out what language supports are available to students and how you can start preparing right now.

Need to learn how to speak academic? Jessica Garska can help.

Assistant Professor of Economics Ronan Lyons talks us through what is really wrong with housing in Dublin and Ireland in general.  He even has a formula for what you should be willing to pay for a house.  Listen in as we talk land use, high cost of building and how to avoid getting in trouble on social media.

How much should you pay for a house?  Ronan Lyons spells it out

Masters student Lyndsay Walsh has won a few significant awards in her relatively short career and she's got momentum.  Listen in as we talk about what got her interested in Natural Sciences and what we all need to do to play our part to make Ireland and the world more sustainable.

Stand-out student Lyndsay Walsh on what really needs to happen to tackle climate change

Assistant Professor Dr Deirdre Daly set out to be a nurse, never wanted to be a midwife.  Then after a compulsory course in the subject, she couldn't turn away.  She's become a leading expert in midwifery and women's health after motherhood.  She has created an online resource for mothers to help them thrive after childbirth, not just put up with things and move on as so many do.

Expert midwife Dr Deirdre Daly talks health after motherhood

Brian Lucey is an intriguing twitter-happy top economist and world expert on gold.  Here he chats with Tom Molloy on investing strategies, predictions future currency and why economics is called the dismal science.  Listen in to get a quick lesson from a world-renowned expert.

Doyen of the dismal science Professor Brian Lucey on goldbugs, bitcoin and the future of money.

Trinity is Ireland's top university and lays claim to a beautiful city-centre 16th century campus, notable alumni (Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett to name a few) and world-class research and education.  This podcast gets to the heart of what makes this innovative university thrive, its people.

Greening transport - where is the sense of urgency? With Dr Brian Caulfield

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