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About Geology is the study of the earth, its processes, its materials, its life, and how these have changed over 4.567 billion years of time. Geology is of central importance to society. Information gathered by geoscientists helps us understand the changing climate, predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, find supplies of fossil fuels and minerals ores, maintain clean air and water, understand the motion of the earth’s crust and oceans, and reconstruct the evolution of the rocky planets and life. At Trinity, our staff investigate the fundamental principles of geological processes, which occur at a vast range of spatial and temporal scales. We combine fieldwork in Ireland, across Europe and around the world, with laboratory analyses, numerical modelling and theory. Students participate in this cutting-edge research whilst developing keen observational and analytical skills taught both in the field and the laboratory. Our graduates apply these skills to a wide range of geoscientific questions, aimed at understanding Earth’s history and its future, and the sustainability of energy and resources required to support a growing human population. Interested in coming to the Geology Department for undergraduate studies or postgraduate research? Please contact the individual staff members directly to find out more, or better still, come to visit us in the Museum Building.
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Geolaíocht Staidéar ar an domhan atá sa Gheolaíocht mar atá sé anois agus mar a thiocfaidh athrú air go fadtéarmach. Tá traidisiún fada agus saibhir ag an nGeolaíocht i gColáiste na Tríonóide a bunaíodh in 1843 le hOllúnacht. Ó shin i leith, tá aibíocht agus éagsúlacht tagtha ar léann na Geolaíochta i dtaobh scóip agus cur chuige de. Tá leathanaigh an láithreáin ghréasáin seo beartaithe blaiseadh a thabhairt do chuairteoirí faoin méid is féidir leis an nGeolaíocht a thairgeadh. Creidimid i gColáiste na Tríonóide gur scileanna maithe breathnóireachta agus tuairisciúla is bonn don Gheolaíocht; scileanna a mhúintear sa tsaotharlann agus go hallamuigh. Tá ár mbaill foirne gníomhach in go leor réimsí taighde, ag baint úsáide as sonraí ón gcileaméadar go dtí scála fo-micreascópach. Déanaimid taighde ar charraigeacha atá na billiúin bliain d’aois agus bainimid úsáid as breathnóireachtaí reatha a bhaineann le hathrú aeráide chomh maith. Tá misean na Geolaíochta níos tráthúla ná riamh anois. Braitheann sochaí an lae inniu ar raon faisnéise arna bailiú ag geolaithe. Áirítear air sin réamhaisnéis a dhéanamh ar an aeráid, crith talún a thuar, soláthar uisce glan agus fuinnimh, chomh maith le miotail annamha a chuardach chun tacú leis an teicneolaíocht chliste.s An Dr. Balz Kamber, Cathaoirleach na Geolaíochta agus na Mianreolaíochta