Usher in the New Year by celebrating Irish ecology in all its glorious diversity over two days.
📅 Thursday 7th & Friday 8th January 📍 O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin 🌿 IN-PERSON
Tancredi Caruso, Dara Stanley, Darren O’Connell, Jon Yearsley, Adam Kane.
Plenary speakerUniversity of Oxford
Professor Owen Lewis is Professor of Ecology at the University of Oxford, specialising in community ecology, entomology and conservation biology. His research investigates the processes maintaining and threatening biodiversity, with particular emphasis on tropical rainforests, insect food webs, plant–herbivore interactions, and how land-use change and climate change affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning..
Speaker profile
Plenary speakerTrinity College Dublin
Dr. Catherine Farrell is Assistant Professor of Business and Nature at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. A specialist in peatland restoration and nature conservation, her research explores natural capital accounting, nature-based solutions, and nature finance. She works with businesses, policymakers, and communities to develop credible strategies that support biodiversity and restoration.
Speaker profilePacked schedule including plenary speakers, flash talks, posters and networking sessions.
Open to biologists of all stripes working in ecology and evolution, submit abstracts on our google form.
Abstract submission deadline:1st November 2026
Register for the conference →The conference will take place at the O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4.
We gratefully acknowledge the organisations supporting this conference.
