iCRAG and GSI invite potential postgraduate student supervisors to submit proposals to its new Environmental Geosciences Postgraduate Programme. The programme’s research area is relevant nationally and globally and encompasses areas of clear future opportunity for iCRAG and Irish researchers to contribute to addressing global challenges in the areas of: Climate Change, Climate Action, Geoscience & Health, Soils, Water,and Marine Geosciences. These areas of research are of great significance to Ireland, given the challenges of climate change, sustainable development and health and the importance of agriculture to Ireland's economy. The identified research area aligns with priority research areas of the Irish Government, as defined in GSI Research Road Map. This proposed new research theme and future direction of iCRAG aligns with both the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the COP21 Paris Agreement.
Themes of specific interest to GSI include:
- Applications of IODP data for marine geoscience.
- Research optimising GSI hosted data (Tellus, INFOMAR, international datasets, etc.).
- Increasing capacity and internationalisation of GSI-funded research to date.