Dr Tara Dirilgen
Biology, Human Health Institute
Biography
Tara is an ecologist with interests spanning many areas which centre around biodiversity.
Upcoming projects:
Watch this space for research on soil-plant-pollinator interactions under multiple, interacting, global change pressures.
Ongoing projects:
From Roots to Pollinators: How above- and below-ground organisms interact through
Plants (IRC, lead PD)
Relationships between functional diversity and food production and quality under ecological intensification (EPA, Biodiversa, project contributor)
Past projects:
Climate change and its effects on Pollination Services (FNRS/FWO, project contributor)
Sustainable Pollination Services in a Changing world (SFI, project PD)
Soil Microarthropod Community Assembly And Their Value As Indicators Of Soil Biodiversity (EC, EcoFINDERS, lead PG)
Twitter: @taradirilgen
Google scholar
Join the Terrestrial Ecology Lab
Postdoctoral Researchers
Reach out to me if you are interested in pursuing support for collaborative projects.
Some options include:
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship
Prospective Graduate Students
Contact me to discuss potential opportunities for pursuing an MSc or PhD
Research Interests
Community ecology, Terrestrial biodiversity (above and belowground), Soil-Plant-Pollinator interactions, Global change, Sustainability
Professional Associations
Employment
Outreach Activities
Organisation | Type | Description | |
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2021 | Civic Society | As part of UCD Earth Institute video series "What is biodiversity?" Target audience: primary school children, general public [Link] | |
Soapbox Science | Civic Society | One of 12 women in STEM taking part in Soapbox Science Dublin, Ireland event on Dublin's South King street, standing on a soapbox, using 2 props, I spoke to the general public about my ongoing research “Do soil animals interact with bees through plants?” [Link] | |
Rising Star Fellowship feature piece, UCD Institute for Discovery | Civic Society | [Link] | |
Mooney Goes Wild radio piece as part of the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference coverage | Civic Society | ||
“Ask a scientist” tent at Farming for Soil Health public event, Teagasc, Wexford | Civic Society |
Teaching Interests
Ecology, Entomology, Zoology, Animal behaviour, Insect-Plant interactions, Philosophy