Science beyond
the lab.
Connecting biodiversity and environmental research with public dialogue through media, education, citizen science and community engagement.
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Science is a shared endeavour.
Ongoing activities connect biodiversity research with students, the University community and wider audiences.
gECO Podcast
A student-produced podcast on ecology and sustainability, developed within the MSc in Global Change Ecology and Sustainability with scientific supervision and academic coordination.
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Biodiversity @University of Trieste
A participatory iNaturalist project that turns the University of Trieste campus and its surroundings into a distributed laboratory for biodiversity observation, open data and environmental awareness.
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Find how fieldwork, ecological research and public discussions intersect.
Outreach archive.
Documentaries, TV and radio interviews, press, public talks and scientific communication linked to our research.
Participatory observation of campus biodiversity.
Training for university tutors in motivation and student engagement.
Public-facing activities connecting innovative teaching, games and STEM learning.
A public-facing contribution on seagrass habitats and ecological change in the lagoon.
Link to a programme or publication, rather than a specific recording.A contribution on urban ecological networks, ecosystem services and climate adaptation.
A regional science-communication magazine bringing research on climate and environmental change to wider audiences.
An outreach and communication award recognising the regional initiative and its network.
A public climate-negotiation simulation bringing global climate decisions into a local community setting.
Student-led science communication developed within the MSc in Global Change Ecology and Sustainability.
A public presentation on game design as a method for science education.
A public event discussing ecosystem services, urban heat islands and the environmental role of vegetation.
The University introduces the podcast and the students and academics behind the initiative.
Language training for the university community.
A public-facing scientific contribution on fire, vegetation and landscape vulnerability.
A methodology for integrating game-based learning in schools and universities.
A public discussion with students on climate change and the benefits provided by ecosystems.
Coverage of field research and vegetation-protection measures on event beaches.
An interview on the ecosystem services of urban trees, including carbon storage and pollutant removal.
A television report addressing the effects of major beach events on coastal ecosystems.
Reporting on field research into the ecological impacts of large beach events.
A press report on environmental monitoring before and after a major beach event.
An article on habitat protection and research related to large public events.
Reporting on the environmental assessment associated with a large beach event.
A television report about environmental monitoring of large events and their impacts.
School–university activities connecting environmental science with scientific orientation and teaching.
Link to a programme or publication, rather than a specific recording.A publication on gamification and its applications to social, educational and health contexts.
A contribution on the relationship between climatic change and biological invasions.
A regional synthesis of observed and expected environmental impacts of climate change.
A public conference discussing climate change and its impacts on regional plant communities.
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Research matters beyond publication.
We connect our research projects with public communication, participatory initiatives, university teaching and dialogue with communities. These activities help environmental evidence reach the people and institutions who can use it.
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