Welcome to the Plant Ecology Modelling Group
We are a research group studying plant ecophysiology and the ways plant adapt to global change through process based vegetation models. We combine ecological biogeochemical knowledge to create better predictions of the Earth’s future.
We are part of the Discipline of Botany in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. We are part of the Climate + Biodiversity + Water Co-centre and are funded through the Research ireland Frontiers for the Future programme and by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency.
We are a vibrant and international team and take pride in inclusivity and diversity. You can read about our commitment to these values and how we work together in our Code of Conduct.
News
22-25. June 2026
The annual QUINCY community workshop took place in Potsdam. great talking to everyone about the science we did over the last year and the plans ahead. 
16-18. June 2026
The group went to West Clare for this year’s retreat - team buidling, hiking, making food together. 
15-18. June 2026
Midori attends the final meeting of the CLEANFOREST COST action in Bologna, Italy, where she presents her work on detecting leaf phenology at multiple scales and her outreach work in a children’s book on forests
4-8. May 2026
All group members attend at present at EGu 2026 in Vienna. A busy week full of science and meeting new and old friends. 
16. March 2026
Gabriela defends her PhD at the Univeristy of Bern! Congratulations Dr. Sophia! 
1. March 2026
Bailey starts her PhD on the E-PATH project. She will work on measuring disease severity and fungal loads and will be based at Teagasc Oak Park
12. Janaury 2026
New preprint out in EGUsphere, led by Josua on modelling end of season leaf turnover in grasslands using QUINCY.
8. December 2025
Group Christmas lunch. 
4. December 2025
Josua wins the Golden Spoon in the annual Botany Bakeoff with a cake isnpired by his work on modelling grasslands. 