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IGRM 2026 - Irish Geoscience Research Meeting
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| Date: Friday 27th February - Sunday 1st March 2026 Venue: Boole 2 Lecture Theatre, Boole Building, University College Cork (Main Campus) |
| The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork was proud to host the 69th Irish Geoscience Research Meeting in 2026. This annual event, widely known as the IGRM, showcases the diversity of cutting edge geoscience research that is currently breaking new ground in Ireland - and across the world. The schedule of events at IGRM 2026 kicked off on Friday February 27th with an icebreaker reception in the “Domain of the Dinosaurs” exhibition in the Glucksman Gallery followed by an evening Keynote Lecture. Two days of talks and poster exhibitions followed over the weekend. A second Keynote Lecture on Saturday evening, February 28th, was followed by the IGRM 2026 conference dinner. With Keynote Lectures by leading, globally-recognised speakers, to research talks and posters by both established and emerging early-career postgraduates, there was a wide variety of geoscience themes presented. As with every year, IGRM is a key date on the Irish geoscience calendar and an unmissable geoscience research event. Looking forward to the next one! |
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Conference Programme
Book of Abstracts
Download IGRM 2026 Book of Abstracts (version 24/02/2026)
Book_of_Abstracts_IGRM2026_UCC_v2
Main Sponsors
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Sponsors
IGRM 2026 is proudly supported by:
For further details on sponsorship please contact Prof Andy Wheeler: a.wheeler@ucc.ie
Icebreaker Reception - Friday Evening
Icebreaker reception at the “Domain of the Dinosaurs” exhibition - Glucksman, 6.00pm Friday Feb 27thDomain of the Dinosaurs is a pioneering exhibition of scientific and artistic displays that has been developed at University College Cork by Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology, and Fiona Kearney, Director of the Glucksman. It features over 250 real fossil specimens from land, sea and air, bringing the world of the Irish dinosaurs to life. Five Irish artists were commissioned to bring a creative lens to the deep time involved in paleontological research, providing an imaginative response to Ireland's rich fossil record that pre-dates the dinosaurs by millions of years. The commissioned artists are Tom Climent, Johanna Connor, Damien Flood, Angela Gilmour, and Emma O'Hara. Domain of the Dinosaurs is supported by University College Cork, Research Ireland, the European Union, the Arts Council of Ireland and private philanthropy through Cork University Foundation. Registration for the IGRM 2026 Icebreaker has closed. Location |
IGRM 2026 Keynote Lecture - Friday Evening
| Speaker: Professor Erin Saupe, University of Oxford (profile) Lecture Title: Determining the Correlates of Extinction on Long Time Scales Abstract: Most species that have ever lived are now extinct. Therefore, to understand the processes that generate life on Earth, we need to look to the past. The record of past life allows us to test whether there are particular factors that make some species more susceptible to extinction than others. I will discuss some of my recent work on the factors that govern marine invertebrate extinction over millions of years, and how these factors can be used to better understand the present-day biodiversity crisis. Date: 27th February 2026 Time: 8.00 pm Venue: Boole 2 Lecture Theatre, Boole Building, University College Cork |
IGRM 2026 Keynote Lecture - Saturday Evening
| Speaker: Dr Susanne Schwenzer, Open University (profile) Lecture Title: The Geology of Mars Abstract: The Curiosity rover landed in Gale Crater, Mars, on the 6th of August 2012. For the past years, it has traversed over 36 km and made several groundbreaking discoveries. In this talk, we will follow its path of discovery, which led to our understanding of the geologic events that shaped the rock record. Curiosity travelled across lakebed and fluvial sediments, and found aeolian rocks, which together gives a detailed picture of the evolution of the Gale lake. It has also investigated the atmosphere, its chemistry and wind behaviour. The rover is currently located at the Boxwork terrain, a unique geomorphological feature comprised of ridges and hollows. Our speaker is on the mission team since landing, as a scientist and in operations roles, and will take us with her on the journey across Gale crater. Date: 28th February 2026 Time: 6.00 pm Venue: Boole 2 Lecture Theatre, Boole Building, University College Cork |
Conference Dinner - Saturday Evening
| IGRM 2026 Conference Dinner takes place in the River Lee Hotel at 8.00 pm on Saturday February 28th. Registration for the IGRM 2026 Conference Dinner has closed. |
Registration
| Register for IGRM 2026 has closed. |
| Code of Conduct By registering for IGRM 2026, attendees commit to adhere to the Code of Conduct. |
Information for Presenters
Oral Presentation:
- Presentations must be submitted prior to the Session (during Registration, Tea Break, Lunch)
- Presentations can be provided on USB Memory stick. (Or emailed to igrm2026@ucc.ie before 1.30 pm on Friday 27/02/2026.
- Session Kick-Off presentations are 17 minutes with 3 minute for questions.
- Oral presentations are 12 minutes (12 minute talk with 2 minute warning at 10 minute mark)
- 3 minutes for questions (presenters will not be permitted to extend their talk into this time)
- Presentations will be displayed on Windows 11 PC-based using PowerPoint.
- PowerPoint files must be provided to the IGRM committee by file upload the day prior to their talk (there will no capacity for presenters to load talks mid-session)
Poster Presentation:
- Posters design in A0 portrait format.
- Posters will be on display in the IGRM Hub (Main Restaurant) in the vicinity of all receptions, coffee/tea breaks and lunches.
- There will be a dedicated poster session on Saturday and Sunday.
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