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Dr Rossana Henriques,
Coordinator & Co-Principal Investigator

Lead researcher and senior lecturer in plant genetics at University College Cork. Her team uses model species such as Arabidopsis thaliana and crops such as white clover and perennial rye grass to assess how a changing climate will impact food security worldwide.

Email: rossana.henriques@ucc.ie

Dr Fidelma Butler, Co-Principal Investigator

Senior lecturer in the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at University College Cork, Fidelma is an applied ecologist with wide ranging interests, from mammal and insect ecology to the effects of invasive species.

Email: F.Butler@ucc.ie

Dr Michelle McKeown, Collaborator

Michelle is an environmental geographer and lecturer in the School of Geography, she has an interest in how ecosystems respond to changes in climate and anthropogenic activities. Michelle has ongoing research projects in mid-latitude and tropical locations focusing on understanding long-term climate dynamics, developing tools to monitor ecosystem integrity, and identifying carbon loss from land to water.

Email: mmckeown@ucc.ie

Ciara Ryan-Gerhardt, BSc. Hons

BSc Hons Ecology & Environmental Biology graduate from University College Cork, currently pursuing a Masters in plant science, with a passion for pollinators, plant biology and the insights that molecular biology provide.

Email: 120735299@umail.ucc.ie

ARID - Assessing the impact of climate change on clover-pollinator interactions in Irish grasslands

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