Seminar day underway with opening remarks from head of postgraduate studies- Tom Wilkinson #SBESPGday

First talk of the day: Maeve Long- The role of rho GTPases actin along the endomembrane system #SBESPGday

Next up Laura Gallegos-Lorenzo -The impact of long term pasture management practices on GHG fluxes #SBESPGday

Welcoming Lynda Weekes back to UCD to talk about a vegetation classification system for rivers #SBESPGday

Lynda- Ireland has no vegetation classification system for our rivers! Essential for informed conservation and sustainability planning

Zixia Huang- Mechanisms of extended longevity in Myotis myotis bats #SBESPGday

Zixia- Small mammals live fast and die young. Bats buck the trend ! What can we learn from them? #SBESPGday

Guest speaker Sean Duke taking us through his journey into science communication #SBESPGday

David Jebb - Chiroptera (bats) are the longest lived order of mammals given their size and metabolic rate

UCD BatLab convincing us we can stay forever young ! ...or at least younger for longer. Learning from bats #SBESPGday

Jeroen Stellingwerf- Potatoes are the 5th most productive crop in the world. But this can be constrained by disease.. #SBESPGday

Awaiting the announcement of the winner #tense #SBESPGday

Congratulations Maeve Long- winner of the Carmel Humphries medal !

Thanks to our judges - Ken Whelan, Peter Cotgreave and Padraig O'Kiely and to Kay Nolan for her lovely speech