Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's premier university. Its city centre campus occupies some 51 acres, including beautiful historic architecture and state-of-the-art modern facilities. The pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of a Trinity education. Trinity is one of the world's leading research-intensive universities. Trinity’s research strategy is based on multi-disciplinary research areas which have potential to make significant impact on the world. 
 
The Eco-Urbanites Symposium takes place in the Trinity Long Room Hub, one of five flagship research institutes at Trinity College Dublin, dedicated to promoting and facilitating innovative research. Its prominent location in Fellows' Square at Trinity College aptly signifies the centrality of the Arts and Humanities for the university and for society, and makes it an ideal place for connecting academic research with a wider public.
 
The symposium is organised by the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre which acts as a focal point for Asian Studies at the university and brings together teaching and research in Chinese, Korean and Japanese Studies as well as other regionally-based scholarship and pan-Asian research.  The Trinity Centre for Asian Studies centre is a leading knowledge centre in Ireland for policy-makers, business leaders and scholars of East Asia.

​Getting to Trinity College and travelling around Dublin

Dublin Airport is situated some 10 km north of the city centre (there is only one international airport in Dublin). Ryanair and Aer Lingus provide reasonably priced options between most European cities and Dublin, in addition to the other European airlines. Below are suggestions on how to travel from the airport to the university below. The city centre is easy to navigate on foot, and the university is in the heart of the city retail and tourist areas.
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Aircoach operates a regular bus shuttle service from Dublin Airport to the city centre. There is a stop just outside Trinity College. Dublin Bus also provides non-stop airport/city shuttle buses as well as a high frequency service from all over Dublin directly to Trinity. 

Taxis from the airport to the city centre are readily available outside the Arrivals Hall in each terminal. Ensure to only travel in a registered taxi – they will have their taxi license displayed on the dashboard. Taxis are readily available all over the city. Visitors may wish to use the Hailo taxi app to find a registered Dublin taxi. 

Both the DART rapid transit train service and mainline train service can be used to travel to Trinity College. Tara and Pearse DART stations are approximately 5 minutes walk to the university, see www.irishrail.ie. The LUAS tram has two lines operating in the city. St. Stephen’s Green is the closest stop on the Green Line. The closest stop on the Red Line is Abbey Street. These stops are located about 10 minutes walk to Trinity College. For further information visit: www.luas.ie. 

The LEAP travel card offers a convenient way to pay for public transport services provided by Dublin Bus, rail and tram services.

Dublin is one of many European cities to offer a bike-sharing scheme for visitors and residents. You will see Dublin Bikes stands throughout the city centre. For information on how to hire a Dublin Bike, visit www.dublinbikes.ie. Car Hire services are located in both terminals at Dublin Airport, and have locations within Dublin city centre.

Accommodation & tourism
A number of different accommodation options are possible, including hotels, hostels and B&Bs. The O’Callaghan Hotel Group, the Trinity City Hotel and Trinity Lodge provide comfortable three-star and four-star accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the university. Visitors are advised to book their accommodation well in advance of the symposium. 

Visitors may wish to explore the TCD campus guide (www.tcd.ie/visitors), the Dublin Tourism website (www.visitdublin.com), and the Discover Ireland website (www.discoverireland.com) in advance of their visit to the symposium. Some great things to see and do in Dublin include:

• The historic Trinity College campus, its Old Library and the Book of Kells 
• St Patrick’s Cathedral and Christchurch Cathedral
• The Guinness Storehouse – the home of Guinness
• The National Gallery of Ireland, free admission here too!
• The touristy Temple Bar district with its bars, restaurants, cafes
• Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty Library
• The Hugh Lane Gallery and the Writers Museum, free admission!
• The shops on Grafton Street, 2 minutes away from the university
• St Stephen’s Green and the architecture of Georgian Dublin

​For further information on the symposium venue, see www.tcd.ie/maps.