Tagged: Discover Science & Engineering & News
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Students prepare for STEM Week by asking career questions News
22.04.2013 Next week will see the launch of STEM Week to give second-level students who are making their final CAO choices more insight into careers in science, technology, engineering and... -
Cork students to present science projects at SciFest event this Friday News
17.04.2013 Secondary school students from around Cork are preparing to showcase up to 150 science projects at a SciFest event at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) this Friday. The... -
Engineers survey points to more women opting for the profession News
27.02.2013 Men outnumber women in the engineering profession by almost nine to one, a new survey of more than 2,000 engineers in Ireland out today reveals. However, John Power,... -
Greenwave science programme launches for students to track spring’s arrival News
04.02.2013 The Irish Government’s Discover Science & Engineering initiative has launched this year’s Greenwave programme, which calls on primary school students to carry out nature and... -
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli to talk science in Dublin tomorrow News
16.11.2012 Paolo Nespoli, an astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA) who has made two trips into space, will be giving a lecture in Dublin tomorrow as part of the Science Week... -
Science Week kicks off, with events across Ireland to celebrate experimenting News
12.11.2012 Yesterday saw the start of Science Week 2012 when more than 5,000 people converged at the Institute of Technology Sligo for its annual science fair. This week, more than 600... -
Science Week events to play on theme of everyday experimenting News
25.10.2012 People are being encouraged to get involved in this year’s Science Week, which will run from 11–18 November, whereby more than 500 events across Ireland will be exploring... -
STEM Careers Week will highlight career opportunities in med-tech sector News
17.09.2012 Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, TD, today launched STEM Careers Week, the latest campaign from the Smart Futures initiative to encourage secondary school... -
DSE encourages students to keep STEM courses on their CAO forms News
27.06.2012 As the Central Applications Office (CAO) ‘change of mind’ deadline approaches, Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) is encouraging students who have just completed their... -
Primary schools get science and maths awards News
22.05.2012 Ireland’s national science promotion programme Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) has given 420 primary schools awards in science and maths. -
A last push for STEM courses on CAO ‘change of mind’ forms News
01.05.2012 CAO applicants are being encouraged to consider the job prospects offered by science and technology courses as the ‘change of mind’ window opens today. -
Science fun at St Patrick’s Festival on Saturday News
14.03.2012 Discover Science & Engineering will be hosting the Science Zone at this year’s St Patrick’s Festival Big Day on Saturday to appeal to kids of all ages.Categories: Science, Life Sciences, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech -
Game-based learning catches on in Irish schools News
07.03.2012 MissionV is a game-based learning initiative that has been running in 20 primary schools in 14 counties across Ireland since last September. Already, the digital model appears... -
Greenwave science project calls on students to check out spring News
30.01.2012 What are green waves? According to scientists, when Europe is viewed from outer space in springtime, you can see a green wave moving up across it. That’s why Irish primary... -
Science Week 2011 explores the chemistry of life News
14.11.2011 Get ready to experiment with chemistry, as Science Week 2011 is getting into full swing here in Ireland. This year’s theme is ‘The Chemistry of Life’ and there are many...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Multimedia, Life Sciences, Green, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Bio Tech -
Science Week 2011 – 13-20 November News
01.11.2011 Science Week is an annual, week-long event in Ireland each November, celebrating science. -
First ‘European Researchers Night’ in Ireland to happen in Galway News
08.08.2011 European researchers are making themselves available to the Irish public in September to celebrate science in inner and outer space at an event called Sea2Sky, funded under the... -
NASA identifies most distant galaxy cluster News
13.01.2011 NASA astronomers have stumbled upon a galactic city of stars named COSMOS-AzTEC3, which is circa 12.6bn light years away from Earth – the most distant known in the early universe. -
12 Irish primary schools to embrace European-wide science, maths project News
15.06.2010 The European-wide Fibonacci Project was launched in Ireland today by Discover Science and Engineering and St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. -
493 primary schools get Science & Maths Excellence award News
08.06.2010 As part of the Discover Primary Science programme Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) has announced that 493 primary schools around Ireland have received an Award of Science...