Archive for 2009

Images from the launch of the ESERO

Published November 19th, 2009

Three downloadable images from the launch of the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) in a €475,000 project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) to promote the wider study of science using space as a theme in schools

Science Week Ireland 2009 launched

Published November 3rd, 2009

Science Week Ireland 2009 was officially launched today by Conor Lenihan T.D., Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation. Approximately 90,000 people are expected to attend 400 events across the country from Sunday 8 November until ...

Science Week 2009 dates announced

Published October 19th, 2009

Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) has announced that the theme for Science Week 2009 is ‘Science Week – Celebrating Creativity and Innovation.’ More than 400 events are expected to take place across the country from ...

Promoting science for a successful Ireland

Published August 25th, 2009

Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) is Ireland’s national science promotion programme. Learn about the ICT sector in Ireland from CareersPortal We aim to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students, teachers ...

An Evaluation of Discover Science and Engineering, A Review

Published May 15th, 2009

Forfás has published an evaluation of Discover Science & Engineering. An Evaluation of Discover Science and Engineering, A Review by an International Panel (PDF, 65 pages, 1,267KB) Literature review of Monitoring and Evaluation of Discover ...

Junior Inventor 2009 competition launched

Published May 2nd, 2009

The Irish Patents Office announced details of their new Junior Inventor 2009 competition today (2nd March). The Junior Inventor competition is aimed at Primary School students and is being launched by the Office to mark ...

Over 2,000 Students Expected To Participate In SciFest 2009

Published March 2nd, 2009

The organisers of SciFest have put out the last call for second level students to submit their entry forms for this year’s competition ahead of the deadline of 13 March, with over 2,000 students expected ...

DSE announces new sponsorship round

Published February 26th, 2009

Sponsorship available to promote mathematics, second level science, careers in science and engineering and Science Week festivals

Primary Schools to compete for Awards of Science Excellence

Published February 23rd, 2009

Discover Primary Science have announced the launch of the Awards of Science Excellence (AoSE) 2009. The awards acknowledge the efforts of primary school children and teachers across Ireland who have shown an increased knowledge of ...

Greenwave experiment launched to track spring

Published February 9th, 2009

Greenwave 2009 was launched today by Discover Science & Engineering in anticipation of the phenomenon of spring in Ireland. The Greenwave project is a mass science experiment for Irish national schools which involves tracking the ...