After two years of enormous success at science events like the Cork Carnival of Science, Dublin Maker and Science Week, this summer we also delivered our popular public engagement activities at some community events in the North West of Ireland for the first time.
At the end of June we hosted our micro workshops at the Teddy Bears Picnic, which formed part of the Ballina Salmon Festival. We had a lot of fun with the participants and teddy bears, and the feedback received was hugely positive. Then we made our way to the popular Boyle Arts Festival at the end of July, where we engaged with families and all ages at the farmers market. Again, the feedback was hugely positive. Both of these events helped us breakdown barriers and prove that chemistry is accessible to all in every environment.
Well done to the ATU Sligo team for organizing both events and for sparking conversations with all ages, our PhD ambassadors were enthusiastic and engaging as always.
Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI) 