We made the trip to the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in Limerick on the 1st of April for the 2023 Irish Science Teachers Association (ISTA) conference. Teacher support and professional development is a large part of our long term plans for the CCI project. By encouraging, enabling and supporting teachers in their teachingContinue reading “ISTA Conference 2023”
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SFI Discover Partners Day
Huge thank you to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for inviting us to speak at their Discover Awards Partners day about our research into digital feedback methods. From the very beginning of our project we have priortised feedback and evaluation, in particular making it as assessible as possible to ensure that we are gathering an accurateContinue reading “SFI Discover Partners Day”
Spring has Sprung in the North West
The ATU Sligo team have been very busy through the month of March running school workshops all over the West and North West of Ireland. The team of PhD’s have visited Mayo, Galway, Leitrim and Donegal over the course of a few weeks. Well done to everyone at ATU Sligo for their huge commitment andContinue reading “Spring has Sprung in the North West”
We had a Blast!!
A whopping 26 PhD and early career researchers from both Trinity College Dublin and the Atlantic Technological University Sligo, sparked conversations with over 800 primary students at our stand in the RDS for the ESB Science Blast! It was our biggest event to date in terms of the number of days, researchers and engagement. PrimaryContinue reading “We had a Blast!!”
We’re back for 2023!
The Trinity College Dublin team have kicked off the new calendar year with workshops in Coolmine Community School in west Dublin, Clongowes in Kildare and Templecarrig in Wicklow. They have battled the wet and cold weather to get back on the road again with our battery investigation workshop. Our secondary school workshops are aimed atContinue reading “We’re back for 2023!”
School Workshops in the North West
The ATU Sligo team have been very busy throughout the months of November and December especially, with workshops running every week. The team of staff and PhD researchers have had numerous schools on campus during Science Week and have also visited schools all around the North West of Ireland. Over the past few weeks, theContinue reading “School Workshops in the North West”
Teacher CPD at the ChemEd-Ireland Conference
Electrochemistry is currently the least popular and worst answered question on the Leaving Cert Chemistry exam paper. But this is not hugely surprising, since it is only a small component of the main course and is mainly part of an optional section. But we need to spark a greater interest in this hugely important areaContinue reading “Teacher CPD at the ChemEd-Ireland Conference”
School Workshops
Our school workshops are off to a flying start for this academic year with both ATU Sligo and the Trinity College Dublin teams visiting TY, 5th and 6th year students in the North West and around Leinster. The feedback to date from the students and teachers has been hugely positive with many asking us toContinue reading “School Workshops”
National and World Ploughing Championships 2022
Our very busy summer of public engagement was capped off with the largest outdoor event in Europe. With nearly 300,000 people in attendance, the National and World Ploughing Championships did not disappoint! Returning after a 2 year absence, it was an absolute pleasure to join Science Foundation Ireland at their stand in the Government VillageContinue reading “National and World Ploughing Championships 2022”
Our Second Public Engagement Event
Hot on the heels of the Cork Carnival of Science in June, exactly a month later we are out and about again for the 2022 Dublin Maker in Merrion Square. This time we had a great collaboration of researchers from both of our partner project institutions: Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the Atlantic Technological UniversityContinue reading “Our Second Public Engagement Event”
Current Chemistry Investigators (CCI) 