Midlands Science
Midlands Science is a not-for-profit company which works to create greater interest in STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths] education and skills among students, teachers and members of the public in the Midlands [Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath]. It is a registered with the Charity Regulator of Ireland – RCN 20204089.
Science Week 2021
The Midlands Science Festival celebrates science in the midlands exploring everything from astronomy to zoology, encouraging curiosity about the world around us. This year events will be taking place online for the general public and also through remote delivery to groups in line with the current Covid 19 situation. All events are open for booking on the website link.
STEM Challenge
We aim to build public awareness of the importance of science in everyday life and to increase dialogue about science and technology throughout the region. Through our network of expert scientists and skilled speakers we try to provide as many opportunities as possible for people of all ages to have direct interactions with real science.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported our work to promote STEM education and skills in the midlands. We are working hand in hand with some of the most amazing speakers & performers to communicate the key message that science is all around us in everyday life & is a fantastic career option for young people to consider. Throughout the year we set out to show people from four years old upwards that science can be fun, inspiring & eye opening as well as educational & important for our region.
– Jackie Gorman, Midlands Science
The Midlands Science Festival 2020 Review
For the first time since it was founded eight years ago, the Midlands Science Festival was this year hosted online as an immersive digital event as part of national Science Week. This year’s jam-packed festival enabled schools, teachers, parents and people of all ages to get involved virtually and thousands of people had the opportunity to enjoy engaging talks, interactive workshops and presentations in a whole new and innovative format.
In a period of increasing unease, the Midlands Science team strongly believe that it is more important than ever to continue to provide activities to continue to engage our young people, build optimism and help them to explore science and how it relates to everything in our day to day lives.
Our first ever virtual festival was a great success and we were delighted through support from Science Foundation Ireland, Rethink Ireland, our wonderful event providers and a number of key partnerships to bring a large number of exciting science events to the Midlands again this year, in spite of the current pandemic.
We explored everything from marine life and climate action to the science of Star Wars, from astrology and reptiles to ice cream making and lessons in sustainability.
Science can help us understand what is happening and also provide us with the information to make different choices and pursue solutions in the future. This is now more important than ever.
We also have made available online the Dr. Mindflip Ultimate Learning Experience as a game on the indie gaming site Itch and ran a number of short videos during the week with children exploring science in Irish.
People of all ages had the opportunity to join us from their homes to have a close-up lesson about a whole variety of different topics, all with a science twist
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Gillian Maunsell2021-10-26 09:44:172021-10-26 09:44:17Offaly Past Pupils to Deliver Inspiring Career talks
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Gillian Maunsell2021-10-20 08:46:142021-10-20 08:46:14From Chocolate Science to Ultra Running at the Midlands Science Festival Midlands Science were simply wonderful in the way they supported a fantastic day of science for our students. We all learned lots about geology, our coastline and the fascinating jobs that people have in these areas. The various displays and demonstrations were perfectly pitched for our very receptive pupils. We really hope to have Midlands Science back again many more times in the future.
– Damian White, Killeigh NS