Events: Science Week 2021

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Thank you so much to everyone who registered for our Science Week events, attended our shows, shared, liked, retweeted and spread the word about the Midlands Science Festival 2021. We hope you enjoyed the week as much as we did! Many of the videos from our Science Week events are still available on our YouTube Channel, see individual events below for details. Don’t forget we do free outreach workshops/activities for schools throughout the year and we also have a large number of free resources on our YouTube Channel, including Science at Home videos, Bog Science videos and Climate Action videos.

06nov7:00 pm8:00 pmSea and Sky - The Science of Conservation in Ireland7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online

07nov7:00 pm8:00 pmScience Faction7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online

08novAll Day12Innovate and Inspire with STEM(All Day) Online

08nov(nov 8)1:00 am12(nov 12)11:00 pmScience Week Book Club1:00 am - 11:00 pm (12)

08nov(nov 8)2:00 pm12(nov 12)2:00 pmSmall Wonders – The Science of the Body2:00 pm - 2:00 pm (12) Online

10nov2:00 pm3:00 pmSugar and Spice and Everything science - The Science of Chocolate2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Online

10nov7:00 pm8:00 pmI Like to Move It! The Science of Joint Health7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online

11nov7:00 pm8:00 pmHigh Water - The Science of Flooding7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online

The Midlands Science Festival 2021 – Review

We were delighted to present a full week of free interactive science and exploration as part of national Science Week 2021. With plenty of virtual events ranging from entertaining animal workshops with Dublin Zoo and the National Reptile Zoo to informative public talks on subjects such as ‘Joint Health’ and the ‘Science of Chocolate.’ It’s no surprise that thousands of people attended this year. Most of our events were held online due to the ongoing pandemic, but that meant that even more people from the Midlands and across Ireland could access our activities. The festival is a fantastic way to really capture the imagination and show people that science can be fun.

‘I’m delighted at the success of our ninth Midlands Science Festival, which as promised was event bigger and better than the one we ran last year during Covid-19 times. It was wonderful to see so many schools registering for workshops which all pupils could access, as previously these events may only been available for a few classes. Organising such a largescale event online is certainly a challenge, but one we have really enjoyed and I wish to thank Science Foundation Ireland, all of our partners, speakers, performers and sponsors once again for making this all possible.’ – Jackie Gorman, CEO, Midlands Science

A large number of Midlands students had the opportunity to avail of some high-level careers advice from companies such as 3M, Irish Manufacturing Research, Cpl Recruitment, Accenture, IPCC, The Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland and many others. We were also delighted to partner with Bord na Móna, they provided a guided walk and talk at Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co. Offaly. At this event, Bord na Móna safely hosted a number of young pupils from Kilcormac NS and provided an overview of the ecological, environmental and cultural value of raised bogs while also focusing on the biodiversity features of interest available at the Lough Bora Discovery Park.

The virtual Discovery Day which was supported by Integra LifeSciences drew an audience of thousands of young people nationwide and included the Exploration Dome, the Reptile Zoo, Anyone 4 Science, Dale Treadwell’s Dinosaur Show, Anyone4Science and more. People of all ages had the opportunity to explore the night’s sky and learn about the science is Superheroes as well as meeting some very interesting reptiles and dinosaurs and this was all done online. Science Week is a wonderful opportunity for young science enthusiasts and their families to see what’s new and innovative in the world of science and technology.

Virtual Vikings Science Week 2021- Tang NS watching in class 1

Reptile Zoo mini reporters

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