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November 10, 2005

Science Week Ireland

Posted 5 years, 2 months ago on November 10, 2005

We are a bit late in reminding you about this, but Science Week Ireland is taking place between the 13th and 20th November next, although there are related events throughout the month of November.

Science Week features “hundreds of fun science, technology and engineering events” all over the Republic. The theme this year is “The Science Behind Entertainment”, focusing on the science behind music, movies and sport. While many of the topics and events are, to be fair, aimed at younger people, there are events to appeal to people of all ages. Details of what is happening in your area are available at the Science Week 2005 website.

One of the events that caught my eye – and this is indeed a bit of local partisanship on my part – is the University of Limerick Science Fair on the 13th November at the University of Limerick campus at Plassey, Limerick, which features, amongst other items, talks on Superhero Science, Dive with Sharks and Magic Science and Mystery, a chance to meet NASA astronaut Dr. Stephen Robinson, science workshops, planetarium shows, steam engines, rescue helicopters and a Giant Bubble Show.

And, yes, there is face painting and a bouncy castle.

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September 1, 2005

BA Festival of Science in Dublin

Posted 5 years, 5 months ago on September 1, 2005

The BA Festival of Science starts in Dublin on Saturday the 3rd of September, and runs through ‘til Saturday the 10th. As well as lots of scientific meetings and lectures, there’s a more public-friendly face to the festival, with a huge number of events open to the public. A very brief sample includes a behind the scenes tour of the Chester Beatty Library, a talk called Science in Fiction in the Dublin Writers’ Centre; as well as a talk on Mars, a discussion about the top spin on quarks, an examination of the restoration of the Great Palm House at the Botanical Gardens, an archaeological field trip to the Boyne valley, and many other things. There is a full programme of events available on their website.

The BA, or, to give it it’s full title, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, was established in 1831 to promote science. The events of the festival are being co-ordinated with the help of Trinity College Dublin and DCU.

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