A full circle moment with Calmast as we inspiring the next generation of Scientists 🧪 During our SETU STEM Access Programme earlier this year, Kate Phelan (PhD Candidate at SETU) took a trip down memory lane as a facilitator with her old primary school. The STEM Primary Access Programme hosts primary school students over [...]
Science Communication and Public Engagement workshop Yesterday we held the first Science Communication and Public Engagement workshop with Postgrads and Postdocs at South East Technological University in Waterford. A big thank you to Sheila Donegan (CALMAST) and Padraig Murphy (DCU) for delivering this session on how to communicate scientific research effectively, an essential skill [...]
Student Perspectives of the 2026 Cyber Schools Initiative We're halfway through the 2026 Cyber School Initiative, a programme designed to bring the world of Cybersecurity to classrooms across Ireland. With more schools committed to starting this programme in September, it's been great to hear the feedback from students who have completed the Initiative. They [...]
Celebrating 22 Years of Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 🎉🍃 Today, we're celebrating 22 years of Bealtaine Living Earth Festival on the International Day for Biodiversity. This last week has been all about discovering the incredible natural world around us, from walks and talks to leaves, trees, animals, fossils and rocks. We’ve been delighted to [...]
Celebrate Irish Biodiversity during the Bealtaine Living Earth Festival! Happening between 16-24 May, the Bealtaine Living Earth Festival highlights conservation success stories from the South East and offers hope for a future of thriving wild places. Our aim is to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural world and [...]
SciFest @ SETU Waterford On 6 May, 2026, we welcomed secondary school students from schools in Waterford, Kilkenny, Wicklow and Cork to SETU in Waterford for the SciFest @ SETU Waterford 2026 competition. The level of detail and critical thinking in these projects were exceptional. Congratulations to all of the winners and participants who [...]
The Science Legacy of Sir Harold Kroto Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Harry Kroto, a scientist whose discovery of buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀), launched modern nanotechnology research. With Robert Curl and Richard Smalley he identified the football shaped molecule made up of 60 carbon atoms and shared with them the chemistry Nobel [...]
Engineer Your Future Programme 2026 Calmast hosted 15 TY students for a day on sustainable engineering for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EYF programme. This is part of the STEPs Engineers Ireland Engineer Your Future programme. The group visited the machine workshops and additive manufacturing facilities at SETU in Waterford with Dr Paul Quinn [...]
Sanofi's TY Day 2026 We were pleased to deliver 1 day for Sanofi's 4 day programme for TY students, talking about the brain, perception, and problem solving. Neuroscientist Dr Nora Salaberry gave an interactive presentation on brain and perception. Is multitasking really possible? Do you observe as much as you think you [...]
SETU’s Women in Technology 2026 We were delighted to support the SETU’s Women in Technology event organised by the Department of Maths and Computing at SETU, where over 1,200 secondary school girls were in attendance. The Calmast puzzle zone was filled with students taking on challenges. Puzzles are a fantastic way to [...]
