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 [...]
Access Programme Week 4: Slime Making Experiment
Access Programme Week 3: Lava lamp Experiments
Week 2: pH indicator
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 [...]
Week 1: Surface tension
SCIFEST Awards All winners Best Project Award: (left to right) Peter Brabazon (Scifest) and Robert King, Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal. Runner-up Best Project Award: (left to right) Peter Brabazon (Scifest) and Niamh McGeachan, St Marys College, Carlow. Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award: (left to [...]
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 [...]
