Mathematics and the Arts at Bridges Galway 2026 The Maths Week Ireland team was delighted to attend the Bridges Conference at University of Galway over the weekend. Hundreds of people from all over the world attended, and we showed them Mary Boole’s Curve Stitching activity that uses straight lines to create the illusion of [...]
Mathematics and the Arts at Bridges Galway 2026 The Maths Week Ireland team was delighted to attend the Bridges Conference at University of Galway over the weekend. Hundreds of people from all over the world attended, and we showed them Mary Boole’s Curve Stitching activity that uses straight lines to create the illusion of [...]
STEAM Square at Spraoi International Street Arts Festival 2026 A great weekend at Spraoi International Street Arts Festival 🎉 Over the August bank holiday weekend, our incredible team of volunteers, including volunteers from EU-CONEXUS, joined together with the Physics Buskers to transform Waterford's Cathedral Square into STEAM Square for two days of hands-on discovery [...]
Maths Puzzles at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2026 We spent a day in the sun at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival on 11 July 2026, sharing the fun of maths through puzzles! A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to put their critical thinking skills to the test, tackle our maths puzzles, and [...]
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 [...]
SETU STEM Entrepreneurship Camp The SETU STEM Entrepreneurship Camp took place from the 8th – 12th June 2026 at SETU in Waterford. 34 students from Wexford, Tipperary, Waterford, Kilkenny and Carlow came together to develop a business project based on the theme of sustainability. The week was comprised of a mix of presentations, business [...]
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 [...]
Entrepreneurship Camp
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 [...]
