Recent activities in CALMAST
Student Perspectives of the 2026 Cyber Schools Initiative
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 [...]
Celebrating 22 Years of Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 🎉🍃
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 [...]
🌿 Celebrate Irish Biodiversity | Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 🌱
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 [...]
SciFest @ SETU Waterford
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 Science Legacy of Sir Harold Kroto
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 [...]
Engineer Your Future Programme 2026
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 [...]