Over 1,000 students across Europe took part in the first year of Xperimania last year, and even more are expected this year.
Archive for March 2009
Darwin’s bills give insights into student days
23 March 2009
Charles Darwin’s bills from his student days at Christ’s College Cambridge have recently been discovered and can now be viewed online.
The Bay – Irish high-definition underwater film
20 March 2009
A film about the underwater marine life of Kenmare Bay is being showcased at the Irish Reels film festival in Seattle, in the US.
Follow science trends on MyScience.ie
20 March 2009
The MyScience.ie blog is a great way to keep track of Irish and international news, trends and happenings in the world of science.
Amateur astronomer discovers second asteroid
20 March 2009
Congratulations to Dave Grennan, who has discovered his second asteroid in the space of just a few months.
Boom in US and Irish computer courses
20 March 2009
Some good news on the international technology front: there has been a large increase in the number of students taking undergraduate computer science and engineering courses in the US and Canada.
Get blogging for SciFest 2009
3 March 2009
Has the time come to unleash your creativity on the greater public? If so, SciFest 2009 might just be the competition for you.
Competition seeks primary school inventors
3 March 2009
The Junior Inventor 2009 competition is being run for primary school children by the Patents Office.