This year’s Annual Conference for Teachers of Physics takes place on Saturday 26 September at Waterford Institute of Technology.
Science news
Engineers Week events are in the pipeline
31 August 2009
The annual Engineers Week will take place from 8-13 February 2010.
Minister urges students to consider science
12 August 2009
The Minister for Education, Batt O’Keeffe, has called on students receiving their Leaving Certificate results today to consider courses in the fields of science, technology and engineering.
Learn about the science and art of bubbles
1 August 2009
Bubbles come under the microscope in the latest exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery.
Go on a Science Safari at TCD
31 July 2009
Trinity College Dublin and the Science Gallery have come up with an unusual new form of self-guided science tour. In the “Science Safari” you can take a tour of the college and learn about the science, history and latest breakthroughs of various labs and other places of interest on the ...
Learn about the science and art of bubbles
31 July 2009
Bubbles come under the microscope in the latest exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery. The interactive show explores the changing shapes and colours of bubbles, fantastic bubble structures and experiments with soap films. You can literally get your hands wet, step inside bubbles, learn about the physics of foam and take ...
Learn about safety of nanotechnology
31 July 2009
One of Ireland’s top nanosafety experts will give a talk in the Alchemist Cafe about nanotechnology applications and their impact on the environment, including safety issues. The Alchemist Cafe is a series of public talks in which scientists and members of the public meet in a semi-informal setting to discuss ...
Solve crimes in ‘CSI: Dublin’
31 July 2009
“CSI: The Experience” is a new interactive exhibition where you take on the role of a forensic scientist to crack the case.
Help to find a ‘Green Pea’ galaxy
29 July 2009
Hundreds of thousands of members of the public are helping a team of astronomers to discover a group of rare galaxies.
Scientists use ancient dung to study Burren
24 July 2009
Botanists from NUI Galway are using an unusual source to study the history of farming and its impact on the Burren: fungi that grow on cattle and sheep dung.