This year’s Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science runs from 16-22 May. It offers primary and secondary schools and the general public in the southeast region the chance to explore the natural world around them.
Ths year is International Year of Biodiversity, and the festival runs from National Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 16 May to International Day for Biological Diversity on Saturday 22 May.
The events are taking place in a wide range of venues, including Waterford IT and local nature reserves, heritage centres, libraries and wildlife parks.
Guest speaker
This year’s special guest speaker is Professor Liam Dolan, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford.
He will give a talk to senior cycle students about the evolution of life and in particular plant life. Professor Dolan will explain how his research in studying plant development has led to a greater understanding of how plants work.
He will also outline how these discoveries may lead to the development of plants that could grow in less fertile soils, in turn helping help feed the Earth’s growing population.
Learn more
Find out details of events in the festival at LivingEarth.ie
