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  Discovery Science Festival, Cork

  
  
  

  Grab your capes and utility belts and fly to Cork as one of the biggest events in the Irish Science calendar gets underway.  In its 10th year, Discovery Science Festival, run in partnership with Science Week Ireland, features a line-up of events at City Hall which is set to excite attendees ‘to infinity and beyond’! This year’s theme, The Power of Science, will also give students between the ages of 8 and 17 years old the chance to channel their inner Superhero through various school outreach programmes.

  The Festival begins with the outreach program touring schools around Cork City and County from 10 to 21 November, bringing science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) workshops and shows right into the classroom.  

  Gather your family of ‘Incredibles’ and head to Festival HQ (City Hall, Cork) where a nonstop program of interactive exhibits and workshops will entertain and educate families and students alike. Open to the general public on Saturday and Sunday, 15 November from 2 to 6pm, and exclusively to school groups on Monday and Tuesday 17 and 18 November, City Hall will showcase the best Cork has to offer in terms of education, research and business – sure to get your spider-senses tingling!

  The Festival is introducing some brand new events and displays this year for older students. Transition Year and 5^th year’s will learn from ‘Stellar Careers’, a seminar featuring ex NASA astronaut Greg Johnson and other speakers with talks on careers, sensors and space, accompanied by an incredible 3D show. 

  Also – the Cork Education and Training Board’s mimic facility in Carrigaline will provide a Pharmaceutical manufacturing tour on the Life Sciences Sector, where experts will advise on types of employment opportunities in this sector in Cork.

  ‘This is not a Game’ is another special event for older students, inviting entrants to create a video game to save the world oceans as part of a competition with the American Embassy in Ireland. An initiative Aquaman would be proud of no doubt!  Hosted by UCC’s Insight Centre, this happens on Saturday 15^th.

  This year, STEM becomes STEAM at Discovery, by including some artistic angles to the traditional STEM mix, underlining how both scientific exploration and the creative process require creativity and ‘outside the box’ thinking.  Stop by Rory Gallagher Plaza on Wednesday 12^th to view the power of perception in our vertiginous 3D art installation, or come MAKE something in our eTextiles pop-up shop.

  “Discovery Science has the most-cutting edge organisations on board who come up with fun experiments every year, helping to make high-level research and development more accessible for young people.  These contributors include: Cork City Council, UCC, CIT, Tyndall National Institute, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), Lifetime Lab, Fota Wildlife Park, An Garda Síochána, Defence Forces, Cork Chamber, Engineers Ireland and Cork Electronics Industry Association among others.  Without their support, the Festival would not be where it is today.” said Marcela Whelan Kelly, Festival Co-Ordinator.

  Whether it’s discovering which superhero you are, having hair-raising fun with static electricity, or zapping the microbes from deep inside the human gut, Discovery Science Festival is sure to get a ‘positive reaction’ from young people as their eyes are opened to the fun and amazing secrets unlocked by the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

  The Festival will be running competitions through their Facebook Page and website this year, where Science (and arts-and-crafts) enthusiasts can collect their own team of Science Superheroes or create their own – so be sure to keep an eye out.   www.discoverysciencefestival.ie ;www.facebook.com/discovery.science.festival

  Book online now for the Discovery Science Festival Exhibition at Cork City Hall: Admission €3.50pp/€10 (family of 3).