AI, diversity & inclusion and mental health top entries at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition
BT Ireland has revealed the top themes emerging from the project entries for the 2024 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).
From 10-13 January 2024, 550 projects and hundreds of students will represent their school and community at the 60th competition.
In total, 2,042 project entries were submitted by 4,166 students from 343 schools from across Ireland.
The most common project titles were focused on health (16%), as divided into mental, menstrual, sleep, medicine, ageing, and behaviour. Mental health project entries covered a broad range of topics, such as beauty standards, sports performance, exercise and sleep. Two percent of all entries specifically investigated the health and environmental implications of vaping.
AI accounted for 4% of all entries, with projects looking at how programmes such as ChatGPT can be used effectively in education and health. Diversity & inclusion was another topic of interest for students this year. Of all entries, 3% focused on developing apps and technology to help improve the daily lives of those with physical disabilities.
Sport remained high, with 9% of projects investigating topics ranging from sports injuries to performance, as well as the use of technology within sports, gender, and mental health.
Furthermore, 6% of projects looked into education, investigating areas from mental health to academic success, innovation, and the use of apps and devices within classrooms and learning environments.
Shay Walsh, managing director, BT Ireland, said: “Each year we continue to be amazed at the calibre of ideas and innovations that are submitted for consideration to the BTYSTE. The volume of exceptional entries we received for the 2024 exhibition shows that interest in science, technology, exhibition, and mathematics (STEM) continues to grow, and we are looking forward to recognizing and nurturing this young talent in the New Year.”
Mari Cahalane, head of BTYSTE, said: “As one of the largest STEM school exhibitions in Europe, our alumni have been recognised globally and with the standard of entries for 2024 just as high as years before, we’re very confident that trend will continue.”
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