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Discover Science & Engineering is Ireland’s national science promotion programme. We aim to increase interest in science, technology, innovation and engineering among students, teachers and members of the public. We run a number of programmes such as Science Week, Discover Primary Science, Greenwave and Discover Sensors. In addition we actively support initiatives such as the BT Young Scientist and Scifest.
Science.ie offers science education, careers and general news stories. It is a valuable resource run by Discover Science & Engineering.
Science Week is Ireland’s biggest annual promotion of science to the general public. This year it runs from Sunday November 9th until Sunday November 16th. The aim of Science Week is to promote the relevance of science, engineering and technology in our everyday lives and to demonstrate the importance of these disciplines to the future development of Irish society and to the economy.
Discover Primary Science is a flagship project of the Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) awareness programme. It facilitates teacher training in general primary science, and provides teachers with useful online resources – which can also be used by parents and students – and classroom activity packs. Just over 3,100 primary schools and their teachers are currently participating in the programme. As part of the Discover Primary Science project, schools can opt to apply for an Award of Science Excellence after they have met certain criteria for science-related activities. A total of 654 schools received awards in June 2008.
Greenwave is a mass science experiment involving primary schools across Ireland. It examines and records how spring arrives in Ireland. Students observe and record when certain plants and animals react to the longer days and warmer temperatures, in order to find out whether the “green wave” of spring moves from south to north across Ireland or inland from the coast to the centre of the country.
Discover Sensors supports the use of sensor technology in hands-on scientific investigations by Junior Science students. It is designed to provide students with an experience of “real science” in the classroom, supporting the investigative approach promoted by the revised Junior Science syllabus. The project now has 190 participating schools throughout Ireland.
I Love Science is our Bebo profile.
Science@Culture Bulletin is Mary Mulvihill’s eclectic and personal guide to popular science and related events. Ireland’s oldest and most comprehensive science listing — begun in 1995 — and read by artist, teachers, technologists, researchers, the general public.
Antimatter is Dr Cormac O’Raifeartaigh’s blog about. Dr O’Raifeartaigh lectures on cosmology at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland, and his blog look at the universe and its puzzles.
Science Communication Review is Diarmaid Mac Mathúna’s blog Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths Communication across all Media from a uniquely Irish perspective.
Darwin 200 Ireland are coordinating the celebrations in Ireland for Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s The Origin of Species by Natural Selection. Check out the website for lots of great events taking place in 2009.
The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, highlighted by the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo Galilei. This website is a place where you can find information about current local events in Ireland, as well as science news on the global astronomy stage.
St Columba’s College Science Department Blog contains science articles on a rich array of topics, from astronomy to zoology. It’s created for science enthusiasts of all ages, so enjoy!
Techno-Culture is Karlin Lillington’s blog. Karlin is technology correspondent with the Times, covering a breadth of topics every week in her Net Results column (including Science Week in the past.) She has also recently started a podcast series.
The Science Gallery blog is a collection of thoughts of Science Gallery members on their respective fields, events taking place in Dublin’s Science Gallery and topics in the news.
ProjectBlogger.ie allows Irish second level students to create science blogs and share science related experiences with classmates from their school or from other schools around Ireland. Visit Project Blogger or if you’re an Irish second level student set up a blog.
Design For Learning is a blog about Higher Education policy and practice by members of the Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching in NUI Galway. . The items are personal thoughts and reflections of the individual post contributors and not any form of official statement.
ScienceBlog.ie is the brainchild of LifeScience Recruitment, who thought is was important to have a place to discuss and promote science in an interactive way. LifeScience Recruitment is a cutting-edge scientific recruitment consultancy based in Dublin, with a focus on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, allied healthcare, chemical, diagnostics and medical technology sectors.
Design For Learning is a blog about Higher Education policy and practice by members of the Centre for Excellence in Learning & Teaching in NUI Galway. . The items are personal thoughts and reflections of the individual post contributors and not any form of official statement.
Learning Technologies is the blog of the Learning Technologies team at NUI Galway.