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Research Matters

Spotlight on Outreach

 
 

SESE 2011 gave 42 senior secondary school students the opportunity to engage in a range of activities with scientists at NUIG. Students from 15 counties, including winners of the BT Young Scientist Exhibition, performed laboratory experiments, saw research in progress through tours of research laboratories, talked with NUIG graduates about careers in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics and heard about the latest research discoveries at NUI, Galway. As one participant said, 
" SESE changed my opinion on career opportunities. I hadn’t known the link between science and business and what researchers aim to achieve."

Earth and Ocean Sciences postgraduate student Aisling Smith (pictured) has been doing some outreach for the Ryan Institute, and most recently visited with second class students of Mervue Boys National School. Aisling guided the student scientists in a fish dissection of whiting and farmed sea bass before discussing the importance of aging and fisheries stock assessment. Commenting on the experience, Aisling noted “as a Postgrad, I found this to be such a positive experience to get to speak about my passion, the ocean, to a group who were hearing of some of its wonders for the first time. Lucky me....”

 

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