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15-Nov-2024
Welcome to the SciFest National Final 2024 website. Every year, the SciFest National Final celebrates the very best in STEM innovation in second-level education and offers the public a chance to engage with inspiring speakers and advocates of STEM. We greatly encourage you to take some time to view the students’ projects and to enjoy the talks presented on the Thursday evening. You might also like to watch the awards ceremony, either on this platform or on YouTube.
16-Nov-2023
The STEM Outreach Video Award is an opportunity for the SciFest National Finalists to communicate their findings via a 2-minute video. The videos could be voted on by members of the public in advance of the national final. The video that gained the most votes received a prize at the 2024 SciFest National Final Awards Ceremony on Friday 29 November. To view the finalists’ videos please click on the Read more link below.
11-Nov-2023
At the SciFest National Final 2024 award-winning students from the regional SciFest fairs competed for a number of prestigious awards. The final represented the culmination of a year's work for the students. The final also included a competition for the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award open to selected winners of the Boston Scientific Medical Devices award at the regional fairs and a competition for the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Grand Award open to selected winners of the EirGrid Cleaner Climate Award at the regional fairs. To view the Finalists’ projects please click on the Read more link below.