Celebrate Science Week with the Marine Institute and the Explorers Education Programme

To celebrate Science Week, the Marine Institute and the Explorers Education Programme will be participating in Galway Science and Technology Festival, and other events around the country.

“Science Week is a great opportunity for the Marine Institute and our Explorers Education Programme to encourage people of all ages to discover more about Ireland’s ocean,” said Patricia Orme, Director of Corporate Services at the Marine Institute.

“With the theme of this year’s Science Week focusing on ‘regeneration’, it reiterates how important it is to foster an interest in science and technology and understand how the decisions on the sustainable use of our oceans will impact future generations.”

The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme will be showcasing marine science at the 2024 Galway Science and Technology Festival. Focusing on Ocean Innovation and Regeneration, the exhibition stand will celebrate Ireland’s marine life and our marine heritage. There will be activities and displays on Ireland’s Marine Biodiversity, the Real Map of Ireland, Climate Change Solutions and ‘What’s in a Drop’. Families can visit the Galway Science and Technology Festival at the University of Galway on Sunday 10th November from 10am to 6pm.

The Marine Institute’s exhibition The Wild Atlantic – Sea Science is also open at Galway City Museum. Free to visitors, the gallery features seabed mapping, amazing scientific discoveries and creatures of the deep. In the Remotely Operated Vehicle Simulator, explore ocean depths like a marine scientist and discover cold-water corals, shipwrecks and a rare shark nursery.

The Marine Institute will also feature in the upcoming RTÉ TV Series 10 Things to Know About, airing on Monday 4th November on RTÉ One. Marine Institute scientists will discuss tagging and tracking sharks in Irish waters and innovative seafood production techniques. The series will also investigate the challenges of flood management and climate adaptation projects, unwrap the impact of plastics on our environment and explore how data science, robotics and AI are transforming our world.

The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme will participate in the Let’s Talk Science Festival on Saturday 9th November at the Rediscovery Centre at Ballymun, Dublin. On the 17th of November, the Explorers Education Programme will take part in a series of talks and short presentations for the Science Circus Festival in Achill, Mayo.

As part of the Southeast Science Festival, the Explorers Education Programme will deliver two online webinars, one entitled ‘Wild about Wildlife on the Seashore’ and the second on ‘Exploring Megafauna in Irish Waters’ to primary schools in Tipperary, Carlow, and Waterford on the 12th and 14th November.