We will be attending Cork Carnival of Science for the 3rd year in a row! Join us and learn about how we communicate with light, how to we use light in healthcare and make your own rainbows!

Cork Carnival of Science at Fitzgerald Park features more than 50 exhibitors offering non-stop, family-friendly experiments, interactive activities, games, street cuisine and a packed line-up of live entertainment.

Date: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June 2024

Where: Fitzgerald Park, Cork City

  • Jan 2024

    Cork Literary and Scientific Society Lecture

    Stephen Murphy, PhD student talked about ‘Little Bits of Light: How optical communications have shaped the modern world’.

  • Nov 2023

    Cork Literary and Scientific Society Lecture

    ‘An odyssey through the World of Light and How to make Use of it’, presented by Parnika Gupta, PhD student.

    Nov 2023

  • Nov 2023

    STEM South West

    In collaboration with SEFS @UCC we attended STEM South West Career Expo, an industry-led event to promote and nurture STEM throughout the South West region of Ireland.

  • Nov 2023

    Science @ Marina Market

    Family STEAM event where we demonstrated key concepts of light and visitors had the opportunity to play LiDAR Pong.

    Nov 2023

  • Oct 2023

    Space Week Open Day

    Family event where we gave visitors an insight into how we use light in space! In collaboration with Blackrock Castle Observatory and MBryonics.

  • Sept 2023

    EU Researcher’s Night

    For EU Researcher’s Night our Sparkle Fellows shared their career journeys. Read all about it here.

    Sept 2023

  • July 2023

    Fota Mad Scientist

    Researchers from IPIC and Tyndall showcased the role of light in our everyday to young kids.

  • June 2023

    Cork Carnival of Science

    June 2023

  • May 2023

    Pint of Science

  • Nov 2022

    No Such Thing As A Fun Science Quiz

    Nov 2022

  • Nov 2022

    Celebrating Science

  • Oct 2022

    Munster Maths and Science Fair

    Oct 2022

  • July 2022

    Dublin Maker

  • July 2022

    Fota Mad Scientist

    July 2022

  • June 2022

    Glasgow Science Festival

  • June 2022

    Cork Carnival of Science

    June 2022

  • May 2022

    My Thesis in 180 Seconds (French)

  • May 2022

    Pint of Science

    May 2022

Eamonn O’Sullivan

Eamonn O’Sullivan

Community Engagement Officer

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