Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan, has announced over €800,000 in government funding for Science Week 2024.
The funding will directly support the hosting of 33 festivals and events nationwide between November 10 and 17.
Science Week is an annual event held each November by Research Ireland.
This year’s event is centred on the theme “Regeneration” and will encourage the public to “celebrate our innate ability to reinvent, rejuvenate and regenerate”.
Two Dublin-based festivals have been awarded government funding, the C’mere Til I Tell Ye science festival and Beta Festival which will focus on art and technology.
Speaking last Monday at Coláiste Íde Agus Iosef in Limerick, O’Donovan said: “Science Week is now a much-anticipated Irish calendar highlight and a great opportunity for people to engage with science and research through fun, engaging and interactive events.”
“Through the theme of ‘Regeneration’, we are inviting people to reimagine the way we engage with the world around us and enhance our collective strengths,” he added.
Director of Science for Society at Research Ireland Dr Ruth Freeman thanked “the growing community of dedicated volunteers across the country” who are “critical to the success of Science Week”.
“This Science Week, we explore harnessing the power of regeneration and how the decisions we make today will greatly impact future generations,” Freeman added.
“We encourage everyone to get involved in Science Week, whether at your local festival, online on social media, or with friends and family.”
