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🌟What a moment🌟
A huge round of applause for this year's winner of
#BTYSTE2024
Seán O’Sullivan from
@colaiste
, Limerick!
We're all blown away by Seán's project '‘VerifyMe: A new approach to authorship attribution in the post-ChatGPT era’
📷 With
@BTinIreland
MD,
@WalshShay
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Our Picture of the Day.
Capturing the moment. Sheer joy! Simon Meehan Winner of the 54th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition pictured with his teacher Karina Lyne from
@colaistechoilm
Cork this evening having won the coveted title.
#BTYSTE
#ItStartsHere
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The winner of the 54th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is SIMON MEEHAN TY Student from Colaiste Choilm in Cork for his project entitled “Investigation into the Antimicrobial effects of both aerial & root parts of selected plants against Staphylococcus aureus”
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The winners of the 56th
#BTYSTE
are Cormac Harris & Alan O’Sullivan, both aged 16, from
@colaistechoilm
, Cork, for a project entitled “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds & the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”
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BTYSTE2022 winners Aditya Kumar and Aditya Joshi, have scooped 1st prize at this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) with their project entitled: “A New Method of Solving the Bernoulli Quadrisection Problem”.
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BTYSTE2022 winners Aditya Kumar and Aditya Joshi, have scooped 1st place at this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) with their project entitled: “A New Method of Solving the Bernoulli Quadrisection Problem”.
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Can we have a massive round of applause for all the Science Teachers who each year encourage, motivate, help, inspire & travel with their students to
#BTYSTE
. They play an integral role & it could not happen without them.
#Thanks
#Gratitude
#BTYSTE2020
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
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Be a part of the Extraordinary!
Aged between 12 to 19?
Do you or you & your friends have a really cool STEM related idea?
Enter BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2022!
#BeyondLimits
Learn more here ⤵️
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Winner of the 2021
@BTYSTE
is
Gregory Tarr, Bandon Grammar School, Co Cork. For his project ‘Detecting state of the art deepfakes’
Stand 4308 on our virtual portal.
Well done, and thank you, everyone for embracing a digital-first exhibition due to Covid-19
#BTYSTE
#beyondlimits
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Winner of the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition Adam Kelly has taken home the top prize at this year’s European Union Contest for Young Scientists for his project titled “Optimising The Simulation of General Quantum Circuits”.
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The winners of the 56th
#BTYSTE
are Cormac Harris & Alan O’Sullivan, both aged 16,
@colaistechoilm
Cork, for a project entitled “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds & the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”
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Cormac Harris and Alan O'Sullivan Overall Winners
#BTYSTE
on The Late Late Show tonight. Well done - absolute naturals.
#LateLateShow
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The winners of the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition are Shane O’Connor & Liam Carew, in sixth year at
@abbeytipp
, Tipperary
Their winning project is ‘Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life & development’
#BTYSTE2023
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The Overall Winners of BTYSTE 2020 are Cormac Harris & Alan O’Sullivan from
@ColaisteChoilm
in Cork. Congratulations 🥳
#BTYSTE
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
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Double Award winners
@EUCYS2020
/21 – amazing results for Ireland 2020BTYSTE winners Cormac Harris & Alan O’Sullivan have won a first prize (2020) .& Greg Tarr 2021 BTYSTE winner won a Third prize This now makes it 16 first prize wins out of 32 years of EUCYS
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🏆Give it up for your winner of the 60th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, Seán O’Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, Limerick 🏆
We couldn't be prouder!
#BTYSTE2024
#BTYSTE
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❗️ Attention Students! Teachers! Parents! ❗️
#BTYSTE
2022
The Countdown begins:🕐
Project entry fees waived🙂
Over 200 prizes (worth more than €35,000 in total)💶
Entries close on 27th September 🗓️
The opportunities are
#beyondlimits
Visit for more info.
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An incredible sight to see!
A fantastic reception for our winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2023, Shane and Liam, arriving back to the Abbey School Tipperary
@abbeytipp
#BTYSTE2023
#BTYSTE
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Please join us in saying a HUGE thank you to our wonderful panel of judges who have been working very hard the last few days judging all the inspiring student projects
A huge round of applause to our judges, pictured next to co-founder Dr Tony Scott & 165 winner John Monahan👏
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The Winner of the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is Adam Kelly (17) 5th Year from Skerries Community College
@Skerries_CC
“Optimizing The Simulation Of General Quantum Circuits“.
#btyste
#ItStartsHere
#Congratulations
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"You've all won: you've all experimented and generated new knowledge" - Inspiring words from Professor Brian Cox at the Opening Ceremony this afternoon.
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
#BTYSTE
#BTYSTE2020
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The winner of the 60th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024 is Seán O’Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, Limerick 🙌🙌🙌
His winning project is ‘VerifyMe: A new approach to authorship attribution in the post-ChatGPT era’
#BTYSTE2024
#BTYSTE
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The lights are off & the doors are now closed. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. Lots of tired heads hitting pillows tonight.😴 For now we leave you with an inspiring quote from
@PresidentIRL
Michael D. Higgins Opening Ceremony speech. Goodnight.
#btyste
#itstartshere
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The moment The winner of the 60th
#BTYSTE
2024 was announced!
Congratulations Seán O’Sullivan from Coláiste Chiaráin, Limerick 🙌🙌🙌
His winning project is ‘VerifyMe: A new approach to authorship attribution in the post-ChatGPT era’
#BTYSTE2024
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The Winner of the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is Adam Kelly (17) 5th Year from Skerries Community College
@Skerries_CC
“Optimizing The Simulation Of General Quantum Circuits“.
#btyste
#ItStartsHere
#Congratulations
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"Genius is seeing what everyone else sees and thinking what no one else has thought" Albert Szent -Gyorgyi
What is your STEM related idea that no one else has thought of? It doesn't have to be a complicated one Check out previous qualified projects here:
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Students from Colaiste Choilm cheer their classmate SIMON MEEHAN TY Student from Colaiste Choilm in Cork for his project entitled “Investigation into the Antimicrobial effects of both aerial & root parts of selected plants against Staphylococcus aureus”
@colaistechoilm
#btyste
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Our incredible winners of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023 with Minister Norma Foley & BT Ireland Managing Director Shay Walsh 👏👏
Congratulations Shane O'Connor & Liam Carew from Abbey School, Tipperary
#BTYSTE2023
#BTYSTE
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The Official Awards Ceremony of the 58th
#BTYSTE2022
takes place tomorrow Friday at 1pm!
Watch it live:
A massive thank you once again for our fantastic gold partners:
@Education_Ire
@rte
@ADI_News
@stripe
@PerrigoCompany
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Silence! Total Silence! Since Wednesday last, this huge space has been filled with the laughter, chatter & the inquisitive, brilliant young minds of today.
#BTYSTE
has been incredible, exhilarating, inspirational and beyond! Thank you to everyone involved. See you in 2021
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Who knew
@donie
of
@CNN
was a two time competitor in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition?
#BTYSTE2022
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Busy busy busy students setting up at their stands. Less than an hour to the official Opening Ceremony of the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition ... don’t forget you can watch it live on Facebook from 2pm 😀
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
#BTYSTE
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Here's to the women and girls who have been part of the BTYSTE story since 1965 and the generations of female scientists and innovators of the future!
#InternationalWomenandGirlsinScience
#ItStartsHere
#BTYSTE
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A reminder of what's on today at the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition...set those reminders and watch live or on playback through our virtual portal for FREE!
portal
@btyoungscientist
.com
#btyste
#btyste2022
#beyondlimits
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Inspiring to see so many people visting the phenonomal projects on display here at the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
#BTYSTE
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
#BTYSTE2020
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And we are LIVE ... Welcome to the 57th BT Young Scientist 2021 online. Take in a show, visit the Student Project, visit the exhibitor stands. And don’t forget the official Opening Ceremony is at 1.00pm today on Facebook live & on the portal.
#BTYSTE
#BeyondLimits
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The Individual runner-up award was presented to Ava Hynes, 14,
@colaistetreasa
Cork for her project entitled ‘A statistical analysis of the impact of adolescent smartphone use on adolescent social anxiety & social isolation’ in the Social& Behavioural category at Junior level.
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Rousing speech by President Michael D Higgins about economics, sustainability and a better planet.
#BTYSTE
#itstartshere
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Fionn Ferreira, a 17-year-old student from Schull Community College recently left top scientists at the world’s largest pre-college science fair in awe when he revealed his inventive idea for removing microplastics from the water.
#BTYSTE
#ItStartsHere
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A message from Dr. Tony Holohan
@CMOIreland
“I hope you take a few moments to savour your success, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, you have done really well in getting here”
#BTYSTE
#BeyondLimits
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The winner of the 54th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is SIMON MEEHAN TY Student from Colaiste Choilm in Cork for his project entitled “Investigation into the Antimicrobial effects of both aerial & root parts of selected plants against Staphylococcus aureus”
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‘Delighted that President Michael D. Higgins will officially open the exhibition tomorrow. A great supporter, President Higgins has said the exhibition is “at the pinnacle of scientific achievement and discovery amongst young people worldwide.”
#BTYSTE
#BeyondLimits
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The Founders Medal Award for our very own
@Maricahalane
! 🎉 Because you are phenomenal! Congratulations🥳
#BTYSTE
#BeyondLimits
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We are looking good & ready to go! Students from across
#Dublin
have been setting up today, tomorrow hundreds more will arrive from across the country. The 56th
#BTYSTE
Opening Ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook Live from 2pm tomorrow.
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
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Round of applause for your BT Young Scientist & Technology Winners Shane O’Connor & Liam Carew from
@abbeytipp
🏆🏆🏆
#BTYSTE2023
#BTYSTE
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It’s set up time here
@BTYSTE
. Students, boxes, posters and BT Redcoats scurrying in various directions. President Michael D. Higgins
@PresidentIRL
will officially open
#btyste
2019 at 2pm today. Watch the ceremony on Facebook live.
#ITStartsHere
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"As Ireland's Minister for Science, I am really delighted to see such enthusiasm & interest from young people in science"
@SimonHarrisTD
Minister Harris will give the opening address at the Techstarter event at 7pm which is organised in collaboration with
@BTinIreland
&
@CWITirl
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A huge congratulations to our Runner Up Group Winners of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023 Abigail O'Brien Murray, Erica O'Brien Murray & Olivia O'Shea from Loreto Secondary School, Dublin
Title: 'Can we save the common ash?'
#BTYSTE2023
#BTYSTE
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Some of the 13 winners from the last 11 years met virtually with our Overall Winner
@Greg_Tarr
to say hello. Also on the call was Dr Tony Scott Co Founder
#BTYSTE
Not pictured is 1st ever winner Dr. John Monahan, Young Scientist 1965) & Mari Cahalane
@Maricahalane
Head of BTYSTE
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Our Picture of the Day.
As we prepare to close the doors on BTYSTE 2018, as this picture with our overall winner Simon Meehan states it does indeed all start here. A busy year lies ahead for him and indeed for us as we prepare for BTYSTE 2019.
#BTYSTE
#ItStartsHere
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Alan & Cormac from
@colaistechoilm
, deep in conversation, discussing their winning project with
@HoC_Speaker_MP
John Bercow this afternoon at
#BTYSTE
. It’s all go here! 😀
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
#BTYSTE2020
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The Overall Winner of the 57th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is
Greg Tarr Bandon Grammar School
@bandongrammar
Project entitled Towards detecting state-of-the-art deepfakes
#BTYSTE
#BeyondLimits
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Today is
#WomenInSTEM
day and we would like to celebrate not only all those females that won but those that participated in
@BTYSTE
over 54 years! In 2018 over 60% of our participants were female!
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The luck of the Irish! Ireland will be hosting the EU Contest for Young Scientists
@EUCYS
in the RDS, Dublin, from the 14th to the 19th September. Come and see the scientists of the future in action! Tickets are FREE and are available at
#eucys2018
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“We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails”⛵️
Our “sails” have been firmly adjusted & BTYSTE 2021 will take place in a virtual format. We need YOU to enter! With over 200 prizes to be won & incredible opportunities - Find out more
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The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition will go ahead from 6th – 8th January 2021, despite school closures and other Covid-19 restrictions. The virtual exhibition has been designed by organisers to enable competing second-level students, and the judging panel, to access
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TGIF!!!
If you missed our announcement last week...BTYSTE 2023 is back, live and in-person!
We cannot wait to open the doors in a Dublin location near you this Jan!
#Students
get your thinking caps on as applications ahead of the official call for applications!
#BTYSTE2023
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Congratulations - The Individual Award goes to Oscar Despard, aged 17, a fifth year student from Sandford Park School, Dublin
#BTYSTE
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
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Packed to capacity here in the BT Arena for the official Opening Ceremony of
#BTYSTE
2019
#ITStartsHere
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And that's a wrap of our
#BTYSTE2022
Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all our winners & to all of you for getting involved, all of us
@BTYSTE
are extremely proud of you!
You are all an inspiration & we loved seeing your smiling faces
#BTYSTE
#Beyondlimits
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Individual runner-up award - Congratulations Ava Hynes, aged 14, a second-year student at Coláiste Treasa, Cork
@colaistetreasa
#BTYSTE
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
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Day 2! The atmosphere out in the Exhibition Hall is terrific. Busy busy busy.
#btyste
#btyste2019
#ItStartsHere
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Would all remaining passengers for Flight
#BTYSTE
57 🚀please go immediately to Gate 1 as this is flight is now closing. Virtual ETA 08.30 Wednesday 06th January 2021. In flight entertainment includes 550 projects, stem based shows & Live Entertainment Acts. 😀
#BeyondLimits
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At BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp 2020, Ben Loughnane, a third-year student from
@KinsaleComSch
was announced as the individual winner for his project ‘Electric Paint- how much graphite is needed to heat your home?’
#BTYSTE
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
#Bootcamp
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#BTYSTE
2015 winners Eimear and Ian will go to Milan and represent Ireland in the EU Contest for Young Scientists!
http://t.co/HlNOAeFcZi
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Our Winner of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024, Seán O'Sullivan, in the news 📰
Thank you
@IrishTimes
,
@Independent_ie
&
@irishexaminer
#BTYSTE2024
#BTYSTE
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Thank you so much
@PresidentIRL
for inviting & hosting Adam today, 2019 BTYSTE winner
@EUCYS
1st place winner, at the Aras. Your continued support of
@BTYSTE
is so appreciated by all involved.
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
President Higgins today welcomed the winner of the BT Young Scientist competition, Adam Kelly, to Áras an Uachtaráin.
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Congratulations
#BTYSTE2022
Best Overall Individual Ross O'Boyle from
@PortmarnockCS
Title: An investigation into the effectiveness of various ventilation methods using CO2 as a proxy for the spread of Covid-19 in both controlled & real-life scenarios
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The winners of the
#BTYSTE
2015 Trophy are Ian O'Sullivan and Eimear Murphy with a project on alcohol consumption!
http://t.co/rSFQtnIhwZ
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The Winner of the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is Adam Kelly (17) 5th Year from Skerries Community College
@Skerries_CC
“Optimizing The Simulation Of General Quantum Circuits“.
#btyste
#ItStartsHere
#Congratulations
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Cormac Harris & Alan O'Sullivan Overall Winners of
#BTYSTE
chatting with John Bercow
@HoC_Speaker_MP
Former Speaker in the House of Commons during his visit to BTYSTE .
#CreateTodayShapeTomorrow
@colaistechoilm
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Simon Meehan Winner of the 54th BT Young Scientist & Technology 2018 talking to Ryan Tubrity on
@latelateshow
about his grandfather and his winning project.
#BTYSTE
#ItStartsHere
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The Winners of the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2022 Aditya Joshi & Aditya Kumar from
@SyngeStreetCBS
, Dublin
Check out what their project is all about:
Title: A New Method of Solving the Bernoulli Quadrisection Problem
#BTYSTE2022
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We're still reeling from the news of the winner of the60th BTYSTESeán O’Sullivan for his project Verify Me, from Coláiste Chiarain in Limerick
📸 With previous BT Young Scientist winners and both co-found
@Oldtonyscott
& 1st ever winner John Monahan
#BTYSTE2024
#BTYSTE
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A look at Shane Curran's project. The winner of the 53rd BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2017
#btyste
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The award for Group Winner goes to students Michael Sheehan & Jack Murphy aged 16 from Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk. Congratulations
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We are so honoured &. humbled to be recognised in such a fantastic way! We love what we do, why wouldn’t we ....day in and day out, we work with the Future of Ireland , our brilliant young people!
#ItStartsHere
#AmChamRIA
“Every year it gets better”
@BTYSTE
is awarded the American Chamber Special Recognition Award for its global and local impact enabling students to participate in STEM this evening
#AmChamRIA
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Today we are celebrating on this International Day of Woman and Girls in Science a small snapshot of some of the many female participants and speakers who have taken part in
#BTYSTE
over the past years.
#WomenScienceDay
#WomenInScienceDay
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Shane Curran received an incredible welcome back from teachers & students at
@TerenureCollege
today as Overall Winner of
#btyste
2017.
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