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Intel Science & Innovation Zone

Intel Science & Innovation Zone

Welcome to the Intel Science and Innovation Zone, located in the UCD O’Brien Centre for Science. Discover the incredible world of hands-on science, join the teams from Intel and UCD Explore as they wow, amaze and explain some wonderful experiments. You can have fun with iCRAG and the Earth Sciences team, and don’t forget to pick up your Passport to Space. There will also be a fun physics show from Phil of Science & Intel. 

 

Many of the Intel Science and Innovation events are drop-in, but don’t forget to Register for this zone using the button below if you wish to attend. A very small number of events are individually bookable, check the events below.

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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
DCC & UCD Innovation Academy Water Saving 3D Model
Experience Splash Dash - an interactive 3D model with augmented reality features demonstrating the effects of excess water on Dublin's drainage system.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UCD Innovation Academy’s Ideation & Creation Station
Where do good ideas come from? Drop in for a variety of fast-paced activities to explore different approaches to brainstorming.
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Booking Required
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Vet for a Day
In the Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre, you’ll meet our amazing animal models and we’ll demonstrate Clinical Skills techniques such as IV catheter placement, suturing and blood collection.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn About UCD Clinical Research Centre
The UCD CRC was established to deliver high-quality, world-class, patient-centred research.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
VR LAB UCD Presentations
Experience the State of the Art in Virtual Reality. With three Presentations from UCD VR Lab.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Passport to Space
Passport to Space is an event featuring the development and research around UCD’s and Ireland’s first satellite.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Selfie with Pepper the Robot
Meet, greet & take a selfie with Pepper the Robot.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Insights to your Data
Test your reaction times, explore our research areas and learn to code with our robot for ages 3 and up.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
What Lies Beneath
Come and see the wonderful range of amazing insects and other invertebrate life that live in our rivers.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Future of Surgery
Welcome to the operating theatre where you can witness a live operation and enjoy lots of opportunities to get hands on with surgery.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
JellyLab – Seeing the Unseen
JellyLab is focused on democratising discovery - putting the tools of scientific inquiry into the hands of curious people of any age.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fluorescent LIGHTS, Digital CAMERAS, Cell ACTION
Don't miss this showcase event, you'll get to see up close how fluorescent proteins from marine organisms have revolutionised biomedical research.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Behind the Scenes of Research
Try your hand at micropipetting, see what cells look like under a microscope, and talk to scientists about their work.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UCD Innovation Academy’s MakerSpace Technology Showcase
We have all heard about 3D printers but have you ever seen them in action?
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Soil to Society
Become a researcher, examine soil and grass samples and try your hand at milking a cow!
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Geoscience for the Future
An interactive exhibit and hands on event that engages our audience with geoscience via a 3D model of the earth and considers energy and where it comes from... using trampolines!
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Experiment Zone with Intel & UCD Explore
Pop over to the Intel UCD Explore stand, meet some people, try some experiments and see what the future holds.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
BioBeo
BioBeo introduces new thinking and approaches in education on the circular economy across Europe.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UCD Evolution Garden
In order to understand the plants of today we first need to study the evolutionary forces that shaped them.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UCD Innovation Academy’s MakerSpace VR Experience
Go for a wander through the metaverse.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dynamic Earth
The attendees will get familiar with different processes in the Earth, such as building mountain chains, sedimentation caused by the rivers, seismic activity.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Systems Biology Ireland:
Studying disease from the inside-out
See how we study cancer in the lab using state of the art lab equipment and real human cells.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hands on Chemistry
Experience hands-on chemistry with members of UCD Chemistry who will amaze with astonishing demonstrations and engaging activities.
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12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Skulls, Specimens and Slides – Exploring Veterinary Science
Explore Veterinary Science through a range of interactive activities and demonstrations.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sustainable Living
We’ll be exploring three areas of everyday life where you can start taking sustainable action now: pets, plastic and food.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
STEP Through the Looking Glass: Stories Told of Experimental Processes
An exhibition comprising portraits and a set of travelling cabinets of curiosities conceived by artist Lorna Donlon.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Beautiful Proportions
Find out what the golden ratio tells us about rabbit populations, prime numbers and computer optimisation, practise golden ratio origami and play the golden ratio bean game.
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12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
eXtended Reality (XR) for all
Immersive technology is rising in many sectors: experience hands-on applications at the UCD Festival VR Hub, with the UCD School of Computer Science.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
AIB Sustainability Pledge Tree
We invite you to visit our Sustainability Pledge Tree and pledge to do more for the environment.
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12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rocket Science
Discover what makes rockets fly in the vacuum of space by launching your own rocket using the power of water.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Systems Biology Ireland: Studying disease from the inside-out.
See how we study cancer in the lab using state of the art lab equipment and real human cells.
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12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Intel Showcase
Intel invites you to visit their stand in the O’Brien Centre for Science, where we will showcase our Intel Diverse Abilities Network, OpenVino Demos, and our skills and capabilities team.
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12:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Pick Your Brain Quiz
Join RTÉ Home School Hub's Scientist Phil for a fun family quiz!
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Booking Required
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Behind the Scenes of Research Tour
Hear about ongoing research and get an opportunity to see what a research laboratory actually looks like in a tour of the labs in UCD Conway Institute, featuring talks from researchers.
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1:00 pm - 5:45 pm
The Vitruvian: Uncovering the Layers of Cancer
'The Vitruvian' is a bespoke piece of artwork painted by renowned Irish artist, Vincent Devine, which explores the labyrinth world of cancer research through visual media.
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Vet for a Day – Simulation Model Making Insights
As practical, hands-on training with simulation models continues to play an increasingly bigger role in veterinary education, come along to an informative and entertaining discussion with our Clinical Skills Centre team
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