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Intel Science & Innovation

Intel Science & Innovation

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 rocket science, and get your very own Passport to Space. There will also be fun physics show from Phil of Science & Intel.
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Social Bees
Come and meet the family members inside a busy honeybee colony and get an insect-eye’s view on honey production! Families and children especially welcome.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sustainable Living
We’ve all been told we need to be more sustainable. But how do you actually do it? Join in our games and maybe win a zoo pass!
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Evolution of Land Plants Outdoor Classroom
In order to understand the plants of today we first need to study the evolutionary forces that shaped them.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Coder Dojo – An introduction to Coding with Raspberry Pi
Join Darren Bayliss from Raspberry Pi to explore their step-by-step project guides for Scratch, Python and HTML/CSS, learn new skills, and build your coding confidence.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Digital Surgery: AI & Real-Time Data Analytics in the Operating Theatre
Welcome to the operating theatre where advances in computer vision, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and smart instruments are helping our surgeons deliver better outcomes for the surgical patient!
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
UCD Biodiversity Trails (brought to you by UCD Earth Institute and UCD Research)
Take a multimedia guided tour of the campus with UCD’s biodiversity and ecology experts, and book to take part in our Pollinator Citizen Science event!
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
VR UCD LAB Demonstrations
Experience the state of the art in Virtual Reality. With three demonstrations from UCD VR Lab, including a virtual performance from the UCD Symphony Orchestra and a virtual dissection in conjunction with UCD Veterinary Science.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
RoboPisces – Marine Educational Robotics
RoboPisces Multiplier Event showcases the toolkit RoboFish, to primary school kids, teachers and parents and will enhance their awareness of Educational Robotics in the classroom.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
FANTASIA: Fairy Tale Science Augmented
FANTASIA Multiplier Event showcases the book and mobile application powered by Augmented Reality Science, concepts for teaching students in primary School.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Discovering Light and Human Vision
Discover how we see light by doing fun experiments with optical kits, & explore wonders of optics by laser & lens game, invisible balls, VR, holography.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Systems Biology Ireland: What does a Systems Biologist do?
How do cells communicate? Systems Biology Ireland scientists study the signals sent between and inside your cells, to understand how they communicate, and help improve cancer treatments.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
UCD Clinical Research Centre
Join us at the UCD Festival to learn more about how the UCD CRC conducts patient-focused research, finding new treatments to help improve patients’ lives.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Working in Base 2
Learn more about binary, the language of computers, with a binary flash card puzzle. Play a turtle-turning game and explore polysunic sets.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rocket Science
Capture a glimpse of the awesome power of rockets by launching your own rocket using the power of water.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Passport to Space
Passport to Space is an event featuring the development and research around UCD’s Ireland’s first satellite, EIRSAT-1.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Medtronic Junior Hospital
The Medtronic Junior Hospital is an interactive, experiential space, where young people get the opportunity to immerse themselves in a unique mini hospital setting.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Geodesign Games for Families
Join our Minecraft workshop to design environmentally-friendly ways to protect our homes and improve your local area. Ages 10+.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Intel VPUIP Image Recognition
Movidius "OpenVino" Demos in Atrium Cubicles.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Soil to Society
Join Professor Tom Curran and his team to further understand the impact of waste on our society.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Scrappy Cooking
Turn your waste into taste! Stop throwing out your vegetable peelings and create new tastier food.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Power of Protein
The UCD Institute of Food and Health will have our leading expert researchers on hand to answer your questions as well as cooking demonstrations to show you how to create high protein meals.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stanley Lab Bumblearium
Watch bumblebees visiting flowers and see inside their nest! Learn about Ireland’s 100 bee species and talk to lab members about all things bee.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Understanding the Earth Beneath our Feet
What’s under the ground making up this planet we call home? And how does it work? Join iCRAG and the School of Earth Sciences to find out!
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Insights to your Data
Come see what we do at Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra in Virtual Reality
Experience the UCD Symphony Orchestra in virtual reality right in the heart of St Patrick's Cathedral and listen to an excerpt from their latest Concert.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Art and Science in the Hands of a Weaver
Visitors are invited to drop by to see a display relating to plants and to take part in co-creating an impromptu installation of memories about plants by adding a hand written or drawn postcard.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
What Lies Beneath
Explore the amazing and important insects and other invertebrate life that lives in our rivers, and see them up close under a microscope.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Intel Experiment Zone with UCD Explore
Join the teams from Intel and UCD Explore as they wow, amaze and explain some wonderful hands on experiments.
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Krafty Kids
Would you like to explore your creative side? Come along and join Krafty Kids for a fun session on crafting. Lots of activities available!
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Vertical Farming and Novel Agriculture Techniques
Vertical farming is a novel technique for growing produce, typically indoors under artificial light.
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1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Ask me Anything about Artificial Intelligence!
Join Patricia Maguire, Director of the UCD Institute for Discovery for a lively chat with Laurence Moroney, Artificial Intelligence Advocacy lead at Google.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
IA MakerSpace: where ideas come to life!
Pop into the O'Brien Centre for Science, where UCD Innovation Academy students and the wider UCD community bring their ideas to life!
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sustainable Living Lab (IA x UpCycle Farm Collaboration)
Witness the circular economy in action at this retrofitted 16-metre container that now serves as an urban farm, to see how spent coffee grains are used to grow oyster mushrooms.
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1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Ideation & Creation Station!
Where do good ideas come from? Drop into UCD Innovation Academy for a variety of fast-paced activities to explore different approaches to brainstorming.
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Behind the Scenes – Research in Action (UCD Conway Institute)
Are you curious about biomedical research? Take a look behind the scenes in a working research laboratory with UCD researchers.
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Phil of Science with Intel and UCD Discovery
Phil of Science from RTÉs Home School Hub and various other shows brings you a fantabulous fun physics show in the Moore auditorium. Audience participation is encouraged!
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2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
UCD Intergenerational Jigsaw Club
Join us for mindful jigsaw puzzle making at the UCD Festival!
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4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Pollinator Research in the Stanley Lab
Learn about some of Ireland’s 100 bee species and hear about the fascinating research we’re doing to protect and understand bees.
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Engineering & Technology

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Family Fun Zone

Family Fun Zone

Explore Zone
Mind & Body Zone

Mind & Body Zone

Explore Zone
Discovery Zone

Discovery Zone

Explore Zone
Culture Zone

Culture Zone

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