Understanding Ireland Through AI: Potentials and Limitations

Explore how AI can turn complex information into clear, personalised reports in seconds. This interactive activity invites Festival visitors to see how variables from large-scale datasets can be transformed into accessible summaries by selecting variables of interest. Come see what AI can achieve in a short time: tailored reporting, unexpected limitations and how AI can… Continue reading Understanding Ireland Through AI: Potentials and Limitations

SMARTlab XR

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SMARTlab brings the Amazon rainforest, the bee motels of rural Europe, the lotic fauna of Kerry’s Iveragh river, and the world of the Irish boglands to life.  Come along and experience the shift in perspective by ‘being in’ nature through virtual reality and botanical olfactory scent.  The World Sensorium Conservancy, endorsed by UNESCO as a… Continue reading SMARTlab XR

Learn about the UCD Clinical Research Centre

The UCD Clinical Research Centre carries out high quality, world class, patient-centred research. With our hospital partners, we work to improve outcomes for patients. At the UCD Festival, we will invite attendees of all ages to learn more about life-saving clinical trials.

You Belong Here: UCD Inclusive Digital Map

Stay connected at UCD. Enjoy the Inclusive Digital Map to find inclusive spaces on campus and online. There are eleven categories: Accessibility; LGBTQI+; International; Race/Ethnicity; Mature Students; Parents/Carers; Health/Wellbeing; Spirituality/Faith; Financial Equity; Safety; and Sensory/Quiet Spaces. There will also be a photo competition on inclusive spaces.

Transformation Through Digital Technologies

Transformation Through Digital Technologies

Explore the Future of Digital Technology and AI at UCD Festival 2025. Step into the future and join us for an exciting showcase of Erasmus+ projects that are transforming education, society, and well-being through the power of Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence!

Dynamic Earth

Dynamic Earth

Many people may not be aware of how dynamic the interior of our planet is. Join the team from UCD School of Earth Science and learn about the different processes inside and on the surface of our dynamic planet, such as building mountain chains, sedimentation caused by the rivers, seismic and volcanic activity.

Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet

Meet the researchers behind the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems to explore the link between the food choices you make, your health and the health of our planet. With the Planetary Health Plate as our guide, our team will help you discover more about the importance of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts, through creative tasks… Continue reading Healthy Plate, Healthy Planet

Master Micropipetting with Amgen

Let's Chat About the Science Behind Medicine

In association with colleagues in Systems Biology Ireland and UCD Conway Institute, join us to explore some key tools of the Biotechnology Lab and get the chance to try your hand at micropipetting. The skills that scientists need to use this tool are usually taught in the lab, but at the festival join UCD researchers… Continue reading Master Micropipetting with Amgen

Hands-On Chemistry

10/6/18 NO REPRO FEES - In excess of 15,000 people descended on the UCD campus, on Saturday, 9th June as temperatures soared for the third annual UCD Festival, fast becoming one of the country’s most popular fixtures on the summer family festival calendar. PICTURED IS Annabel Purdy from Delvin, County Westmeath experimenting with liquid Nitrogen.Festival goers were invited to open their minds and let loose their imaginations as they explored a taste of the innovation, creativity and research that takes place on UCD campus every day. Attendees were greeted with a jam-packed schedule of fun and interactive events, with six festival zones and over 100 free events to enjoy. The huge numbers on campus immersed themselves in a day of hands-on fun and discovery. Festival goers got to experience UCD’s Folklore Collection, jumped into the Family Fun zone, found out more about diverse views and life experiences with talks and debates and got a little closer to the latest advances in Science, Engineering, Innovation and Technology. This year's festival was kindly sponsored by Intel, Microsoft, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council and UCD Sport and Fitness. ENDS For further press information, please contact TRA Brands | The Reputations Agency Suzie O’DeaSuzie@thereputationsagency.ieM. 086 331 8800 Nicole FennerNicole@thereputationsagency.ieM. 086 8641544 Stephanie CaslinStephanie@thereputationsagency.ieM. 087 9634408 .Photo:Barry Cronin/www.barrycronin.com

Don’t miss this hands-on, fun, educational event to pinpoint how chemistry is applied in society, technology, and green transition. Come to see Chemistry in action in a fun and interesting way!