Join us for an exciting and educational experience with our dairy herd! Our dairy unit is home to a 180-strong, spring-calving herd that has been supplying high-quality milk to the Irish market for over 100 years! Explore a replica milking parlour, see how milking works with a ‘teaching’ cow, and learn about innovative technology like… Continue reading Learn about UCD Lyons Farm Dairy Cows & Milking
Learn all about the fundamentals of engineering at our Engineering Experiments & Research display area. Explore exciting topics including the science of vibrations with the team from the Di-RAIL Research Project, and how engineers are working to give robots a sense of touch using sensors. Perfect for curious minds of all ages – come see… Continue reading Engineering Experiments & Research Display
Join us for a fun and educational experience with our chickens! Our chickens lay fresh eggs and are kept for teaching purposes, offering a great opportunity to learn how we raise and care for them. Discover how to tell if a chicken is healthy, the best ways to handle them, and explore the classic question:… Continue reading Meet UCD Lyons Farm Chickens
Get an introduction to the concepts of bridge engineering and discover how load transfer works in bridges. Learn this and more through hands-on activities and fun: you will develop your own bridge models, testing and analysing the strengths and weaknesses of different designs. Perfect for budding engineers of all ages!
Join us for an educational experience with our ewes and lambs! Get an up-close look at how we use wand technology to scan sheep for health tracking, monitor birthing and feeding, and ensure full traceability with their animal passports. This innovative tool helps us identify each sheep, record health events, and manage their care efficiently.… Continue reading Meet UCD Lyons Farm Ewes & Lambs
Do you want to sketch like an architect? Join us for a creative session where you will gain a basic understanding of space and architecture, explore three-dimensional thinking, and practice essential drawing techniques.
Bring your favourite stuffed animal toy to the Teddy Bear Care Centre to get a full health check! Healthcare professionals from UCD’s UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences have come together to help children learn about the role of looking after one’s health, dispelling fears surrounding medical scenarios, and normalising talking about one’s feelings… Continue reading Teddy Bear Care Centre
Discover this fascinating camera technique that lets you see the invisible air flow all around you. Watch as heat rises from your fingers and breath escapes from your mouth, revealing the unseen world of thermal motion and air currents.
Examine soil and grass, play games, and try your hand milking with our cow simulators! Plus, lots of dairy goodies to be given away at this hands-on, family friendly experience. The UCD Institute of Food and Health is proud of its research expertise in global food systems. Soil has many functions, as well as producing… Continue reading Soil to Society
