FameLab Ireland "Talking Science" competition 2019 - Regional Heats Jan/Feb

FameLab - talking science competition is one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world.

Famelab Ireland returns in 2019 as the world’s leading science communication competition.

Are you studying or working in science, technology, engineering or maths?

The scientific community allows scientists to not only enthuse people about their work and science in general, but to justify their use of public funding. 

If you think you can explain a scientific concept to a general audience, in just three minutes, then why not enter?  The national champion from each participating country will receive an invitation to the Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK. There they will join an exclusive two-day masterclass led by expert UK trainers. They also get the chance to compete for the title of FameLab International Champion 2019. 

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Regional Heats:
FameLab Ireland 2019 dates for regional heats:

HEAT	DATE	VENUE	DEADLINE TO APPLY	TRAINING DATE
UCD	Mon 28 Jan	UCD Cinema	Thurs 24 Jan (midnight)	Mon 21 Jan (12.30-2pm)
TCD	Wed 6 Feb	TCD (tbc)	Thurs 31 Jan (5pm)	Fri 1 Feb (time tbc)
DCU	Tues 12 Feb	DCU (tbc)	Sun 3 Feb (midnight)	Wed 6 Feb (time tbc)
Galway	Thurs 21 Feb	An Taibhdhearc	Fri 8 Feb (5pm)	Wed 30 Jan (time tbc)
Dublin	Fri 22 Feb	Wigwam	Fri 15 Feb (5pm)	Mon 18 Feb (time tbc)
Cork	Wed 27 Feb	Triskel	Fri 15 Feb (5pm)	Fri 22 Feb (time tbc)
Video	n/a	n/a	Sun 3 Mar (midnight)	n/a

More information about the whos, whys and whats of entering the competition.

Apply for FameLab Ireland (forms opens in internet explorer)

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Presentations & Posters - useful library material

If you have to present your research or prepare a poster the library has some great resources to help you.

The "Practical skills" series of books provide useful information for poster presentation - check availability

Nicol, A.A.M. & Pexman, P.M. 2010, Displaying your findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations - check availability

Bethell E. & Milsom, C. 2014, Posters & Presentations - check availability

Other books for presentations can be found in the library catalogue.

Present like a pro - University of Manchester - My Learning Essentials

NUI Galway, UCC and Trinity College have also developed an excellent resource providing tips for poster presentation - http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/index.html

It is worth being aware that some conferences may not have the best academic credentials.  The following website may help to guide you to a trusted conference that you should attend and present your research - https://thinkcheckattend.org/ 

Other resources:

NYU Poly
Leicester University
London School of Economics - Poster Design Tips
F1000 - http://f1000.com/posters for ideas on style and design
Nature article - Last accessed 11/10/18
NSF Science Visualisation Challenge or Vizzies
Hopkins, W. (1997) How to Give Talks and Create an Effective Poster. Available: http://www.sportsci.org/
Last accessed 11/10/18. [Go to Research Resources from the homepage.  This resource is aimed at Sports Science research]
Science (2013). Posters & graphics. Science. 339 (6119), pp 514-15. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6119/514.full.pdf

Eposters - Some conferences are now including electronic or eposters, the following short article gives a very good overview to this new format - http://www.sconul.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/7_15.pdf

Software for creating posters:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/resources.html
Canva
Google Charts
Easel.ly
Microsoft Word, Powerpoint or Publisher

If you know of any other good resources please leave feedback.

Women in Science fellowship open for Irish entries - deadline 11th March

A fellowship programme for women from UK and Ireland operating in STEM areas is open for applications, with five recipients to receive £15,000 (€19,000).

Open to female postdoctoral researchers working in the fields of life and physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and computer sciences. 

Deadline for applications is March 11th.  For more information click here

Eligibility and key dates 

Sources:
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Women Invent

Google (IoT) Technology Research Award Pilot - deadline 29th February 2016

Source: pixabay

The Google Research Team have recently launched the Google Internet of Things (IoT) Technology Research Award Pilot. 

"This pilot provides selected researchers in-kind gifts of Google IoT related technologies with the goal of fostering collaboration with the academic community on small-scale (~4-8 week) experiments, discovering what they can do with our software and devices."

The same eligibility conditions as for the Faculty Research Award Program apply - see here.

Irish Programming Competition 2015 - Registration deadline 16th March 2015

UCC ACM Student Chapter

Irish Collegiate Programming Competition 2015

Registration is now open, register your team before the deadline of March 16th

The UCC ACM Student Chapter will hose the sixth annual Irish Collegiate Programming Competition (IrlCPC) this year on Saturday the 28th of March 2015.

The event is part of The Year of George Boole, a celebration of the life and work of George Boole who was born in 1815 and worked at the University College of Cork. Each team of competitors will be given a problem set that tests their problem solving, numeracy and computer programming skills.

This competition is not for novice programmers but those who have a passion for programming. We are grateful that this year’s prizes will be made possible through the sponsorship of Google.

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Free Access to the Science and Technology Library from Taylor and Francis until 31st March

Browse content from over 450 leading science & technology journals:

• Bioscience
• Built Environment
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• Engineering & Technology
• Environment & Agriculture
• Environment & Sustainability
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Information Technology

Users will be able to access free content to 1997 volumes onward until the 31st March 2015, and will need to access content via the above links on this page only; so don't forget to bookmark this page.

Innovation showcase 2015

Date:  Wednesday, February 25th 2014
Time:  15:00 - 19:30
Location:  The Courtyard,DIT Aungier St.,Dublin 2

The first Dublin Region Innovation Consortium (DRIC) Showcase will be held in The Courtyard, DIT Aungier Street, Dublin 2 on Wednesday, 25th February from 3pm to 7.30pm.

This event will showcase the latest technologies and research capabilities being developed in Dublin Institute of Technology, ITT Dublin, IT Blanchardstown, IADT Dun Laoghaire and National College of Ireland with the aim of promoting industry-academic R&D collaboration and technology transfer.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet researchers from each institution, learn about technology developments in the areas of ICT, Engineering, Clean Tech and Food & Life Science, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

To register your attendance at this FREE event, please visit DRICinnovationshowcase.eventbrite.ie 

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