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. 

Listen to previous winners

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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RSC trial of Analytical Chemistry Collection until 31st December 2015

The Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Science Collection consists of four journals and one literature alerting service.

A trial of these journals runs until 31 December 2015.

To access please click on the name of the journal from the list below or go to Databases A-Z on the library website.

You will need to log in using your library PIN.

Analyst - analytical and bioanalytical research, reporting fundamental discoveries and inventions and their applications. Covers research from analytical chemistry; bioanalytical science; biomedical science; biotechnology; detection science; pharmacy; physics; materials science; and engineering.

Analytical Abstracts - Analytical content from over 100 journals from 1980 to latest update. Updated weekly.

Analytical Methods - Research detailing early applied demonstrations of new analytical methods. Includes pharmaceutical and applied industrial analysis; forensic analysis; environmental and food analysis.

Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts - links the chemical, physical and materials sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science.
Topics include solar energy conversion and photovoltaics; fuel cells; hydrogen storage and (bio) hydrogen production; materials for energy systems; carbon capture and storage, and more...

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry - fundamentals in elemental analysis and isotope ratio determinations within all fields of application.

Promoting women in science - Soapbox Science Ireland 2015 - Belfast

Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and the science they do. Our events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate; they follow the format of London Hyde Park’s Speaker’s Corner, which is historically an arena for public debate.


Dublin provided the venue in 2014.  This year it comes to Belfast.  Volunteer call now open.

For more information go to Soapbox Science.

Free trial to Biomedical Science & Chemistry content until 15th March

Reference Modules contain trusted peer-reviewed content from Elsevier reference works as curated by a world class editorial board.

It is designed for faster, more relevant browsing within a subject area with "featured articles" for quick, clear overviews, subject hierarchies and guidance which brings researchers to related knowledge.

The current trial provides access to three modules:

Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering - Editor in chief - Jan Reedijk

Biomedical Sciences - Editor in chief - Michael Caplan

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences - Editor in chief - Scott A. Elias

For more information click here

Watch a pre-recorded demonstration of Reference Modules by Elsevier

Free trial - Access to Royal Society of Chemistry until 15th December 2014

Free access to RSC journal, database and magazine content until 15th December 2014.

Click here to access the trial (see below for content).  You will need your library PIN to login.

RSC Gold with archives

Journals Analyst Analytical Methods Biomaterials Science** Catalysis Science & Technology  Chemical Communications Chemical Science  Chemical Society Reviews CrystEngComm Dalton Transactions Energy & Environmental Science Environmental Science: Nano*** Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts Faraday Discussions Food & Function Green Chemistry Integrative Biology Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS ) Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C Lab on a Chip Materials Horizons*** MedChemComm Metallomics Molecular BioSystems Nanoscale Natural Product Reports New Journal of Chemistry Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry  Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)  Polymer Chemistry RSC Advances  Soft Matter Toxicology Research Backfile RSC Journals Archive 1841-2007 lease  Databases Analytical Abstracts  Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions  Chemical Hazards in Industry  Laboratory Hazards Bulletin  Methods in Organic Synthesis  Natural Product Updates  eBook Series Issues in Environmental Science & Technology  Magazines Chemistry World  Education in Chemistry  Reports Backfile Annual Reports Sections A, B and C (1967-2013)

Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Congress 2014, 18th-19th Sept.

Culturing of Crystal, Chemical and Biochemical Solutions

The Institute of Chemistry Congress 2014 will mark the International Year of Crystallography 2014. 

The Theme for the event is "Culturing of Crystal, Chemical and Biochemical Solutions".

The programme is available at the website listed below and includes a talk by Fintan Kelleher, researcher and lecturer at ITT Dublin.

Register at : http://www.iycr2014.org/events/seminars/institute-of-chemistry-congress-2014

2014 - International Year of Crystallography - IYCR2014

The International Year of Crystallography was officially launched this week at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

The year-long celebration aims to strengthen international collaboration and increase public awareness of crystallography with a series of conferences, exhibitions and educational activities taking place throughout 2014.

News and activity updates can be found at at IYCR2014

What Crystallography can do for you?

Register an event/activity in Ireland

PubChem now on social media

You can now follow the latest updates from PubChem on Facebook, Twitter, Google+

ACS - Latest Research and News to your Mobile Device

This useful app is available for both Apple and Android devices

http://pubs.acs.org/page/tools/acsmobile/index.html