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e n i z E t s e SciF Volume 5, Issue 1 September 2013
Pr esid en t Mi ch a el D Hi gg in s sol e Patron of SciFest
President Michael D Higgins
‘I will champion creative communities who are bringing about positive change at local level by giving recognition to their
achievements on the national stage. I believe that when we encourage the seedbed of creativity in our communities and ensure that each child and adult has the opportunity for creative expression, we also lay the groundwork for sustainable employment in creative industries and enrich our social, cultural and economic development.’ Inaugural speech of President Michael D Higgins 11 November 2011
We are delighted to announce that President Michael D Higgins has agreed to be the Patron of SciFest. This is a great honour for the project and we would like to thank the President for his endorsement of SciFest in agreeing to our request for patronage. We very much look forward to welcoming the President to some of our events over the coming years.
Inside this issue: SciFest National Final
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Women Invent Tomorrow
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SciFest 2013—SFI/DSE Best Project Award Winners
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SciFest Website—Support and Resources
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Scifest—Levels of Participa-
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A Mini Project for First Years
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Follow the Steps of the Scientific Method
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Contact Details
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SciFest 2013
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Chemistry Competition Dates for your Diary
SCIFEST 2013 RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF ENTRIES 5368 STUDENTS PRESENT 2262 PROJECTS 32% INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION SciFest@School 2013
SciFest@College 2013
Science Fairs held in 14 Institutes of Technology and the University of Ulster
3490 students presented 1519 projects – 62.5% Female, 37.5% Male
398 teachers from 233 schools participated
129 SciFest trophies and more than €3700
Additional trophies and prizes awarded by each IT and UU
Science Fairs held in 22 schools 2322 students presented 941 projects More than 60 teachers participated More than 200 prizes awarded
in One4All tokens awarded
Special points of interest: President Michael D Higgins becomes sole Patron of SciFest SciFest 2013 breaks all previous records Scifest National Final to be held in the Science Gallery on 22 November 2013 7 March 2014—Closing date for receipt of entries to SciFest 2014
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