News 2024
STEM South West Expo 2024
The STEM South West Expo 2024 took place this week in Cork City Hall.
The event was attended by representatives from across UCC's College of Science, Engineering, and Food Science, including Drs. Elizabeth Gilchrist and Stuart Collins, as well as Prof. Anita Maguire, all from the School of Chemistry. The theme for this year's expo was “The World Needs You: Solving Global Challenges with STEM,” and it highlighted the role of STEM careers and education in tackling issues like climate change, healthcare, robotics, AI, and medtech.
Prof Anita Maguire, Head of School, thanked all involved in this event "The STEM SW Expo is a tremendous opportunity to ensure potential students are aware of career opportunities in STEM. Thanks to Stuart and Liz for representing Chemistry at this event, together with staff from Food & Nutritional Sciences, Physics and Mathematics."