Research projects participating in Culture Night

25 Sep 2018

Research projects participating in Culture Night Friday 21 September was Culture Night in Cork, and many venues opened their doors for the evening to show their activities. The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) in UCC was also open. Some 450 visitors were able to get close to hedgehogs, shark jaws, lava, amazing plants and fossils. Many students explained the research project they are working on. The display of the AQUASUS project in the glass houses explained how duckweed can be used to treat wastewater from fish farms, after which it can be used as animal feed. [caption id="attachment_484" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Explaining the circular system of purifying wastewater using duckweed[/caption] Indoors the project on the Impacts of Microplastics in Irish Freshwater (IMP) explained the problem of small pieces of plastic. Many people know about plastic in our oceans, but it causes problems in our rivers as well. [caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Display of the IMP project on the Impacts of Microplastics in Irish Freshwater[/caption]