Science Week 2025
Science Week, taking place from 9-16 November 2025, is a national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, with events for people of all ages. UCC will participate in and host a range of events as part of Science Week. Join us as we celebrate the wonder of science in our everyday lives. Check this page regularly for updates.
| Date | Time | Event | Description | Location | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2025 | 11am | Science at the Marina Market | Renowned spectacle theatre company, Macnas, makes its Cork premiere at Marina Market, Cork, for Science Week 2025. On Sunday, 9th November, Macnas will bring its vibrant troupe of drummers, stilt walkers, and puppets to Cork city to tell a powerful story about biodiversity loss and the gradual disappearance of the corncrake across Ireland. UCC Research Centres will also join Science at the Marina Market. | https://www.sfi.ie/events/festivals/science-at-the-marina/ | |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 1pm | Light Laboratory | Light Laboratory: Optical Science Past, Present, Future is a Citizen Science event that brings the worlds of STEM and Theatre together - and we need you! | Granary Theatre | https://www.ucc.ie/en/future-humanities/projectsoutputs/lightlaboratory/ |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 1pm | UCC Library: Light Laboratory Book Display | Light Laboratory: Optical Science Past, Present, Future. Book display on Q floor. November 3rd – 9th | Boole Library | https://www.ucc.ie/en/future-humanities/projectsoutputs/lightlaboratory/ |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 11am | Domain of the Dinosaurs Exhibition | Over 250 original fossils on display in new UCC exhibition – including bones from the only known dinosaurs from Ireland. Featuring nine life-sized skeleton casts, including the Irish dinosaurs Megalosaurus and Scelidosaurus plus the dinosaur Iguanodon, marine reptiles and pterosaurs, the flying cousins of dinosaurs. Fossils to be displayed alongside newly commissioned Irish art, with special curated events planned. | Glucksman Gallery | https://www.glucksman.org/events |