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The Midlands Science Festival takes place again this November with a wide range of free public events for all age groups.

The details of the tertiary education package for Budget 2024 has received a poor welcome from University of Galway students, with the Postgraduate Workers Organisation (PWO) calling it the ‘bare minimum’ and Student Union President, Dean Kenny, describing it as ‘welcome, but not enough’.

To take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone on November 15, Midlands Science are proud to present a special event titled ‘Empowerment – the science and style of the menopause”, an event aiming to shed light on the science behind hormones and menopause while exploring the importance of style, confidence, and self-care at different stages in life.

Galway Science and Technology Festival will run from the 12 - 24 of November, celebrating 26 years of inspiring young people and the public about the world around us. Medtronic is delighted to partner with the Festival as the main sponsor for the 22nd year running.

Ireland’s five technological universities (TUs) have launched a joint initiative aiming to advance excellence in Open Research, making it reproducible and accessible without additional cost to the public.

Esteemed Professor, Neil Rowan, an internationally leading researcher at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) Athlone campus, was recognised for his expert contributions to his field of study at the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) Summit 2023 held at Maynooth University recently.

The Junior Achievement Our World programme, supported by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and industry partner, Fidelity Investments, will reach more than 7,500 5th class students in Ireland by 2024. 480 trained science-industry volunteers are facilitating the programme, encouraging students to explore the career and education opportunities open to them in the STEM related subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

Scientists at University of Galway have detailed a new discovery with the potential to improve treatment options for superbug MRSA infections with penicillin-type antibiotics that have become ineffective on their own.

Athlone native, Jackie Gorman, has been announced as this year’s winner of the prestigious Science Foundation Ireland ‘Science Communicator of the Year’ award.

Galway Science and Technology Festival broke all previous attendance records on Sunday for the much-anticipated return of the Festival Exhibition, hosted by the University of Galway and spread right throughout the campus.