by The Head of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition has said there is an amazing range of entries in this year’s competition with many of them reflecting the topics people are concerned about.
The exhibition has moved online for the first time in its 57-year history due to the pandemic.
More than 1,000 students will showcase their projects in a virtual exhibition over the next three days.
Students representing 200 schools across the island of Ireland will present projects on topics from the benefits of seaweed, to the effectiveness of face masks and the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on victims of domestic violence.
The first round of judging begins today and the winner will be announced on Friday.
Mari Cahalane said there are quite a few projects on Covid-19 and vaccines, a number of socio-economic projects and many examining climate change.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, she said the number of entries has fallen but not as much as they could have, given that most students would begin preparation for the competition in March.
She said students will be able to talk to the judges via Microsoft Teams and have the face-to-face element with the judges online.
