Posted: 30 July 2007
100,000 commuters a day see science art on the DART
Over the next few weeks, DART trains and stations, and some Arrow commuter trains, will carry science posters designed by Irish primary, secondary and third level-students as part of Science Track, a joint initiative between UCD Conway Institute and Iarnrod Eireann which aims to promote science to the general public.
“With the support of Iarnrod Eireann, over 100,000 commuters per day will have the opportunity to see the winning science posters which highlight scientific issues and promote positive attitudes to scientific research,” said Elaine Quinn, Communications and Education Officer, UCD Conway Institute.
The winners of this year’s poster competition include: Dylan Kavanagh, a 5th class pupil from De La Salle, Ballyfermot, who took first place in the primary school category with his poster “Science is Cool;” Eimear Kelly from St Clare’s, Harold’s Cross who took the runner up prize in the primary school category with her poster called “Hynotise the Teacher;” Isabel Kelly, a pupil at the Teresian School in Donnybrook, who won the secondary school category with her poster “Colour life with Science;” Conor Burns from Castleknock Community College, runner up in the secondary school category, with his drawing “Science is all around us;” Kate Hedigan, a postgraduate student in the UCD Conway Institute who took first place in the adult category with her work entitled “Looking Deeper: 21st Century Science;” and runner up in this category Dr Alfonso Blanco, technical officer in UCD Conway Institute, with his entry "Open your mind to science".
Pictured back row: Caroline Deane, Alfonso Blanco, Conor Burns, Kate Hedigan.
Front row: Eimear kelly, Dylan Kavanagh
The judging panel for the AccesScience ‘07 poster competition judging panel was chaired by Olympic medalist, John Treacy, and included RTE weather presenter, Nuala Carey, singer/ songwriter Juliet Turner, and Nick Kelly, the former lead singer with The Fat Lady Sings.
The Science Track initiative has been running for the past three years. It is part of AccesScience; a programme run by
the UCD Conway Institute to promote science to the general public.
