Public Engagement
BiOrbic Welcomes Foróige to UCD
Young people are crucial to the continued development of the bioeconomy and we recognise they are an important stakeholder of our research. As part of a new partnership between BiOrbic and Foróige, Ireland’s leading youth organisation, BiOrbic staff welcomed four groups of young people to the centre. Participants travelled from Mahon, Glanmire, Beara and Nenagh…
Read MoreBack for the Future goes on tour!
This year, we took our online STEM escape room, Back for the Future, on tour around Ireland! As part of SFI Science Week and funded under its discover programme, 124 students and adults solved puzzles in an attempt to make Ireland sustainable and save the planet. Back for the Future is an escape room themed…
Read MorePint of Science: Back to Nature
Should we avoid all plastic? And how do we get everyone on board with sustainability? These were some of the topics covered at BiOrbic’s first event in collaboration with Pint of Science! We heard about how we can capture CO2 to make ‘bioplastic’, as well as how we might convince the public to use more…
Read MoreBiOrbic’s Rubbish Ramble!
You’d be amazed to learn how much rubbish you can find if you just have a look around! That’s what two of BiOrbic’s researchers and some wonderful members of the public did on Saturday 23rd October as part of Bioeconomy Ireland Week. Two teams led by researchers Tanja Narancic and Burcu Akkoyunlu took to the…
Read MoreAmazing Algae!
Did you know seaweed is in toothpaste, drinks, jelly sweets and all kinds of products? Did you know seaweed is the reason we have an Ozone layer? Seaweed (or algae) is pretty amazing and has the potential to help us tackle climate change. Farming seaweed is a way to take carbon dioxide out of the…
Read MoreGut Health: It’s a Pig Deal!
Mushrooms are the answer to healthier guts in pigs! Pigs are an important part of our agricultural economy so it’s bad news when they get sick. Are there any natural, sustainable remedies that can help pigs? This was discussed in our workshop in Airfield Estate on Wednesday 20th October as part of Bioeconomy Ireland Week.…
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