@SheilaEPorter

Founder and CEO of the SciFest Project. UCD Alumni Award 2026 in Science. See LinkedIn https://xitter.cf/t.co/OwO3HArIOn.

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Read the SciFest 20th Anniversary Impact Report. issuu.com/scifest/docs/scife…

SciFest 20th Anniversary Impact Report 2006-2026

Celebrating 20 Years of SciFest The SciFest 20th Anniversary Impact Report celebrates two decades of inspiring young people to explore, create and innovate through STEM. Since SciFest began in 2006,

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SciFest4stem@SciFest4STEMOct 8
Big Plans for SciFest as our National Final Goes Global 🇮🇪🌎 Introducing the SciFest National & Global STEM Fair (NGSF) 2026, welcoming international students to Dublin to participate in person alongside our Irish finalists. @education_ire @IrishSciTeach @irishforeignministry
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A new @SciRobotics study highlights exoskeletons that allow physical therapists and patients recovering from stroke to “feel” each other’s movements as they walk on separate treadmills, enabling nuanced gait correction. scim.ag/4eqm3LD
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SciFest National Final 2025: Visit scifestnationalfinal.ie to view the projects and to vote for your favourite project @loretolk1 @abbeyVS @StCeciliasDerry @desmondcollege @SMDScience @stjosephsrush #scifestfinal2025
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My research project explores how lifestyle & project traits shape success, leveraging AI to predict what makes a winning science fair project! If you’ve entered (winner or not), please do my survey! I'm also holding interviews. Link : forms.gle/MEf3EC3KBJUWitMx6 @SciFest4STEM

"Leveraging an AI-based Project Success Predictor to Forecast Winners from Social and Behavioral...

Hello! My name is Nina, and this survey was created to support my Young Scientist 2026 research. It should only take 5–10 minutes (40 short questions) to complete and is designed to help identify key...

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Lovely to catch up with friends and colleagues at #bpwomeninstemawards25 @CalmastWIT
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Delighted to be attending the #bpwomenstemawards25 in the Round Room in the Mansion house and to be shortlisted for the STEM Mentor of the Year Award. @_nicolaporter @GrahamGPorter
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It was inspiring to attend today’s workshop @EngineerIreland on “What’s engineering girls out of engineering?” It was wonderful to meet so many passionate female engineers & to be part of the discussion on how we can encourage more girls to pursue and stay in engineering #scifest
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Union Wood Walk and its gnomes! #sligo #unionwood #visitsligo
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Benbulbin Loop Walk, Co Sligo. #sligo #benbulbin #visitireland
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Beautiful Lissadell House in Co. Sligo. #lissadell #Sligo
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Last week Ambassador Collins welcomed #SciFest national finalist Fionn Campbell & teacher Ms Cusack to Berlin for the #LongNightofScience/#LNDW   Fionn's prizewinning project is on harvesting kinetic energy from traffic. The Embassy supported his Berlin visit as part of his prize
Three people standing side by side in front of three large flagpoles.

ALT Three people standing side by side in front of three large flagpoles.

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It was an unforgettable trip for Fionn - a truly enriching scientific, historical and cultural experience. Thank you Ambassador Collins and @irlembberlin
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DFI@DisabilityFed6 Jun 2025
Fantastic panel discussion at Chat@Trinity on how participatory learning and technology can create fun and inclusive learning environments with @declancabra @me_backwards @StuartLawler @SciFest4STEM @FreedomTech_IRL and Sheila Porter
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Lismore, Co Waterford: #RobertBoyle Summer School. @CalmastWIT
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In beautiful Lismore today @ Robert Boyle Summer School @LismoreHC. Super talks from Prof Veronica Keane, Prof Luke Gibbons and Prof Ray Dolan in conversation with Dr Ida Milne. @CalmastWIT @Researchirel #RobertBoyle
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#SciFestatCollege is going well with fairs currently happening nationwide. #SciFestatSchool fairs are also taking place as SciFest continues to go from strength to strength, empowering thousands of students each year to explore STEM through creativity, curiosity & innovation.
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It's all happening today in @TUDublin_BN with the @Intel_IRL Mini Scientist Grand Final taking place. Delighted to be invited to chair the judging panel. #intelminiscientist @CaraghNS @straffanschool @cratloens @news2dayRTE
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Happy Easter!
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Well done to all the young people who participated in the National Children's Choir 2025 @BballIrl @LouiseEKelly3
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