Kildare To Shine At BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2024 With Eight Schools And 14 Projects

The schools will showcase a total of 14 innovative projects.

Eight schools from across Kildare have secured spots in the prestigious BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2024, scheduled to take place at the RDS Dublin. The schools will showcase a total of 14 innovative projects covering a diverse range of scientific disciplines.

Speaking about this year’s BTYSTE programme of events, Mari Cahalane, Head of BTYSTE, BT Ireland said: “I am looking forward to welcoming thousands of people from across the country to the RDS this January to see the fascinating projects from some of our brightest young minds, and to celebrate the significant milestone of 60 years of the Young Scientist Exhibition."

He added: “Now that the line up for the special acts for the exhibition has been revealed, I would highly encourage people to book tickets and not miss out, as there’s something for everyone at the BTYSTE 2024.”

Here is a glimpse of the projects that earned these schools a coveted spot in the exhibition:

1. Athy Community College

   • Project: Ref’s are humans too!
   • Category: Social & Behavioural Sciences
   • Participant: Individual

2. Celbridge Community School

   • Project: Developing a Generative Adversarial Network to explore Cost of Living hotspots in Ireland.
   • Category: Technology
   • Participant: Individual

3. Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

   • Project: Sugar Reduction
   • Category: Health & Wellbeing
   • Participant: Group

4. Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

   • Project: Coachwise
   • Category: Technology
   • Participant: Group

5. Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

   • Project: A Short Mindfulness-Based Colouring Intervention to Reduce Test Anxiety in Secondary Students
   • Category: Health & Wellbeing
   • Participant: Individual

6. Maynooth Post Primary School

   • Project: An investigation into the effect of toothpaste containing hydrogen peroxide on tooth health.
   • Category: Biological & Ecological
   • Participant: Individual

7. Newbridge College

   • Project: An investigation into bias against brands in different age groups when buying clothing and whether or not ethical consumerism is a problem with young people
   • Category: Social & Behavioural Sciences
   • Participant: Individual

8. Newbridge College

   • Project: Does the Rising Cost of Living Affect our Ability to Live Sustainably? – A Case Study of a Suburban Town in Co. Kildare
   • Category: Social & Behavioural Sciences
   • Participant: Group

9. Newbridge College

   • Project: An investigation into the different factors influencing a person’s ability to follow written instruction.
   • Category: Social & Behavioural Sciences
   • Participant: Group

10. Newbridge College

    • Project: Sound of Tensegrity
    • Category: Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
    • Participant: Individual

11. Patrician Secondary School

    • Project: A Study On The Commercialization Of Small Wind Turbines For Home Energy Production
    • Category: Technology
    • Participant: Individual

12. Salesian College

    • Project: Nathan 14 – An innovative smart device for the visually impaired
    • Category: Technology
    • Participant: Individual

13. St Pauls Secondary School

    • Project: Phthalates Taking Over Babies
    • Category: Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
    • Participant: Group

14. St Pauls Secondary School

    • Project: Public Perception and Social Acceptance of Wind Turbines
    • Category: Social & Behavioural Sciences
    • Participant: Group