BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025 Prepares To Welcome 225 Schools From Across Ireland Including 10 From Tipperary
BT Ireland are preparing to celebrate their 25th year as custodians of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which will be open to the public from Thursday January 9th to Saturday January 11th at the RDS in Dublin. The Young Scientist Exhibition will allow school students of ages 12-19 to showcase their projects based in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In addition to this the Primary Science Fair will give primary school students from 3rd to 6th class the opportunity to display their own projects and explore the world of STEM with stands based around the RDS from businesses such as Analog Devices, Stripe, Amgen and Re-turn.
Starting tomorrow 550 projects from 225 schools will be displayed and judged by a panel of 85 experts in the areas of Health & Well-being, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Biological and Ecological Sciences, Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Technology. Over 200 prizes will be up for grabs with the overall winner of BT Young Scientist of the Year receiving €7,500.
Speaking about the important access the exhibition provides to the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for both primary and secondary school students, Shay Walsh, Managing Director of BT Ireland said: ‘’We are delighted to welcome students, teachers, partners, and the public to the 61st exhibition at the RDS this week, which is a particularly special occasion for all of us at BT Ireland as we celebrate 25 years as custodian of this wonderful event. Since its foundation by Dr Tony Scott and the late Fr Tom Burke, the exhibition has become a launchpad for some of the brightest minds on this island, with past participants going on afterwards to become successful scientists, researchers, academics, and entrepreneurs to name just a few!
This year twenty-four projects from ten different schools across Tipperary have been selected to be shown at the exhibition in Dublin this week. The topics being discussed as part of these projects include those related to the farming industry, mental health and biodiversity issues.
The exhibition will officially be opened in a ceremony by the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins. The President spoke about the BT Young Scientist Exhibition with great admiration saying: “I am delighted to have had the opportunity of opening the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition every year during my Presidency, and I am deeply encouraged that it goes from strength to strength, with 2,069 projects submitted to compete in this year’s competition, from which 550 projects were selected to go through to compete in the RDS.
May I offer my very best wishes to all of the students participating in this year’s BTYSTE, and may I pay a special tribute to all those teachers and parents who have been such an essential source of encouragement and, of course, to all those who have played a role in organising this year’s event.
The future of humanity requires a science without borders built on co-operation in the interest of humanity, accepted as a shared responsibility. I have faith in the ability of our young Irish scientists to locate their gifts, their brilliance, in a moral and ethical context. I know from meetings with them that they are more than willing to work for the benefit of all humanity beyond any well-earned personal reward and I very much look forward to meeting with many of them at this year’s event.”
