Limerick Festival of Science will run from the 7th to the 17th November 2024. The Festival is organised by the University of Limerick (UL), Mary Immaculate College (MIC) and the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). The three third level institutions have come together to share their enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, art & design and mathematics (STEAM) with everybody in the region. Science Week provides an unique opportunity to spark curiosity, inspire imaginations and unleash the potential of people of all ages and backgrounds that can help create our future.

The Festival will run across Limerick City and County, Counties Clare and Tipperary. There will be a variety of interactive workshops, lectures, shows, panel discussions quizzes, nature walks and fun activities featuring something to interest people of every age. This year’s Festival theme is harnessing the power of Regeneration, exploring how decisions we make today will greatly impact future generations, and ensuring that we use lessons and learnings from the past to inform decisions for the future. From protecting our natural world, creating more sustainable approaches to energy supply, embracing technological advancements and investigating new solutions to safeguard our health, it’s time to reimagine the way we engage with the world around us and enhance our collective strengths. The 2024 exciting programme provides the opportunity to explore new approaches to using science and technology to protect our ecosystems’ biodiversity, create sustainable approaches to energy supply, and provide an opportunity to explore how technological advancements and new technologies can help in safeguarding our health and environment. The wide-ranging programme of events addresses the issues challenging society: including how we are to power the planet through renewable energy; how artificial intelligence can be responsibly harnessed in our lives and how progress in our understanding of genetics and gene therapy are being employed in daily healthcare.

There will be topics of interest to all minds and ages, including nutrition and exercise, chemistry of makeup, soil chemistry and the effects of human interventions including harvesting, wetting of boglands and rewilding; talks on the secret life of bees and their importance to our survival; superhero science, chemistry magic, science of flight, design in our world, physics busking, Space Age Nanomaterials, science of batteries, psychology and mind games, Irish genetics and panel discussions on sports psychology, healthy eating and much more are just samples of what will be covered linking the relevance of science in our everyday lives. Come along to the Limerick Festival of Science and be inspired!