News: Six-part documentary series by RTÉ and the IUA on game-changing university research projects; Young scientists stand out from the swarm

................................................................................................................................ NEWS Six-part documentary series by RTÉ and the IUA on game-changing university research projects

THE Irish Universities Association (IUA) has partnered with RTÉ and New Decade TV to bring Ireland’s Change Makers, the most transformative research-led projects and the inspiring people behind them, to Irish television this spring.

The series showcases the remarkable and lasting public impact of leading research projects by eight universities in Ireland in areas such as children’s health, health technology, education, youth justice, gender equality and inclusion, as well as the environment and climate change.

Studies include Dingle Peninsula 2030, a UCC and MaREI research project using the power of citizen science to reduce Dingle’s carbon emissions by 50% in just under 10 years and the Neureka App for Mental Health developed by the Global Brian Institute at TCD that combines mobile technology with citizen science to help create a clearer picture of people’s mental health.

The series is currently running on RTE One TV and all episodes are available on the RTE Player.

Young scientists stand out from the swarm

THE winners of the 58th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition are Aditya Joshi and Aditya Kumar, 3rd year students from Synge Street, Dublin, for a project entitled “A New Method of Solving the Bernoulli Quadrisection Problem”.

Professor Pat Guiry, Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry at UCD and Chair of Group Chemical, Physical & Mathematical Sciences Judging Panel said: “The students tackled the problem using the technique of particle swarm optimisation, an algorithmic approach inspired by the biological phenomena of the behaviour of individuals within flocks or swarms. "The judges were highly impressed by their elegant work, their creative ideas and their excellent presentation skills. The students presented a new approach to a problem that dates back to 1687, while also identifying areas of possible application in contemporary engineering.”

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