The Ursuline College Sligo scored a notable success at the SciFest 2020 Virtual National Final in Association with Science Foundation Ireland that took place in a new all-virtual format across three days.
SciFest is a highly successful national STEM initiative with significant impact at local, regional, national and international level designed to promote STEM in schools and amongst the wider public.
In 2017 over 10,000 students from approximately half of all the second-level schools participated. This year, Sligo s Ursuline College had projects in two categories in the final.
Student Ellen Woodward (17) secured two prestigious awards with her project Inside Out - A Wearable Device that Externalises Internal Emotions .