Science facilitator Danielle Wilcox promoting this year’s virtual BTYSTE event. Image: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography
Simon Harris: ‘We have a lot of doors to open to make it clear that STEM is for everyone’
7 Jan 2021598 Views
Speaking at a BT Young Scientist event, Minister Simon Harris highlighted the work ahead for his new department in ensuring diversity and inclusion in STEM.
Speaking at an event hosted as part of the 2021 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), Minister Simon Harris, TD, commended the organisers for finding a way to bring the event to fruition amid challenging times. “I can think of no more important year ever in our history as a country to be having a Young Scientist exhibition,” said the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.