IRIS Awards 2023 – Celebrating young researchers and those that inspired them
IRIS celebrated talented and dedicated young researchers and the teachers and partners who inspired them at the IRIS Awards ceremony at the Crick Institute in London.
IRIS London conference: AI ball boys & girls, future hackers & searching for wolf stars
Young researchers travelled from Belfast to Dover to share their research with members of the scientific community and their peers at the London IRIS conference.
Tracking sewage from space: Cornish student highlights pollution problem
Arthur, a pupil at Mullion School in Helston, Cornwall, has adapted existing satellite image feeds to monitor sewage pollution as part of the IRIS Earth Observation project.
IRIS Manchester conference: robot dentists, Coeliac disease awareness & preventing organ rejection
Young researchers from across the North West travelled to share their discoveries with members of the scientific community and their peers at the IRIS Student Conference in Manchester.
Serving up success: students create AI robot ball boy
Students at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School have built an AI ball boy robot which is programmed to scan and collect tennis balls as part of their IRIS Original Research project.
The scent of success: IRIS recognised at the Education Awards
Greener Fragrances, a project run by IRIS and Queen’s University Belfast, was announced as a finalist for the Best Education Outreach Award at the Education Awards last month.
Art, science and computer design at a nanoscale
IRIS students met scientists at the University of Leeds to share their research, learn more about nanotechnology and discover potential careers in the materials sciences.
10 ideas for lowering carbon emissions in schools
Our director, Jo Foster, offers 10 ways that schools can empower students to become active citizens, get involved to help lower their school’s environmental impact and change their world for the better.
Leading particle physicist returns home to meet with aspiring young scientists
Leading particle physicist, Alan Barr, returns to his home county in Northern Ireland to inspire the next generation of young scientists in the quest to answer some of science’s biggest questions.
ATLAS inspires the future generation of particle physicists
World-leading particle physicists from RAL & The University of Oxford show passionate sixth-formers the ropes at the national scientific research laboratory.
The top 10 career choices for teenagers in the UK
Our director, Jo Foster, discusses the recent BBC Bitesize survey which suggests that more young people are wanting to pursue careers in STEM and ways research in schools can benefit students’ future careers.
Women scientists encourage girls to shine bright in science lessons
In our webinar celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, female scientists shared valuable advice for girls interested in science careers.
Why we should all love apprenticeships
Jo Foster, director of IRIS, talks about why the apprenticeship should be seen as an equally strong pathway to a STEM career as the academic degree.