IRIS and Queens University Belfast shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award
IRIS has been recognised for an innovative outreach initiative that encourages people from non-traditional backgrounds to enter higher education.
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.
The top 10 career choices for teenagers in the UK
Our director discusses a recent BBC Bitesize survey and how doing research can benefit school students’ future careers.