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Euro Space Center TY Trip – Oct 2013

Posted on November 14, 2012 by CG

Instalment payment dates are as follows:- November 5th, 2012  – “Expression of Interest” deposit. € 100 February 4th, 2013 – € 200 May 7th, 2013 – € 200 Final Instalment: September 4th, 2013  – €168 Letter – May 2013    Letter … Continue reading →

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Nobel Laureate Lecture

Posted on March 29, 2012 by CG

On Thursday 29th March, Dr William Phillips, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics 1997, gave a lecture in The Helix as part of the Nobel Laureate Lecture Series. The lecture, Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe, was a … Continue reading →

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Particle Physics Masterclass

Posted on March 12, 2012 by CG

As part of the International Masterclasses, UCD will be providing computing facilities, specialised software, and real data direct from the ATLAS experiment at CERN in order to allow secondary school students look for W bosons produced in the collision of … Continue reading →

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Public Physics Lectures

Posted on February 9, 2012 by CG

In celebration of Physics and Dublin’s status as European City of Science 2012, UCD School of Physics has teamed up with the Royal Dublin Society to bring some of the world’s leading physicists to speak in Dublin about the latest … Continue reading →

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Student Photo Competition

Posted on February 7, 2012 by CG

Got a camera? All you have to do is take a photograph with an apple (as in the fruit) theme to it – couldn’t be easier. The themes are; Environmental Apples, Appetising Apples or Art Apples. You can upload your … Continue reading →

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Smart Futures Competition

Posted on December 12, 2011 by CG

Smart Futures is a national campaign for second-level students in Ireland highlighting career opportunities in information and communications technology (ICT). As part of the Smart Futures campaign, there is a nationwide competition in which secondary students create a piece of … Continue reading →

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