CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, has launched a new public exhibition showcasing how marine resources can aid medical device research. Guest speakers attending the launch were Mayor of Galway City, Collette Connolly and Filmmaker Ken O’Sullivan. The marine-inspired display at Galway Atlantaquaria, the National Aquarium of Ireland, shows […]
November 4 2021, Galway: Science Week is back, taking place across Ireland from November 4-11- and extending to November 21st in Galway! Here are some of the educational and inspiring events and activities hosted by CÚRAM for 2021. Science on Screen Film Festival After a triumphant inaugural event, the virtual Science on Screen […]
Students at St. Nicholas’ Parochial School in Galway co-create murals featuring their medical devices designs inspired from the marine world 10 November 2021: CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway and Galway Atlantaquaria have been educating students at St. Nicholas’ Parochial School in Galway about how marine organisms […]
September 13th 2021 The first episode of ‘Science Waves’, a new podcast series led by primary school children as part of a public engagement project at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at NUI Galway, will air next Friday, (September 17th). CÚRAM’s Science Waves project is a series of science radio shows and […]
February 11 2021 Three episodes of ‘Science Waves’, the new podcast series led by primary school children as part of a public engagement project at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at NUI Galway, have been aired to date on FLIRT FM. CÚRAM’s Science Waves project is a series of science radio shows […]
After a triumphant inaugural event, the virtual Science on Screen Film Festival (SOSFF) Ireland returns for its second year and will host two new feature films as part of the 2021 programme.. With thetagline, ‘’CreatingOurFuture’, the SOSFF 2021 links with the current national campaign led by Science Foundation Ireland to gather ideas from people all […]
30, October 2021: NUI Galway researcher and academic Dr Karen Doyle has been appointed President of Neuroscience Ireland. ‘A Tiny Spark’ focuses on research being led by Dr Karen Doyle, which involves analysis of removed blood clots to see what information they may yield. This is the first study of its kind in the world […]
CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Medical Devices, based at NUI Galway, are now offering co-teaching support for primary school teachers in STEM. Primary school resources from CÚRAM’s highly successful Teachers in Residence programme have been adapted to support teachers delivering STEM education online over the coming months. These lesson plan kits have […]
Boston Scientific are collaborating with CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, based at NUI Galway, on their innovative Teachers in Residence Programme for 2020-2021. This is the fifth year of the residency, during which teachers work directly with world-leading researchers over six months to learn about medical device research at CÚRAM and create […]
CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Medical Devices, based at NUI Galway, will once again collaborate with artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly to create interactive art and science workshops for children. Having participated in CÚRAM’s Artists in Residence programme in 2017-2018, Cleary Connolly developed AfterImage, an art-science project with Galway’s Westside community. […]