The students of Desmond College, Newcastle west have had their largest number of projects accepted into this year’s BT Young Scientist Competition. Last year Desmond College was the third best represented school in the country, but this year they have moved to joint second place with 16 projects accepted, hitting record numbers for school both North and South participating in this years BT Young Scientist competition.
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In this the 49th year of the competition, 1898 projects were submitted from all over Ireland, with just 550 projects being accepted. Desmond College who has an enviable reputation in this, the biggest competition of its kind in Europe, has 16 projects accepted, involving forty one students ranging from 1st to 5th years.
Desmond College has a proud tradition in this prestigious competition, winning Overall Group Runners-up and Patent Award in 2005, 12 different awards in 2012 including the Analog Travel Award in 2012, and numerous other awards over the years.
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Principal Vourneen Gavin Barry said that she is thrilled for all of the students who have had their projects accepted into this prestigious competition but that this really is only the beginning for them. She said the hard work must start for them now, with experiments, research and investigations to carry out over the coming weeks.