ABE teacher, Emily Collison from Oatlands College got in touch with the ABE team to ask if she could bring 24 pupils from two 5^th year biology classes on a visit to us on the UCD campus to see first-hand what our researchers do.

During the iWish campus week based in UCD, ABE was asked to provide a morning workshop for 30 girls from four schools in Dublin. 

The Amgen Biotech Experience Ireland team were invited to take part in an academy coaching morning (https://www.cualagaa.ie/coaching-morning-for-academy/) with Cuala Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club on Saturday, 05 October, 9am–12.30pm on the Thomastown pitches.

There were 600 children aged 6–9 years old registered for the event and braving the elements on a fresh Autumn morning. The ABE Ireland team introduced pipetting skills to this young audience using food dyes and plastic bulb pipettes in a modified sun-catcher activity.

The Amgen Biotech Experience Ireland team were invited to participate in the St Patrick’s Festival in Merrion Square, Dublin on March 18 as part of the Science Foundation Ireland sponsored arena. They were joined by UCD researchers and staff from Systems Biology Ireland and UCD Conway Institute. This year, more than 600 people got involved in a range of research related activities in our dedicated exhibition tent space.

Last night, educators from all across Ireland gathered at the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin to find out who the winners were of this year's inaugural Education Award ceremony. The purpose of this event is to recognize excellence in the third level education sector in Ireland.

Two teachers from secondary schools in Dublin and Donegal have received teacher recognition awards at a ceremony in University College Dublin on Thursday, 4th May for their involvement in a science education initiative, the Amgen Biotech Experience.

Hilary Rimbi from St Andrew's College in Blackrock, Co Dublin and Yvonne Higgins from Magh Ēne College in Bundoran, Co. Donegal were recognised for their commitment to inspire students about science by delivering a hands-on experience in working with DNA and molecular biology techniques.