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Shane O'Connor and Liam Carew celebrate their latest success in Brussels
Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew, winners of the BY Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) 2023, have been awarded second place at this year’s EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Brussels.
Shane and Liam, former students at the Abbey School, Tipperary Town, were singled out by the EUCYS judging panel for their BTYSTE winning project, titled "Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and development".
The project saw Shane and Liam survey 2,000 12–19-years-old students across Ireland to examine how they found their education experiences impacted their social, physical and mental wellbeing. O’Connor and Carew wowed the judges at the EUCYS with the depth of their research, which found that secondary school is vital for the social development of most students.
At EUCYS, O’Connor and Carew competed against over 130 young scientists aged 14 to 20 years from 36 countries, including EU member states and the USA, Canada and South Korea.
Shane O’Connor said, “It was an honour to represent Ireland in Brussels and share our work with the international STEM community. With the level of competition so high, we cannot believe our work has been recognised as one of Europe’s best today”.
Liam Carew added, “It is fantastic to end EUCYS on such a high. We are heading straight into our first year at University College Cork (UCC) on Monday, and we can safely say that the skills we have developed at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition and here at EUCYS have been crucial in preparing us for university life”.
Applications are open for the 60th BTYSTE, which will take place from January 10 to 13, 2024, in Dublin. BT Ireland is encouraging students aged 12-19 to turn their creativity into project entries.
Entrants are asked to fill out an online application form at www.btyoungscientist.com and simply submit a one-page proposal outlining their idea.
Qualified entries will be announced at the end of October and will be showcased at BTYSTE 2024 in January.
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