Over 1,100 school students are expected to attend the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) which opens tomorrow. This year sees a return of the in person format for the first time since 2020. President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins will officially open the 2023 exhibition at 2pm.
Ten schools from County Tipperary have qualified and 14 projects will be assessed in the competition. The organisers say anyone looking for inspiration and a tonic should visit and be uplifted by the young people and their talent.
In all 550 projects from 212 schools will be assessed before the winner is announced on Friday in a ceremony beginning at 5.30pm. The overall prize winner(s) will receive the BTYSTE perpetual trophy and be presented with a cheque for €7,500 and go forward to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Brussels in September.
Also taking place alongside the BTYSTE is the Primary Science Fair, now in its 21st year, bringing together hundreds of primary students from across Ireland to the RDS on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th to showcase their projects.
