Enda O'Connell 2015 Competition

Announcing ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2015

ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2015 Poster
Click on the ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2015 Poster to download a copy for your classroom

ReelLIFE SCIENCE is a novel science video competition for Irish primary and secondary schools, which aims to promote Science in the classroom and beyond, by inviting students to produce a short video communicating a scientific topic in an engaging and entertaining way.

Launched on Monday August 31st 2015, and supported by the Science Foundation Ireland Discover programme and the CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, ReelLIFE SCIENCE will award €3000 in prizes directly to the winning schools!  The makers of the best video at primary and secondary school level will each receive €1000, to be spent on their science programme, while second and third-placed entries at each level will receive €300 and €200, respectively.  Continue reading “Announcing ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2015” →

Enda O'Connell 2014 Competition

ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2014 Winners Announced!

Special Guest Judges Prof. Stephen Curry, Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin and Paul Clarke choose their winners.

ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2014 Winners. Fifth and Sixth class students from Sooey NS, Co. Sligo on learning they won first prize (left). Julien Torrades, Leaving Certificate student in Summerhill College, Sligo (right).
ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2014 Winners. Fifth and Sixth class students from Sooey NS, Co. Sligo on learning they won first prize (left). Julien Torrades, Leaving Certificate student in Summerhill College, Sligo (right).

After competing against more than 250 science videos from all around the country, huge congratulations goes to the Fifth and Sixth class students of Sooey National School, Co. Sligo, for their winning Primary school video ‘The Secret Life of Honey Bees’, and Leaving Certificate student Julien Torrades from Summerhill College, Sligo who takes first place in the Secondary school competition for his video ‘The History of Medicine‘.  Continue reading “ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2014 Winners Announced!” →

Enda O'Connell 2014 Competition

€250 Public Vote Prize, sponsored by Medical Supply Company.

This year’s ReelLIFE SCIENCE competition has had a tremendous response from students and teachers all around the country, with over 250 videos received from 24 counties. We’ve been hugely impressed with the amount of work that has so evidently been put into the videos, but also the scientific knowledge of the students and their ability to communicate what were often challenging topics.  Continue reading “€250 Public Vote Prize, sponsored by Medical Supply Company.” →