€22,000 total prize fund, with €10,000 awarded to overall winner, Coláiste Nano Nagle.

The future of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the Mid-West shone in the brightest regional spotlight as the final of the 2022 BD STEM STARS Award took place at the company’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) in Limerick.

Thomond Community College in Limerick was crowned winner of the BD STEM Stars Competition and awarded €10,000 in STEM funding at a presentation in BD’s Research Centre Ireland (RCI) on Friday (06 December).

BD Research Centre Ireland (RCI), the global medical technology company in Limerick’s National Technology Park, has launched a new school competition, BD STEM Stars, which is open to secondary school students throughout Limerick and Clare.

The Mid-West region has once again shown the strength of its innovation and collaboration by launching the first industry-education STEM alliance in Ireland at J&J VisionCare in the National Technology Park, Limerick

Dell EMC has begun rolling out a new mentorship initiative for third level female students based in Limerick, Cork and Dublin named ‘STEM Aspire’.

€10,000 awarded to overall winner Desmond College, Newcastle West.

Runner up prizes of €5,000 each to Salesian Secondary College, Pallaskenry.

Scoil Pol, Kilfinane & Gaelcholáiste Uí Chonbá, Newcastle West receive €1,000 each.

BD Research Centre Ireland (RCI) in Castletroy is running a competition for secondary school students in Limerick and Clare to promote the use of STEM subjects. BD RCI is passionate about STEM subjects and their ability to have a positive impact on our health.

ICT-led companies have always valued our affinity for cutting-edge innovation. Today, the region is a technology and R&D major hub with a rich, thriving ecosystem boosted by a ready talent supply – more than a third of Limerick’s third-level students study STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects.

Ellen Tuffy, Network Ireland Limerick member and chairperson of Down Syndrome Limerick, was announced as the winner of the Power Within Businesswoman of the Year at a gala awards ceremony in Galway on Friday night.  

Over 120 primary school students waged war with their self-designed sumo wrestling robots at the 5th annual Analog Devices Primary School Robotics Competition. Students from Scoil Mhuire, Broadford were crowned the 2019 Analog Devices Primary School Robotics Champions at the challenge which took place at Limerick this weekend.

University of Limerick hosted its 11th annual International Women’s Day conference yesterday (Friday, March 8th 2019). The conference was supported by Johnson & Johnson, Northern Trust, Bank of Ireland and Dell EMC and was attended by hundreds of people from the business and education community.