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The School of Biomedical Sciences’
Science in Society Initiative
directed by Professor Valerie McKelvey-Martin
www.ulster.ac.uk/scienceinsociety/
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Science in Society Initiative at Ulster wasdesigned to:
promote discussion and understandingof science and its relevance to societyand
to help equip society to take an active part in policy formation regarding the
application of science
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Activities are designed for various groups:
General public and groupings within this, particularly:
Primary school children…p!p"Post primary pupils##$$%$&' $&%$' $%
$( year olds
Teachers of science
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Science in Society began in 2005
Dedicated support from 5 Placement Students:
)ane Gallagher *++,%+ % -- funded
.eri Spence *++%+"% The /onourable the Irish Society 0ndrea
Porter *++"%+(% The /onourable the Irish Society Samantha 1ussell *++"%+(% Bank of Ireland
2hristine Green *++(%+3% The /onourable the Irish Society
Part time support from staff:
4r 4eclan 5c.enna *++,%*++(
4avid /unter *++%*++(
6ynda 4unlop *++(%
!uided by a wor"ing group
staff from university and a fe7 e8ternal members
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Websitewww.ulster.ac.uk/scienceinsociety/
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launched in 5arch *++# revamped in *++3 making it more accessible
and attractive for young people
contains information on Science in Societyactivities 9past' current and future:'a self ;updating <current %ne7s %in %science’
page andvarious resources for students' teachers and
others
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Science in Society =eb 1esources include>
#ot topic information on various topics:
…AIDS, Alzheimer’s Disease, Bioethics, Cancer, Cloning, Diabetes, Forensic Science, Healthy Diet and the Human
Genome, besity, Cataracts, !yo"ia, Sea #e$el Change, %ole o&'echnology in S"ort, Drugs in S"ort and ()ercise and Health .
$ole Day Planning pac" for 2hemistry Teachers
%orward &'in"ing (S teac'ing resources for Science Teachers
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Science in Society advertises events, activitiesin Science… across faculty and university ( if
requested) 2 criteria :
Quality event/resource
Acknowlede all a!!ro!riate funders
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Activities 'ave included: Science in Society Public' 2hristmas ! 2onnect?4 lectures
5aths 7eek events 97ith @ac 2omputing an ?ngineering and=aterford Institute of Technology
1oadsho7s for schools 97ith A touring Theatre company: % obody 6ives @orever and
%?very breath
Inspiring Science initiative 9p and p": 7ith Susan 5cGrath
ational Science 7eek events …2hemistry 0liveC 9*+$+: th form chemistry students interested in pharmacy
Dariety of competitions
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"ecture Series
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)ecture topics 2005*200+# PSA2/E6EGA E@ 2ES5?TI2 S-1G?1A ! @02? T10SP60T0TIE
4r# ichola 1umsey
# @E1?SI2 4?TIST1A I 21I5I06 ID?STIG0TIE Professor 4avid
=hittaker
# 5EBI6? P/E?S ! /?06T/ Professor 0nthony T# Barker
# T/? 50GI2 E@ 6IG/T 4r# Paul /agan
# P/ASI2S ! 5-SI2 4r# 5ark 6e7ney
# 5-SI2' P6?0S-1? 04 T/? B10I Professor /arry =itchel
# S2I?2? ! 062E/E6> BIG? 41I.IG ! 6IF-E1 6I2?SIG Professor
5artin Plant
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# -0T-106 2/EI2?S 04 -0T-106 2/I641?> 4?SIG?1
2/I641? 04 IT?1@?1IG =IT/ 0T-1? 4r# 5ark Sheehan Program on
?thics and the e7 Biosciences @aculty of Philosophy and )ames 5artin *$st
2entury School E8ford -niversity
# IS BIE5?4I206 1?S?012/ ED?1%1?G-60T?4 Professor 1ichard
0shcroft Fueen 5ary' -niversity of 6ondon' Barts and the 6ondon 5edical School
Institute of /ealth Sciences ?ducation
# P01?T06 4IS0G1??5?T' B?ST IT?1?STS 04 2/I641?HS
D022I0TIES 4r 0ngus 4a7son .eele -niversity' 2entre for Professional
?thics
# S2I?2? 04 SE2I?TA> =/ES? 1?SPESIBI6ITA 4r Bob Brecher
2entre for 0pplied Philosophy' Politics and ?thics' -niversity of Brighton
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#2/I641? 0S 2E55E4ITI?S <1?PE%T?2/’ 04 1IS.S E@
2E55E4I@I20TIE 4r /eather =iddo7s 2entre for the Study of Global ?thics'-niversity of Birmingham
#?DE6-TIE 04 5E106ITA 4r eil 6evy 2entre for 0pplied Philosophy and Public
?thics' -niversity of 5elbourne Program on ?thics and the e7 Biosciences' @aculty of
Philosophy' E8ford -niversity
#@I4IG T/? IDISIB6?> 0ST1EE5A 04 B602. /E6?S 4r Paul 2allanan
Physics 4epartment' -niversity 2ollege 2ork
# T102.IG BI14S> 0 P?1SE06 P?1SP?2TID? 4r )ohn E’/alloran 4epartment of
Joology' ?cology ! Plant Science' -niversity 2ollege 2ork
# S-I2I4? 04 S-I2I4? 0=01??SS I I1?604 Professor Patricia 2asey
Professor of 2linical Psychiatry' 5ater 5isericordiae /ospital' 4ublin
# T/? S5E.IG B0 ; 0 S-22?SS STE1A Professor 6uke 2lancy Professor of
1espiratory 5edicine' Trinity 2ollege' 4ublin
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#$%"&'"A *AS+%%$-: +& S'&'& %0 '%%1&- 2rofessor 2eter
3ar4a5, 3ristol niversity
#&%S'&'& 6 3AWAS* 7r 1at4leen +aylor, %8ford niversity
#S"&&2, 3%7- '"%'1S A7 S%'&+- 2rofessor ussell 0oster, %8ford
niversity
#7%9+ 2"A- W+ -% 0%%7 7r 2aul aan , Sc4ool of 3io5edical Sciences,
niversity of lster, 'oleraine
#'A7A' S1 +& -%* $r 'at4al 3reen, Sc4ool of ealt4 Sciences,niversity of lster, ordanstown
#%0 $'%3&S A7 $&: A S+%- %0 &A"+, W&A"+ A7 A+0'A"
"0&. 2rofessor *eoff $c$ullan, Sc4ool of 3io5edical Sciences, niversity of
lster, 'oleraine
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# 7AW A7 &"A7
7r $iuel 7eArce, 7e!art5ent of *enetics +rinity 'ollee 7ublin
# $%"&'"&S A7 $7&
2rofessor o4n ic4olson, niversity of *reenwic4
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2rofessor Sandy Steacy, Sc4ool of &nviron5ental Sciences, niversity of
lster
# %3%+S W+ 3%"%*'A" 3AS A7 $AS W+ 2A+
$A'& 3AS 2rofessor 1evin Warwick fro5 t4e niversity of
eadin
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Christmas
Lectures for schools
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Christmas Lectures# 0"A$& -% 3A 2rofessor Sean 'allanan of niversity 'ollee
7ublin (;<<=)
# &A'* S2%+* 2&0%$A'& : "&*A" 6 ""&*A"
$&+%7S 7r *aret4 7avison, S!ort and &8ercise Sciences esearc4nstitute, niversity of lster (;<<>)
# S"&+ W+&SS: +& %"& %0 +& 2A+%"%*S+ +&
?&S+*A+% %0 $7& 7r. ack 'raine (;<<@)
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oad S4ows
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oa! shows# Science in Society collaborated wit4 "-tourin# $heatre
com%any& Lon!on in ;<<> and aain in ;<< to brin
Science oads4ows to !ost !ri5ary sc4ools t4rou4out
ort4ern reland
B. ;<<>..'very (reath wit4 facilitated discussion on usin
ani5als for 5edical researc4.
;. ;<<.. )obo!y Lives *orever wit4 facilitated discussion on
t4e et4ics of Ste5 'ell esearc4
# A!!ro8i5ately C,<<< !u!ils across attended eac4
roads4ow
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oa!shows.. 7ebate t4e social, 5oral, and scientific issues
surroundin t4e issue
7ra5a sketc4 followed by a live discussion and debateinvolvin audience !artici!ation and interaction
Students are encouraed to e8!lore w4at t4ey t4ink andfeel about t4e issues !osed by t4e dra5a
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Every BreathRoad Show 2007 : Drama
Thought-provoking family drama involving fourmain characters:
Sonny: the son; a vegetarian animal
rights activist
Anita: the daughter; a carnivorousscientist
Lina: the mother; can see both sides of the argument
Raz: the mothers boyfriend; has recentlydiscovered !uddhism
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Every Breath Road Show : The "-Touring Theatre#ompany indiscussion
and debate$ith thepupils
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Every Breath Road Show
%romoting thelaunch of ourrange of schools
competitions for&''(
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Every BreathRoad Show : Conclusion
Road sho$ proved to be a tremendous
success and very popular $ith school pupils)
teachers) head teachers) university sta* andstudents and also members of the general
public
Received e+tremely positive
feedback from both the teachersinvolved and also the pupils $ho
took part
,aluable net$orks and communications ere opened up $ith schools $hich
$ill contribute to the further future success
of Science in Society
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)obo!y Lives *orever-2++,+4ou4tD!rovokin fa5ily dra5a involvin four 5ain c4aracters:
iver (iv): t4e sonE 1ind, 4ardworkin, lovely youn 5an.%verdevelo!ed sense of duty, due to bein brou4t u! by
not always reliable 5ot4er.
+racey: t4e 5ot4erE Aein raver and Ffree s!irit9. as lotsof enery and love of life but not reat on !racticalities.
24oeni8 (24ee): t4e dau4terE *ifted !reDteen. ?ery clever
in every way, but sociallyG ot reat.
'assie: iver9s wifeE A nurse. War5 4earted, wit4 aneart4y sense of 4u5our
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i!e Covera#e an! very %ositive fee!back
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ns!irin ScienceD2ri5ary Sc4ool
nitiative
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ns%irin# Science# In *++(' Science in Society hosted ,5 -inspiring science- s'ows at
t'e $agee. /ordanstown and oleraine campuses for primary
sc'ool c'ildren. aged +*,, in 1ort'ern Ireland
# 3434 pupils from ,0 sc'ools attended the events#
# The aim of the inspiring science initiative 7as to promote science to
P and P" primary school children in a fun and interesting 7ay and to
run a Kinspiring science6 young scientist of t'e year 2004
competition
#The LAoung ScientistL competition involved children carrying out a
piece of hypothesis driven research 9of their o7n choice: and reporting
on it#
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H+4e Ma#ical Science 0 'n#ineerin# Show is not a s4ow for t4e
ti5id as it involves eru!tin volcanoes, vats of iant bubbles,
buckets of ooIy sli5e, 5aical colour c4anes and disa!!earin
acts, but 5ost of all lots of w4iII ban e8!losionsJJSue Mc1rath D a scientist turned 5aicianDofDsorts D delivers a
wacky, eneretic and dra5atic !erfor5ance w4ic4 not only
delivers real e8!eriential learnin o!!ortunities based on t4e
world around us, but also touc4es on t4e serious 5essae of t4e
re!ercussions of 4u5an activity on t4e lobal environ5ent.
+4e s4ow ai5s to sti5ulate curiosity and i5aination wit4in your !u!ilsso t4ey ulti5ately leave t4e s4ow wantin to e5bark on t4eir
own science Kourney of discoveryJL
Electricity, Gravity, Energy and Forces, Molecules, Reactions, Compounds, Acids/Alkali, Friction, Sound, Recycling
t il ! M
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.attended
etaile! Ma%
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24otora!4s
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24otora!4s
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Ht was very
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learn… love! itJJJL
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Ht was very ood
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+eac4er &valuations
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feel t4at t4e benefit
of t4e s4ow was t4at
c4ildren beca5eent4used by science
and t4is was certainly
ac4ievedJ
ell !one
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t4e students9 really
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Su%er fun for
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'o5!etitions
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7ebatin $atters: ort4ern reland
;<<> and ;<<=
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Press elease
Ht is so i5!ortant t4at youn !eo!le are ins!ired andc4allened to riorously interroate t4e conce!ts andissues t4at under!in t4e !olicies t4at overn oursociety. +4is co5!etition !rovides t4e o!!ortunity, forB> and B= year olds in ort4ern reland, to do!recisely t4is, ……..L
Science in Society.
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ebatin# Matters; )orthern relan! 7ebatin co5!etition was 4osted by Science in Society in
collaboration wit4 t4e nstitute of deas, "ondon in ;<<= and ;<<.
t was ai5ed at si8t4 for5 students aed B>DB= years
nnovative and enain a!!roac4 to debatin to!ical issues %!en to sc4ools wit4 or wit4out debatin e8!erience and focuses
on substance of t4e debate over style
Sc4ools across ort4ern reland took !art in t4e co5!etition att4e niversity of lsterPs 'oleraine and ordanstown ca5!uses.
nfor5ation on to!ics covered and ot4er useful website links areavailable at 4tt!://www.debatin5atters.co5/.
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HThis competition is unique asit is much more substanceover style, other competition’sare more rhetoric andfocused on delivery, this isfocused on research and
knowledge of topic andissues. Pupils derive moreout of it as they learn more ontopic and not just how theysound.”Chris Leathley, RBAI teacher.
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Photos an! <uotes“These students restore my faith in youngpeople’s participation and interest in currentaffairs. Despite reports of apathy among
young people in the UK, in relation tomatters of politics and modern affairs, thiswas not evident in any of the debates whichwe participated in. These young people arethe leaders of tomorrow”Judge: Cathy
rmley-HeenanUniversity of Ulster
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Photos an! <uotes
HSur!rised and
encouraed by t4e qualityof t4e debate. 0antasticlearnin o!!ortunity and 4o!e t4e co5!etition canrow and e8!and in t4ereland conte8tL
'olette +4o5!sonSt. $alac4y9s 'olleeE7e!t. &nlis4
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ebatin# Matters; )orthern relan!# 'overed a wide eora!4ical s!read across ort4ern reland,
wit4 B; sc4ools takin !art in t4e co5!etition eac4 year.
# 2u!ils debated a wide rane of to!ics after researc4in t4e5e8tensively, e !resu5ed consent for oran donation,
!erfor5ance en4ancin drus, clonin etc.
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Covera#e
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8ther Com%etitions; Science Poem 2ompetition Best Science Image 2ompetition Science e7spaper 0rticle 2ompetition
Science on line 1ace FuiM 2ompetition 2onnect?4 Thinking 2ompetition ! 4ragon’s 4en $ole Day ompetition7200+8 /ocelyn 9ell 9urnell> %ull Spectrum ompetition7200+8
97ith Armag' Planetarium7AP: to celebrate contribution of )ocelynBell Burnell to astronomy:##look out for 7inning mural at 0P## coming
soon
S i = ! >
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Science =roun! >s;Poems an! ma#es
;B !oe5s and i5aes!ublis4ed
fro5 BC different
secondary sc4ools acrossort4ern reland
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ns%irin# Science "oun#Scientist Com%etition
#&ac4 tea5 consisted of DR !u!ils
#+4ey identified a scientific question
#+4ey created B; 2ower 2oint slides e8!lainin 4ow t4e
e8!eri5ent would be carried out.
#+4ey wrote u! A !aes ivin 5ore detail of
e8!eri5ent
'o5!etition
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'o5!etition
&ac4 tea5 consisted of DR !u!ils
dentify a scientific question
B; 2ower 2oint slides e8!lainin e8!eri5entcarried out.
A !aes ivin 5ore detail of e8!eri5ent
Disappointing upta"eonly sc'ools submitted entries
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esearc4 2roKects
to inform activities
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Survey of Attitudes of Primary Sc'ool 7Pand P;8 teac'ers towards teac'ing science
Aims:
Investigate 'ow confident and e<uipped P and P;
teac'ers in 1ort'ern Ireland are wit' teac'ingscience to primary sc'ool c'ildren
&o determine any intervention t'at would beappropriate to better e<uip P and P; teac'ers forscience teac'ing in t'e classroom
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The questionnaire 7as circulated to all primary schools in
orthern Ireland 9((":
p and p" teachers took part
*$ questionnaires 7ere returned> 2+3 response rate
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ow confident do you feel wit4 your own scienceknowle!#e? RN of teac4ers feel
confident or very
confident wit4 t4eir own
science knowlede and@AB of teachers felt
less than confi!ent.
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ow confident do you feel teac4in science theory? 74% of teachers feel
confident or very
confident teaching
science theory and26% feel less than
confident.
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ow confident do you feel teac4in science %racticalG 60% of teachers are
confident or very
confident teaching
science practical but 40% feel less than
confident.
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W4ic4 as!ect of t4e 1S; !rora55e of study do you needsu!!ort wit4 or ideas for teac4inG+eac4ers would 5ost
like su!!ort wit4>sin# $ in science
D+BE nvesti#ational
Skills FFBE. %t4er suestions
included technolo#y&and how science fits
into Gorl! =roun!
>s4.
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W4at would you feel would better equi! you to teac4science to!icsG $eachers feel t4at to
better equi! t4e5 to
teac4 science to!ics
t4ey needresources for
%ractical work DHBE trainin# on infusin#
science with other
sub:ects H,BE %t4er suestions
included vi!eos/Vs&
0 schemes of work
for to%ics.
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ow interested would you be in attendin trainin# if itwas offered by t4e niversity of lster at 'oleraineG
2;= 7ere very
interested' @AB of
teac4ers wereintereste! in
attendin trainin,
2FB were sli#htly
intereste! total
IJBE and BRN
were uninterested.
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W4at factors would 4inder you fro5 attendin trainincoursesG-Cost of cover would
4inder >;N of teac4ers,
Dtravel would 4inder
@CN,Dheavy workloa! would
4inder RRN.
D 8ther factors include
fa5ily co55it5ents,
ti5e, 6 teac4ers feelint4ey don9t require trainin
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=!!itional comments from teachers There is less science being taught no7 that the curriculum is K=orld 0round
-sN and less practical 7ork is being done#@eels science has been dropped#Theres a real need to take science from previous $$O mode to a revised
curriculum standpointThere is a danger science 7ill be lost in the revised curriculum as teachers
don’t kno7 7hat place science holds in the ne7 curriculum#=ould like to see science being a core area of learning again as it feels like
teachers are no7 less confident about teaching it#This training 7ould be very useful0ny help 7ould be appreciated
P, teachers should be offered the training too#Training 7ould be useful to help implement the revised curriculum#=ould like training at summer school#
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8utcome;
research %a%er written an! submitte! for%ublication an!
fun!in# is bein# sou#ht to %rovi!e c%!trainin# su%%ort for %F an! %D teachers withscience…tailored to the needs of teachers.
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$a>or Science in Society ?esearc' Pro>ect:
%orward &'in"ing 1I9D )# 5c.elvey%5artin 9PI:' 6#2larke' G# /umes ! )ynda Dunlop8
year pro>ect
@ellcome&rust fundedresearc'
pro>ect
,,*,3 yearolds
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=cknowle!#ement-fun!in# sources
&'e 9an" of Ireland
&'e #onourable t'e Iris' Society
&'e @ellcome &rust &'e University of Ulster
&'e 9ioc'emical Society
&'e ?oyal Society
&'e ?oyal Society of 'emistry
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Thank you for your attention
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