Science video competition for schools and youth organisations in Ireland and Northern Ireland 🎥🔬
Win €1000 for the best short science video 📡đź”
The winners of the 13th annual ReelLIFE SCIENCE competition were announced at Sunday's @galwaysciencefestival in @universityofgalway . Watch the videos at YouTube.com/reellifescience ▶️
Huge thanks to our partners and funders @researchireland , @foroige , @curam_devices and @cellexplorers for their amazing support and wonderful volunteers in @stem_galway . Thanks also to our special guest judges @amyhassett96 , @mark_thescienceguy and the inspirational Ciara, Saoirse, Laoise Murphy @act_aidcaretreat . ✨
Well done to the 1800 young people, teachers and youth workers who took part this year, in 86 schools and your groups across the island. Hope to see you for ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2026!
We've been blown away again this year with the number of young people taking part in ReelLIFE SCIENCE 2025, from 86 primary schools, secondary schools and youth groups from 25 counties across Ireland.
Where will our winners come from this year?
Today is ReelLIFE SCIENCE Deadline Day and already more than 50 schools and groups from 22 counties have sent in their entries, made by over 1000 young people! Judging starts next week so best of luck to all the participants!
Congratulations to all of the winning filmmakers and science enthusiasts who were presented with their @reellifescience Awards at Sunday's @galwaysciencefestival in @universityofgalway .
Special thanks to President Peter McHugh for making a presentation to @btyste winner and 2024 ReelLIFE SCIENCE judge Seán O'Sullivan at the Awards.
Finally thanks to all of our amazing volunteers and supporters, particularly @researchireland , @curam_devices , @foroige , @cellexplorers and @stem_galway .
This year, more than 2,300 young people took part in 99 schools and youth groups around Ireland and Northern Ireland, producing over 300 short science videos on a huge range of topics, from nettles to nanotechnology and from social media to skeletons. #scienceweek #galwayscience #STEM
📸 Andrew Downes @xposure101
Another amazing year for ReelLIFE SCIENCE comes to an end with our Awards Ceremony and Video Screenings in @universityofgalway as part of the 27th @galwaysciencefestival .
Huge thanks to President Peter McHugh and @btyste winner Seán O'Sullivan for their inspirational speeches. Congratulations to all of the winning schools and youth groups from all over Ireland who received their prizes with thanks to our amazing supporters @researchireland , @curam_devices , @stem_galway and @cellexplorers .
See you all again next year hopefully!
#GalwayScience #scienceweek
Come along to the ReelLIFE SCIENCE Cinema at the @galwaysciencefestival in @universityofgalway next Sunday to watch this year's best short science videos. Tickets available from www.galwayscience.ie.
We've been blown away by the number of @reellifescience entries again this year, with over 300 STEM videos produced by 98 schools and groups in 26 counties around Ireland.
Our amazing team of volunteers now have the enjoyable but unenviable task of finding the very best ones!
Aeronautical engineer, triathlete and
@ReelLifeScience STEM Ambassador @maeryodonnell visited Kilrickle NS in Loughrea and Holy Family NS in Rathcoole recently to speak with students about her love of sport and STEM.
Some of their insightful questions for Mary included:
How do we know if there’s sound in space?
How do we cancel out noise on aeroplanes?
How do you make rocket fuel?
How do speakers work?
Do engineers need to be good at art?
Our next STEM Ambassador visit was to Gaelscoil de hÍde in Oranmore, by Alánna O'Brien, a final year Geoscience student and Sustainability Ambassador at @universityofgalway
Rang a 3 students asked some amazing questions like:
-Where did the primary colours come from?
-Why hair grows and isn’t it as strong as nails?
-Who picks the colour eyes we have?
-Why is the desert not turned into 1 big sheet of glass
-How plants drink water?
-How is glass made?
-Can you use rice to fix phones?
-Why do we have 24 hours in the day?
