Welcome to Week 19 of The Buzz Newsletter!
It’s Week 19 of The Buzz Newsletter! Congratulations to 4th Year student Katie Zheng on winning her category: Intermediate Individual in Social and Behavioural Sciences at the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2026. Katie’s work exploring the projected impact of Vape Taxation and Flavour Bans clearly impressed the judges. We are incredibly proud of all 7 of our students who showcased their outstanding projects at this years exhibition. Congratulations to Conor O’Neill, Alec Vysotski, Mark Fedorenko, Maksim Snegur, Daniel Ogundipe, and Haowen Wang. Finally, a special word of thanks to Catriona Hendry for supporting our students with their projects and congratulations once again for her nomination in the Educator of Excellence Award 2026.
CAO reminder for our 6th Year students: The CAO application deadline date for the reduced fee is Tuesday 20th January. Meanwhile, the CAO normal closing date for applications is 1st February at 5pm. Please note that certain courses are restricted application courses, which have early assessment procedure that may start as early as February, and must be included among your original course choices by 1st February.
DARE 2026 is now open. Students who have not yet collected EIS B forms from Helen Casey need to do so as soon as possible.
Masterclasses:
- This Monday, 19th there is an English masterclass with Emma Greally. It is for 5th & 6th Years and is live online at 7pm. The link is on your Moodle.
Upcoming Events:
- 21st January: UCD Science, Sustainability, Computer Science, Actuarial & Financial Studies webinar from 4-5pm.
- 21st January: RCSI BSc in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies webinar from 8-9pm.
- 24th January: NCI Open Day
*Students must register online to attend these events.
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