Making science 'cool' is crucial to economy [Independent.ie]
- Published: 13 December 2009
DESPITE a record number of entries for next January's Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, education cutbacks now threaten to send the numbers plummeting again, adding to the already declining numbers of Leaving Cert students taking science and higher-level maths.
Although attempts were made to engage students' interest through the theme of the kinds of forensic science portrayed in the CSI TV series, there seems to be a never-ending queue of critics -- the most recent of whom was UCD President Hugh Brady -- calling for something to be done, and quickly.
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