Calmast

18/05/2026

Meet the speakers for Waterford’s Pint of Science 🧠🍺

Pint of Science is a nationwide event to bring scientists and community members together over a pint (or two!)

🗓️ 20 May
🕰️ 7:00 - 10:00pm
📍 The Woodman Bar, Waterford

Local scientists will be discussing
🔋 Beyond the Lithium-Ion Empire
👫 Putting People at the Centre: Public and Patient Involvement in Vision Research
👁️ A New Way To Have Better Dry-Eye Disease Treatments

🍻🧬 Welcome to ALL 🤗

🌐 FREE, register at: www.pintofscience.ie/events/Waterford/

13/05/2026

Meet with scientists from different sectors at Waterfords Pint of Science 🧠🍺

Pint of Science is a nationwide event to bring scientists and community members together over a pint (or two!)

🗓️ 20 May
🕰️ 7:00 - 10:00pm
📍 The Woodman Bar, Waterford

Local scientists will be discussing
🔋 Beyond the Lithium-Ion Empire
👫 Putting People at the Centre: Public and Patient Involvement in Vision Research
👁️ A New Way To Have Better Dry-Eye Disease Treatments

🍻🧬 Welcome to ALL 🤗

🌐 FREE, register at: www.pintofscience.ie/events/Waterford/

05/05/2026

30/04/2026

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Harry Kroto, a scientist whose discovery of buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀), launched modern nanotechnology research. With Robert Curl and Richard Smalley he identified the football shaped molecule made up of 60 carbon atoms and shared with them the chemistry Nobel prize 30 years ago. This work paved the way for carbon nanotubes and then graphene. But beyond his scientific achievements, he was a passionate advocate for science education and gave a lot of his expertise and energy promoting awareness, appreciation and understanding of science particularly to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

He gave great encouragement to Calmast in our early days recognising a shared mission of promoting curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. In 2005, he visited Waterford to talk to our students and children from local schools.

“It was [Calmast’s] organisational skill and painstaking devotion to the promotion of science, engineering and technology (SET) that ensured that the children were able to get so much valuable scientific hands on experience and enjoyment and most importantly, the whole workshop went extremely smoothly with no hitches.”

Speaking in the Irish Times in 2005, he warned that "Science and technology are moving ahead very fast, but we are not developing social responsibility at the same pace. We are producing extremely powerful technologies and it seems to me that we still have a lot to learn about how to interact and how to get on with each other."

The Royal Society Royal Society of Chemistry University of Sussex Florida State University Research Ireland South East Technological University

17/04/2026

🛠️ Engineer Your Future 💪

Calmast hosted 15 TY students for a day on sustainable engineering for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EYF programme. This is part of the STEPs Engineers Ireland Engineer Your Future programme.

The group visited the machine workshops and additive manufacturing facilities at SETU in Waterford with Dr Paul Quinn and also viewed the construction of the new Engineering Building.

Students were then introduced to wind power with a workshop by lecturer Colm Tynan. Students explored the engineering challenges and opportunities in wind energy.

The day ended with a session on problem solving with Eoin Gill. Problem solving skills are essential for an engineering career and in the challenges that come up every day. A variety of puzzles ended the day on an engaging high note.

It was an excellent day to introduce TY students to the world of engineering in an engaging and inspiring way.

Engineers Ireland South East Technological University Calmast The South-East Engineering Festival

14/04/2026

We’re excited to share the Cyber Schools Initiative, a programme led by Calmast SETU STEM Engagement Centre, that brings the world of Cybersecurity to classrooms across Ireland. 💻👾

This year, Transition Year students will receive a visit from a Cyber Security professional to kick off the 5 week programme. Through interactive, problem-solving activities, students will learn how to defend a hospital, encrypt data, and much more.

Cyber Security is an important topic for students to learn in our digital age. This initiative is intended to bring awareness and build a curiosity around Cybersecurity as a career.

Thank you to our partners and sponsors for helping bring this Initiative to schools nation-wide.

Managed by: South East Technological University Calmast

Supported by:
Research Ireland

Sponsored by:
UKG KPMG Optum Unum Ireland eSentire

17/03/2026

☘ Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Calmast team ☘

12/03/2026

We were delighted to support the SETU’s Women in Technology event organised by the Department of Maths and Computing at SETU.

Amazed to see over 1200 secondary school girls attended at the SETU Arena this morning, and they had a blast with Calmast puzzles!

The Calmast puzzle zone was filled with students taking on challenges. Puzzles are a fantastic way to introduce young people to technology, engineering, maths, and science in a fun and engaging way. It encourages critical thinking, creativity, and perseverance.

Watching students experiment and keep trying until they solved a challenge showed exactly what STEM learning is all about. And once one puzzle was solved with a big “aha!”, there was excitement to move right into the next one!

It was great to be a part of inspiring the next generation of thinkers. Thank you to everyone involved in organizing this event.

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12/02/2026

Calmast team hard at work getting kits ready for the South East Engineering Festival! From ladybugs 🐞 to robots 🤖

11/02/2026

🔧 Engineering is coming to the South East! The South East Engineering Festival returns 1–8 March.

Engineers combine science, maths, and computing with design thinking to create the things we depend on in the every day. During Engineers Fest, you’ll get the opportunity to learn WHAT engineers do, and HOW they do it.

Keep your eyes out for the full programme, to be announced soon. 👀 www.engfest.ie

Coordinated by Calmast STEM Engagement Centre, South East Technological University with colleagues from the School of Engineering SETU Waterford and the Faculty of Engineering SETU Carlow, Engineers Ireland South East Region and Engineering the South East industry cluster.