SCIFEST 2022:A REVIEW
Executive Summary 2022 marked SciFest's 17th year, where the programme demonstrated its resilience, durability, and unquestionable importance to second-level STEM education with a successful emergence out of Covid-19 and a return to in-person SciFest events. We were thrilled to be able to welcome back students, teachers, our sponsors, and stakeholders to inperson SciFest@College fairs and the SciFest National Final for the first time in three years. These events created an atmosphere that an online event simply cannot conjure. At the SciFest National Final 2022, there was incredible excitement in the hall as students from every corner of Ireland set up their projects and shared their innovative ideas with judges, teachers, their peers, and our guests. This was a true celebration of talent and excellence in STEM. SciFest's strong growth in 2022 has set the perfect foundation for the 2022/2023 academic year. SciFest@School looks set to have record-breaking participation with already over 90 SciFest@School fairs signed up as of the beginning of February 2023. We are incredibly excited to see what 2023 brings and thank you for joining us in this shared vision, that every second-level student will have an opportunity to participate in SciFest, no matter their background or circumstance. Best Wishes, SciFest Founder and CEO