A SCIENCE “FEST” PLANNED FOR GALWAY NEXT MONTH AIMS TO LINK THE EXOPLANETS AND MARINE EXPLORATION.

THE CITY HAS BEEN SELECTED TO HOST IRELAND’S “SEA2SKY” AS PART OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, INVOLVING 320 EUROPEAN CITIES.

THE ONE-DAY CELEBRATION OF “SCIENCE IN INNER AND OUTER SPACE” COINCIDES WITH NATIONAL CULTURE NIGHT AND IS BEING RUN BY NUI GALWAY, ALONG WITH THE MARINE INSTITUTE AND GALWAY ATLANTAQUARIA IN SALTHILL.

THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND ASTRONOMY AT LEISURELAND AND THE SALTHILL AQUARIUM.

THE EVENT IS FUNDED UNDER THE EU’S MARIE CURIE PROGRAMME AND DISCOVER SCIENCE ENGINEERING.

SEA2SKY IS BILLED AS A FREE EVENT THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE TICKETS OR ADVANCE BOOKING.

LEISURELAND AND GALWAY ATLANTAQUARIA WILL RUN EVENTS FROM 11AM-11PM ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD.