Beekeeping – Useful Links

Profitable Honey Production, July 1996 by Teagasc, A useful pdf guide to getting started with bees.
How Farmers can Help Bees, Teagasc publication 2017.
The Slovakian Beehive Monitoring system used with the Sophia Hive.
Some plants that help the honeybee.
The Waggle Dance David Attenborough video.

SOPHiaProjectFollow

A project to encourage female students to take up physics as a Leaving Certificate subject. Funded by the Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme

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Elora McFall @EloraMcFall·

29 Jul

Did you know @SOPHiaPhysics has a TikTok now? Check out our first video 👇(thanks to @sadhbhryan)
Check back soon for some more of our favourite demos! #ScienceFromHome #STEMeducation #physics
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SOPHiaProject @SOPHiaPhysics·

27 Jul

Students from 5th class through to TY can enter the SOPHia Science Competition. Get started having fun with physics over the summer! See the details below and on our website! https://bit.ly/2P2xMoq

@PhysicsDeptUL #BelieveInScience

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Dr Gráinne Walshe @GrainneWalshe·

21 Jul

Shortage of Physics teachers is a European problem. The State of Physics Teaching in Europe - European Physical Society (EPS) https://www.eps.org/blogpost/751263/350214/The-State-of-Physics-Teaching-in-Europe#.XxaK9jg_Qpw.twitter @EuroPhysSoc

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BCO_Education🔭@BCO_Ed·

11 Jul

#cometNEOWISE was lovely this morning at 3.30am from Cork. Short guide on finding it for yourself: https://www.bco.ie/c-2020-f3-neowise/

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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings @lindaunobel·

11 Jul

"One key thing that does need to be kept in mind is intersectionality, so we increase opportunities and promotions for all women, no matter their race, sexuality or disability." #LINO70 young scientist @kate_secombe in her @Women_Research interview: https://www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-women-in-research-kate-secombe-from-australia/

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