health and wellbeing projects

Stand Number: 1547

Project title: Lonely in a Connected World: Exploring Loneliness Among Irish Teenagers

Overview: We will investigate whether Irish teenagers experience loneliness, exploring its causes, prevalence, and impact on their well-being.

School Name: Presentation Secondary School Thurles

School County: Tipperary

Stand Number: 1548

Project title: Balancing the Scales! Perceptions of fairness in Weight Loss: Surveying attitudes toward Ozempic.

Overview: This project surveys opinions on whether using Ozempic for weight loss is viewed as “fair” or “cheating” by those who attempt weight loss through diet

School Name: Virginia College

School County: Cavan

Stand Number: 1549

Project title: Spot-ting Solutions: An investigation into the performance of benzoyl peroxide in killing cutibacterium acnes.

Overview: We will be researching how benzoyl peroxide, a common ingredient in acne prescriptions, attacks and kills cutibacterium acnes, as well as its effects on skin.

School Name: Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

School County: Kildare

Stand Number: 1550

Project title: Let's Get Rolling: Wheelchair Fitbit

Overview: This project is about designing a Fitbit watch suitable for wheelchair users.

School Name: Davis College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1551

Project title: How menstruation impacts the lives of secondary school females.

Overview: We want to investigate how periods affect the lives of secondary school girls in sport, school attendance, their social lives and more.

School Name: Ballincollig Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1552

Project title: Is High Performance in Sport out of Reach for Short People?

Overview: This project aims to assess the relationship between body height and the key motor abilities for high performance in field sports.

School Name: Moate Community School

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 1553

Project title: How ultra processed is our school ?

Overview: A statistical analysis of ingredients in our school canteen and in our students lunchboxes

School Name: Loreto Community School

School County: Donegal

Stand Number: 1600

Project title: OtoInSight

Overview: OtoInSight converts virtually any smartphone into an otoscope, allowing ear infections to be diagnosed remotely.

School Name: Desmond College

School County: Limerick

Stand Number: 1601

Project title: Sol-Mate

Overview: A website for raising awareness, and reducing the risk of, skin cancer due to over exposure to the sun.

School Name: Kishoge Community College

School County: Dublin

Stand Number: 1602

Project title: Air-lert: How harmful is the air we breathe in?

Overview: To determine the need for and build a device that alerts on real time PM2.5 levels based on EPA Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).

School Name: St Finian's College

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 1547

Project title: Lonely in a Connected World: Exploring Loneliness Among Irish Teenagers

Overview: We will investigate whether Irish teenagers experience loneliness, exploring its causes, prevalence, and impact on their well-being.

School Name: Presentation Secondary School Thurles

School County: Tipperary

Stand Number: 1547

Project Title: Lonely in a Connected World: Exploring Loneliness Among Irish Teenagers

Project Overview: We will investigate whether Irish teenagers experience loneliness, exploring its causes, prevalence, and impact on their well-being.

Lead Student: Orlaith Timmons

Student 2: Dearbhla Horan

Student 3: Caoimhe Ryan

School County: Tipperary

School Name: Presentation Secondary School Thurles

Teacher Name: Olivia O' Brien

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1548

Project title: Balancing the Scales! Perceptions of fairness in Weight Loss: Surveying attitudes toward Ozempic.

Overview: This project surveys opinions on whether using Ozempic for weight loss is viewed as “fair” or “cheating” by those who attempt weight loss through diet

School Name: Virginia College

School County: Cavan

Stand Number: 1548

Project Title: Balancing the Scales! Perceptions of fairness in Weight Loss: Surveying attitudes toward Ozempic.

Project Overview: This project surveys opinions on whether using Ozempic for weight loss is viewed as “fair” or “cheating” by those who attempt weight loss through diet

Lead Student: Erin King

Student 2: Summer Nolan

School County: Cavan

School Name: Virginia College

Teacher Name: Kelly Ryan

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1549

Project title: Spot-ting Solutions: An investigation into the performance of benzoyl peroxide in killing cutibacterium acnes.

Overview: We will be researching how benzoyl peroxide, a common ingredient in acne prescriptions, attacks and kills cutibacterium acnes, as well as its effects on skin.

School Name: Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

School County: Kildare

Stand Number: 1549

Project Title: Spot-ting Solutions: An investigation into the performance of benzoyl peroxide in killing cutibacterium acnes.

Project Overview: We will be researching how benzoyl peroxide, a common ingredient in acne prescriptions, attacks and kills cutibacterium acnes, as well as its effects on skin.

Lead Student: Laura Heneghan

Student 2: Grace Walsh

Student 3: Lauren Kenny

School County: Kildare

School Name: Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

Teacher Name: Jennifer O'Meara

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1550

Project title: Let's Get Rolling: Wheelchair Fitbit

Overview: This project is about designing a Fitbit watch suitable for wheelchair users.

School Name: Davis College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1550

Project Title: Let's Get Rolling: Wheelchair Fitbit

Project Overview: This project is about designing a Fitbit watch suitable for wheelchair users.

Lead Student: Rabia Rabu

Student 2: Kinga Pekala

School County: Cork

School Name: Davis College

Teacher Name: Aisling Guiney

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 1551

Project title: How menstruation impacts the lives of secondary school females.

Overview: We want to investigate how periods affect the lives of secondary school girls in sport, school attendance, their social lives and more.

School Name: Ballincollig Community School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 1551

Project Title: How menstruation impacts the lives of secondary school females.

Project Overview: We want to investigate how periods affect the lives of secondary school girls in sport, school attendance, their social lives and more.

Lead Student: Lucy Matson

Student 2: Abbie Hyde

Student 3: Millie Lombard

School County: Cork