Social and Behavioural Sciences Project

Stand Number: 2504

Project title: Should Children Under 12 Be Banned From Owning Smartphones

Overview: Investigating if children under the age of 12 should be banned from owning a smartphone.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2505

Project title: Building Barriers: Unravelling why women are underrepresented in the construction industry

Overview: Examining the reasons why women aren't taking up careers in the construction industry.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2506

Project title: An Investigation into the Impact of Hospital Overcrowding on Patients and Healthcare Providers

Overview: We will examine the impacts of hospital overcrowding on doctors and patients and the overall quality of treatment they receive.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2507

Project title: Are we losing the ability to differentiate between AI and reality?

Overview: Testing to see if people in our generation are losing the ability to tell the difference between artificial intelligence and reality .

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 2508

Project title: Herd mentality and how peer pressure affects secondary school students

Overview: Herd mentality refers to the tendency of individuals to follow the actions and decisions of a larger group, often without critical thinking.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 2509

Project title: To investigate the factors that influence parental and student perception of apprenticeships and promote it as a career choice using a digital platform.

Overview: Investigating the factors that influence parental and student perception of apprenticeships and promote it as a career choice.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 2510

Project title: The power of the right mindset in improving cognitive test performance.

Overview: Investigating whether students can be influenced by third parties to alter their self-confidence and consequently alter their performance results in cognitive tests.

School Name: St Mary's High School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2511

Project title: The Importance of Golf Psychology

Overview: A study of the mental game of golf. Can poor performance or distraction affect future play?

School Name: Clonakilty Community College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2512

Project title: How does being a “teen carer” while attending a DEIS school affect academics, social life and wellbeing.

Overview: An investigation into the effects of being a teen carer in a DEIS school.

School Name: Roscommon Community College

School County: Roscommon

Stand Number: 2513

Project title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Manosphere – the Effects of Manosphere Content on the Mental Health of Adolescent Boys

Overview: The manosphere is a collection of online anti-female communities negatively influencing adolescent boys. Our project demonstrates this impact and delivers solutions to address it.

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2504

Project title: Should Children Under 12 Be Banned From Owning Smartphones

Overview: Investigating if children under the age of 12 should be banned from owning a smartphone.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2504

Project Title: Should Children Under 12 Be Banned From Owning Smartphones

Project Overview: Investigating if children under the age of 12 should be banned from owning a smartphone.

Lead Student: Kayla Casey

Student 2: Leah Lawlor

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2505

Project title: Building Barriers: Unravelling why women are underrepresented in the construction industry

Overview: Examining the reasons why women aren't taking up careers in the construction industry.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2505

Project Title: Building Barriers: Unravelling why women are underrepresented in the construction industry

Project Overview: Examining the reasons why women aren't taking up careers in the construction industry.

Lead Student: Lilly Meyler

Student 2: Lauren Crowley Payne

Student 3: Molly Kelleher

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2506

Project title: An Investigation into the Impact of Hospital Overcrowding on Patients and Healthcare Providers

Overview: We will examine the impacts of hospital overcrowding on doctors and patients and the overall quality of treatment they receive.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 2506

Project Title: An Investigation into the Impact of Hospital Overcrowding on Patients and Healthcare Providers

Project Overview: We will examine the impacts of hospital overcrowding on doctors and patients and the overall quality of treatment they receive.

Lead Student: Clodagh Murray

Student 2: Katie Purcell

Student 3: Shauna O' Sullivan

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Teacher Name: Roisin O Keeffe

Project Type: Group (3)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2507

Project title: Are we losing the ability to differentiate between AI and reality?

Overview: Testing to see if people in our generation are losing the ability to tell the difference between artificial intelligence and reality .

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 2507

Project Title: Are we losing the ability to differentiate between AI and reality?

Project Overview: Testing to see if people in our generation are losing the ability to tell the difference between artificial intelligence and reality .

Lead Student: Amy Cahill

Student 2: Sarah Rowe

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Teacher Name: Brendan Williams

Project Type: Group (2)

Age Group: Intermediate

Stand Number: 2508

Project title: Herd mentality and how peer pressure affects secondary school students

Overview: Herd mentality refers to the tendency of individuals to follow the actions and decisions of a larger group, often without critical thinking.

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 2508

Project Title: Herd mentality and how peer pressure affects secondary school students

Project Overview: Herd mentality refers to the tendency of individuals to follow the actions and decisions of a larger group, often without critical thinking.

Lead Student: Jack Dunne

Student 2: Cooper Delaney

Student 3: Jack Power

School Name: Meánscoil na mBráithre Criostaí