Teagasc at the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2026

This year 550 student projects selected from 1,974 entries will go on display across five categories

The Teagasc stand will be located at the Expo Hall 1 of the RDS main arena and will feature hands-on displays throughout the exhibition

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10 January 2026

Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (SYSTE) is taking place from 8-10 January at the RDS in Dublin.

This year 550 student projects selected from 1,974 entries will go on display across five categories: technology, biological and ecological sciences; social and behavioural sciences; chemical, physical and mathematical sciences; and health and wellbeing.

A judging panel of experts from science, technology, and business will select over 200 prize winners, including the overall winner, who will take home €7,500 in prize money and represent Ireland in the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).

The 2026 entries highlight the issues that matter most to young people today, with students employing cutting‑edge scientific methods and technology to tackle real-world problems.

This year’s SYSTE will welcome the Teagasc stand that will be located at the Expo Hall 1 of the RDS main arena and will feature hands-on displays throughout the exhibition covering a range of topics from education, advisory and research directorates.

The Teagasc forestry development team – Áine Moran, Michael Somers, Pádraic O’Leary, Grace Jones, John Casey, Frances McHugh and Liam Kelly will host interactive displays featuring trees and timber samples, highlighting the role of forests in carbon storage, biodiversity and sustainable land use.

On top of that, Rónán mac an tSaoir (Ballyhaise College) and Dónall Flanagan (Horticulture) will speak with students about education pathways, ornamental plants and pollinators, including bees.

Teagasc also sponsors a special award at the event. The Teagasc prize is awarded to the project that best demonstrates a thorough understanding of the science of agricultural or food production, or the use of science to improve technologies available to agricultural or food production.

Last year winners were students from St Mary’s Secondary School Mallow with their Ag-Science project that was using total leaf-area as a predictive tool for determining below-ground growth of selected root-crop plants.