 In my job I come across so many people who claim that science is boring or hard or that they don't understand engineering or maths. But it really is fascinating and a lot of the time they're using science and engineering principles in their everyday life. They just don't realise it. There is so much technology in our phones, in video games and there's lots of science behind how we play sports, recover from injuries, even in cooking how we can keep our food safe and our water clean. Increasing society's engagement with science, technology, engineering and maths subjects in innovative ways, both inside and outside of the classroom is a personal passion of mine as well as being part of my role within Insight. I work on lots of different projects. For example one of my favourite things each year is thesis in three which is a national competition for research students from all over Ireland who have just three slides and three minutes to explain an entire thesis. The competition is designed to showcase the world-class research that's happening right here in Ireland in bite-sized chunks. It's brilliant to see young researchers including those from Insight getting up on stage and telling the public about their own fantastic work. This year we're also involved in a collaboration with Scouting Ireland. I myself am a scout leader and we're working together to develop lots of exciting resources that will allow young people in non-formal educational environments to discover and explore STEM related activities. The best part of my job is just how varied each week can be. No one day is ever the same. I could be in a school training teachers one day and the next I could be at an event showcasing our research to the public. The one after that I could be in a field with young people sewing technology into their clothing or building catapults really exploring science in the outdoors. But the one thing that really makes my week after showing off one of our demos is seeing people really interested and engaged with either our research, our products or our people and that's when I know that we're really making an impact. If people are interested in learning more about what we do for schools or communities in Insight just contact us.