Over 20,000 people took a fully immersive step inside the world of UCD, on Saturday, 10 June for the eighth annual UCD Summer Festival.
UCD President Orla Feeley pictured with Roddy DoylePavel aged 6 and Yuliia aged 8 enjoy a plasma ball at the Medtronic science hub Enjoying the science experiments at the UCD festival. Lorna Collins and baby Sophie Enjoying the science experiments at the UCD festival.Medical Student Abhinav Jindal supervises at the school of medecine hub Albert aged 4, Yuan aged 5 and Alexander aged 5 David and Gillian Peelo, from Bray with their daughter Holly, aged 9 finish the Michael Byrne Mile Elaine Lawlor, from Rathmines with her children, Anna Sean and Hugh take part in the silent disco at the UCD festival.
Festival goers were invited to jump in and explore the innovation, creativity, and research that takes place on the UCD campus every day with a jam-packed schedule of fun and interactive events, across the eight festival zones.
Attendees got to chat with Pepper (the humanoid robot in residence), play with the latest technology gadgets, and learn something new at the various workshops. Special guests included, Roddy Doyle, Emilie Pine, Dónal Lunny, Elaine Feeney, Karl Geary, Disha Bose, and literary curator, Rick O’Shea.
Sophia Mahoney Chloe Mulholland A family meet Pepper the Robot at the UCD festival. Ariya Farrell aged 9Milking a cow at the food for health Ireland stand Regina aged 5 holds her heart at the school of medicine area at the UCD festivalJJ Browne, aged 5, takes part in the Michael Byrne Mile at the UCD festival.
