The Curiosity Cube is the brainchild of Merck to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by teaching them about lesser-known aspects of the subjects.

The public is invited to explore, investigate, experiment, and discover the wonders of science throughout this 12-acre pop-up science super park from 11am to 6pm on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12.

The third STEM South West Expo takes place tomorrow, April 6. MADELEINE HEARN, STEM South West board member and career guidance counsellor, gives us a flavour of what to expect from the virtual exhibition

The virtual exhibition aims to inform young learners about career opportunities in the STEM field and is free to all students.

I WISH, which encourages young women to pursue STEM careers, takes place on February 10, virtually. 15,000 students will take part in the event, founded by Cork women, writes EMMA CONNOLLY

The I Wish partnership with the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) will see transition year students of Presentation Secondary School in Ballyphehane connect virtually with sophomores from Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.

More than 100 projects from Cork students will be showcased at the BT Young Scientist this month, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN

Fionnuala McDermott features in our My Weekend to talk about work, her downtime and taking part in the upcoming Cork Science Festival

Laura Hannon is a children’s author with a driving ambition, writes Pet O’Connell

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields have traditionally been male- dominated. However, that is changing. Planning and Scheduling Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sarah Murphy, outlines what is being done to bring down the barriers for women in STEM

EMMA CONNOLLY catches up with the woman who is in the driving seat of it@cork, who represents 30,000 employees in the tech sector

Ahead of the ‘I Wish’ conference, which will be attended by thousands of young women in Cork and Dublin this week, EMMA CONNOLLY talks to two Cork women working in STEM

A free STEM event for secondary students is being held at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Wednesday November 13.

Next month, thousands of secondary school girls will flood into Cork City Hall for the I WISH event. EMMA CONNOLLY talks to some of the keynote speakers about the message they will be sharing with the youths on future careers in STEM

HUNDREDS of female students from around Cork and Munster who gathered in City Hall yesterday were told: ‘You are the future, you can be a CEO, be the very best version of you.