Whizz-kids set to do battle for science awards

THE RDS will be abuzz with activity early next month when a record number of students compete for top prizes in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2007.

From the afternoon of Tuesday, January 9, more than 1,000 entrants will begin setting up their displays at the Dublin venue. They have been chosen from among the 2,500-plus students who submitted 1,278 projects for consideration earlier this year — the highest number in the event’s history.

The first evening will involve those from the capital’s schools lucky enough to make it to this stage getting their stands ready, with those from the rest of the country arriving on January 10.