VIDEO: Judges face tough job on appliance of science at BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Having whittled down the entries for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition from 2,048 to 550, judges will find it difficult to crown the overall winner as the standard is very high.

One of the judges, Trinity College Dublin professor in public health Joe Barry, said even some quite good projects were not able to get through.

Prof Barry, who chairs the social and behavioural science section, said the judges were energised by the students’ enthusiasm.