Cork trio vying for top prize at EU Contest for Young Scientists this weekend 

In all, 150 students from 39 countries are competing in the competition

BT Young Scientist 2020 winners Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, and BT Young Scientist 2021 winner Gregory Tarr. Picture: Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography

The three Cork schoolboys who won the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) awards in 2020 and 2021 will be among 150 young people from 39 countries competing at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) this weekend.

With 2020’s competition postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event sees winners from both this year and last year competing.