Young scientists - Education is more vital than ever

In the industrial age, 80% of people were hired for their skills from the neck down, but in today’s information age, 80% are hired for their attributes from the neck up.

This is why the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition which, begins today, is so important.

Two young physics lecturers — the late Fr Tom Burke and Tony Scott — brought the idea for the exhibition back from the US in 1963, modelling the event on American science fairs.