Dermot, along with Institute of Physics CEO Tom Grinyer, Director of Policy and Public Affairs Tony McBride, IOP Ireland Head Lee Reynolds, and IOP Ireland Policy Manager Michelle McQuaid, attended the Northern Ireland Parliament to discuss the role and potential of physics to the economy and highlight challenges in our education system, particularly relevant to elevating science.
We met with the Northern Ireland Minister for Education Paul Givan and his team, the Junior First Ministers Aisling Reilly MLA and Pam Cameron MLA, the Chair of the Stormont Education Committee Nick Mathison MLA, and the Northern Ireland Chief Scientific and Innovation Officer Prof Helen McCarthy.
Left to right: Lee Reynolds (Co-head of IOP Ireland), Dermot Green (QUB and IOP Council Member), Paul Givan MLA (Northern Ireland Education Minister), Tom Grinyer (Institute of Physics CEO), Michelle McQuaid (IOP Ireland Policy Manager) and Tony McBride (IOP Director of Policy and Public Affairs).
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