Twelve contestants from the West of Ireland battled at the Famelab Galway heat in An Taibhdhearc on the 21st of February. Cell EXPLORERS Cora, 3rd year zoology undergraduate student, spoke about snake bites - she was well prepared and eloquent! It was her first public speaking experience and she was amazing! Congratulations Cora! We are proud of you! There was a fantastic lineup including some of our friends: Megane from EcoExplorers, who brought her friend Matt the Python; K

We are delighted and honoured to have received a Science Foundation Ireland Discover award to continue our work for the next two years. This award will fund the expansion of our national network from 10 to 13 partner teams located in Irish Higher education institutions. We are welcoming 3 new team based in Cork Institute of technology, Limerick Institute of technology and Galway-Mayo Institute of technology. The new funding will also allow us to start a research study on the