Discover Centres

Research Ireland’s network of Discover Centres offer captivating informal STEM learning experiences, accredited workshops and outreach programmes for primary schools.

These centres support schools to engage learners in science education outside of the classroom in a curriculum-relevant and inquiry-based way and provides opportunities to meet scientists and engineers from a range of disciplines. Centres include Dublin Zoo, National Parks, interpretive centres, observatories, a fab lab and aquarium.  

Schools can gain credit towards their Research Ireland Curious Minds Award by visiting a Centre. There are a range of benefits for accredited Centres from sharing ideas at quarterly network meetings hosted at Discover Centres, to CPD opportunities, and promotion through Research Ireland’s social media and website, and the Curious Minds eNewsletter (sent bi-monthly to nearly 5,000 registered teachers).