The goal of the John Hooper competition is to improve students' abilities to describe, explore and investigate their environment using statistics. This national competition is open to teams of 2 to 3 students, up to 18 years old and is named in honour of John Hooper BA* (1878 - 1930). The competition was first launched eight years ago to mark the first World Statistics Day in 2010.
This is the fourth year of the Award for the Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition. This award is for the most innovative use, or potential use, of CSO data, be it in statistical analyses, processes or outputs, a piece of research, a visualisation or a data map, the development of a device, a software application or the use of CSO data in any other innovative way.
These competitions, along with the Census at Schools initiatives, are sponsored by CSO as part of our Educational Outreach programme.
The winners of the 2018 competitions were as follows: Michael Lough and Anne Marie Croghan, Roscommon Community College, awarded John Hooper Medal for Statistics for their poster “Attitudes to Green Space in Rural Towns”. Claire Gregg, Loreto College, Dublin, awarded Medal for Best Use of CSO Open Data at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
The winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony held in the National Concert Hall, Dublin on 17 October 2018.
John Hooper and Open Data Award winners with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Assistant Director General Maria Hurley, with Open Data Award winner Claire Gregg, Loreto College, Dublin at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Winners of the John Hooper Medal for Statistics, Michael Lough and Anne Marie Croghan, with teacher Ms. Joanne Broggy-Shea, Roscommon Community College and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Dr. Lisa Shine with 2nd place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition, Sameera Smith, Rachel Kane and Jennifer Williams, Dominican College, Muckross Park with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Eileen Flanagan with 3rd place runners-up of the John Hooper Statistical Poster Competition Daniel Twomey, Aaron Leahy and Jack Lynch, Ardscoil Rís, Limerick and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Laura Mc Grory with students Zara O Shea, Isabel Holmes and Grace Olamijuwon, St. Vincent’s Secondary School, Dundalk with Ms. Maria Hurley, Assistant Director General at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Students Mizna Shahid, Alana Foy-Nicolleau and Jennifer Bura, Loreto Secondary School, Co. Meath with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley and Ms. Niamh McNally at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Eileen Flanagan with students Paul Hamilton and John McGuinness, Ardscoil Rís, Limerick and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Eileen Flanagan with students James Murphy, Ronan O'Gorman and Luke Foley Ardscoil Rís, Limerick and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Virginia Shanahan-Desmond with students Liam Harmon, Pearse Quinn and Ross Fitzgerald Lyons, Drogheda Grammar School and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Student James Kirkby, Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Students Sophie Wetz, Charlotte Jennings and Lauren O Donovan, Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Students Jordan Warren and Denise O'Brien, Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Niamh McNally with students Chloe Johnson and Tara Kelly, Loreto Secondary School, Co. Meath and Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Ms. Meighan Duffy with students Jenny Seery and Danielle Greasly, Athlone Community College, Co. Westmeath with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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Students Lia Harte, Breena Breheny and Olive O'Loughlin, Athlone Community College, Co. Westmeath with Assistant Director General Maria Hurley and Ms. Meighan Duffy at the National Concert Hall, 17 October 2018.
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