Leaving Cert Home Economics Sensory Science Workshop
On Tuesday 27th of February 2024, we were delighted to welcome twenty-six Leaving Cert
Home Economics students from two schools; Cabra Community School and St. Paul's CBS,
North Brunswick Street. The students participated in a Sensory Science workshop co designed
by teachers and lecturers in the school of Food Science and Environmental Health, TU Dublin.
The workshop aligned with the subject curriculum and allowed the students to use the sensory
and characterisation facilities in Grangegorman to enhance their learning. The students learned
to perform sensory tests in the food processing hall and sensory facilities under the guidance
of Dr. Lubna Ahmed and Dr. Graham O’Neill. The students conducted statistical analysis on
their results (n = 26) and also had an opportunity to use a number of different analytical
techniques to characterise their juice products. It was a huge benefit to both the students who
got to practically experience working in the lab but also to the teachers who were able to cover
elements of their curriculum using the state-of-the-art facilities of TU Dublin.
