

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Why Science? with Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Prof Helen McCarthy 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Dr. Caoimhe Archibald, Northern Ireland’s Minister for the Economy, and Professor Helen McCarthy, the Executive’s first Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser, for a fireside chat on STEM, sharing their careers, experiences, and passion for science and innovation.

Chaired by Prof. Victoria Simms.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/why-science-with-dr-caoimhe-archibald-and-prof-helen-mccarthy/200029515536903
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://nisciencefestival.com/event/tbc-why-science/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=belfast-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Crescent Arts Centre
- **lat**: 54.587754391244
- **long**: -5.9352695192504
- **full address**: Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast, BT7 1, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: NI Science Festival (https://allevents.in/org/ni-science-festival/7347051)

## Event gallery

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  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/c7d4bd779a38389875795508535f19b57e9dfb7fc1088592fac7da7c6c71adca-rimg-w300-h300-dcbf1528-gmir?v=1770363678

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast, BT7 1, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** NI Science Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Why Science? with Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Prof Helen McCarthy  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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