Dr. Katie Sweeney:

I would like to believe scientists are creative too. Everyone has inbuilt creativity and it needs to be nurtured and developed. To be a scientist, one has to be creative and resilient, and findings have to be proven. In a science background, it is said one must fail and fail better in the pursuit of knowledge in a specific area. The resilience that comes from being involved in creativity as part of a community of practitioners in the arts and education, in addition to creativity in its broadest form, involving digital and coding aspects, augurs well for the future of any of the disciplines. Ms Comer and Ms Ní Bhriain said the arts is not just about producing artists in the future but also about developing young people and children in an holistic manner so creativity can lead them into any discipline or field. I believe, however, scientists are creative also.