The James Dyson Awards, a global design engineering competition, has opened for entries for this year's contest.
The awards invite current and recent design and engineering students across 28 countries and regions to present ideas that tackle real-world problems.
Maynooth University graduate Zoë O'Sullivan was named as the Irish national winner last year for her invention Lymphia, a device that allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage independently.
In 2024, Limerick woman Olivia Humphreys won the global competition under the Medical Devices category for her invention Athena - a portable scalp-cooling device for cancer patients.
National winners will receive €5,770 and a chance to progress to the international stage. Global winners will receive €34,600 and a platform to take their inventions to the next level.
"It has been inspiring to see so many brilliant ideas from young design engineers, many of whom have gone on to build businesses and take their problem-solving ideas to people and markets all over the world," said inventor James Dyson, the founder of the awards.
"I look forward to judging this year's submissions," Mr Dyson said.
The deadline for entries is 15 July.
National winners and finalists will be announced in September, a global shortlist will be published in October, with the international winners being announced in November.
