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LIGHTS in Lincoln – Get Hold of Tech and Science research nights

University of Lincoln ‘LiGHTS Nights’ aims to make research accessible and exciting for wider publics, as expressed in its LI-GHTS acroynm (Lincoln – Get Hold of Tech and Science). LiGHTS is a festival event with activities intended to engage and inform people of all ages and backgrounds about the amazing research on their doorstep and inspire them with its importance, excitement and excellence. LiGHTS takes place in the ancient city of Lincoln, serving a huge hinterland of the Midlands and North/North Eastern England with a dispersed, predominantly rural population including some of the most deprived areas of the UK and home to large numbers of non-UK born EU citizens. LIGHTS Night brings the county’s population, and especially its young people, closer to research by showcasing some of the region’s most exciting and dynamic science inspiring visitors with the possibilities of university research and research careers. The objectives of LiGHTS nights are to: • Stage a diverse range of public lectures, presentations, discussions and hands-on activities spanning a wide range of topics to showcase the range of research at the University of Lincoln to the wider public. • Bring the process of research alive to visitors by opening up university laboratories and staging scientific demonstrations. • Reveal to visitors the importance and relevance of our current research to society by including research which impacts on citizen’s daily lives and places • Enthuse younger children with the excitement of discovery by providing engaging hands-on activities • Inspire young visitors to pursue research careers by meeting exciting researchers at all stages of their own careers. • Show that careers in scientific research are open to women and men by involving broadly equal numbers of women and men in Lights Night activities, enabling young people to talk to scientists of both genders. • Show members of the public what resources are available in the university with which they can develop their own research and enrich their quality of life • Use the internet, radio and television and a variety of venues across the city to reach the widest possible audiences. As well as ‘traditional’ educational spaces we use cinemas, churches & other unexpected venues. • Showcase the importance of European integration by engaging members of the public born in non-UK EU countries and by highlighting Europe as a source of funding for cutting-edge research which reaches all of society. • More broadly, the project will aim to develop new knowledge and enhance the skills of people behind research and innovation at the University of Lincoln. The project achieved its objectives and proved to be successful.

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