ScienceWars · May Science be with you!

ScienceWars - May Science be with you!

ScienceWars – May Science be with you! was the motto chosen for this intergalactic battle towards a more sustainable future with the guiding force of Science, focusing on the concept and reaching out to young people, their families, researchers and the society as a whole by recalling a familiar epic space opera media (Star Wars). The name was used on all communication materials and was adopted for the two editions under the framework of the contract. With the experience and know-how gathered over the years, the Consortium (including INOVA+ and INL) aimed at stimulating the interest and curiosity for science and research through a set of ‘edutainment’ activities (the Science Missions), challenge the communication skills of the researchers present at the event (the ScienceTroopers), and bring together the research community with the public at large, particularly young people and their families (the ScienceFighters). The specific objectives included: - Raise awareness among the general public of the importance of research and innovation as well as the impact of researchers and their projects for our daily lives (being a researcher is exciting and researchers improve our everyday life). - Tackle stereotypes around researchers by them personally showing their work publicly and in practical terms (researchers are among us and are ordinary people with an extraordinary job); - Stress the importance of increasing the number of researchers in Europe for our wellbeing and prosperity in the coming decades; - Celebrate the event in an educational and entertaining manner through a myriad of science communication activities around Europe and beyond (research is fun); - Focus in particular on young people and their families (let them become researchers and discover what researchers do and can do); - Promote the European dimension and gender balance in research and innovation; - Attract young people to embark in science careers; - Involve main research and innovation partners coming from various environments (academic, industrial, SME…), and researchers have benefited from EU support (particularly, researchers involved in H2020 and MSCA fellows). - Promote social media links with the various ERN events in different European countries.

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