EuNightCat20 · Catalan European Researchers' Night

Catalan European Researchers' Night

The Catalan European Researchers’ Night 2020 is a ERN with many activities hold all around Catalonia. Due to the COVid19 pandemic, instead of September 25th, the November 27th, where seven different partners were coordinating more than 200 activities which were performed from north-east (Girona), to the north-west (Lleida), going through the center of Catalonia (Osona), Barcelona and arriving at the south (Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre). This is a way to talk, as they were performed from different parts of Catalonia, but they could be follow from all over Catalonia (and the World), as mainly they were on-line activities. Although the activities were covering many topics a special emphasis were done in the first mission, being the main slogan “Research for Change”, adding COVID19 as a main subject. Almost all the activities were organized on-line because of pandemic situation, and only some of them were face-to-face, following all the health rules for the moment and the location. EuNightCat20 was divided in three common activities: o Research meets Schools (La Recerca va a l’escola) – During Friday morning, and the two weeks before, researchers were going to schools to show their research. Although the idea was to visit also research labs, it was impossible to move the people. On the other side, the fact thant almost all of them were on-line it allowed to assist a larger amount of students. o Catalan European Researchers’ Night (Nit Europea de la Recerca) – More than 200 activities are programmed all around Catalonia during Friday evening/night. A common European Corner were allocated in each location (that is, on-line) for people to proposed project/solutions/ideas within each mission special attention will be paid to Horizon Europe Missions o Women in Science – Exhibition of 30 Catalan researcher women were shown in each “location” in on-line mode. EuNightCat20 was focused on enhancing public recognition of researchers and their work, showing that “Research for Change” and how research touch their lives, seeing clearly the benefits that mission-oriented EU research and Innovation brings to their daily lives. The specific objectives of the current proposal were: o Tackling the existing stereotypes about researchers and the profession o Enhancing researchers' public recognition o Pointing out the societal importance of the researchers' work o Stimulate young people to embark on research careers with mobility. o Explaining and showing that research and researchers are found all over Catalonia being one of the top in Europe. o And last but not least, showing that Europe cares for its researchers, especially in Catalonia

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