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H2020Science and society2014–2015

RESSQUA · RESEARCHERS SQUARE

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2014-04-01 → 2015-11-30
EU contribution
€159,000
Participants
14
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

RESEARCHERS SQUARE

The European Researchers’night RESSQUA, Researchers Square 2015 was designed to increase the awareness of researchers’ work as a solution to the numerous challenges faced by people all around the world and mainly in Europe. The motto of the project, namely “Better Living through Science: from Social Sciences and Humanities to Maths and Technology”, was conceived in a time of crisis, where the need of joining efforts towards innovative and creative solutions aimed at stimulating youth's interest for research and science careers. The project also intended building bridges between researchers and general public in all its components, pointing out the potential answer science represents to the current societal challenges; this was also an opportunity for collecting citizens’ reactions and concerns. RESSQUA actually consisted of the fourth experience of European Researchers’ Night in Andalusia. The intensive awareness campaign launched aimed at reaching whether possible each and every citizen within the region. Managed by Fundación Descubre, notably relying on its experience in managing 3 previous European Researchers’ Night projects in Andalucia, the consortium was composed of eight Andalusian universities, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment (CEICE), the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), and two of the most important botanical institutions, all dedicated to higher education, research, Science popularization and non-formal education in Andalusia. The project’s main objectives were as follows: o Stimulating young people’s motivation to study Science and pursue careers in Science; o Stressing the importance of Science for a better life; o Bringing Researchers closer to citizens in a meeting full of Science and fun; o Illustrating the importance of the European support and the international cooperation in the development of our region Researchers from all participating insitutions were highly mobilised from the very start, as were municipalities. The broad range of activities offered on main busy streets and squares, museums, theatres, and historical buildings of the eight Andalusian cities, included science shows, experiments, workshops, guided tours, circuits, dating with researchers, exhibitions, debates and roundtables, conferences, quizzes, games, competitions, sports, science and food…

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

‘Researchers Square’ is designed to increase the awareness of research as a solution to the numerous challenges faced by people all around the world and mainly in Europe. The idea of the project, ‘Better Living through Science: from Social Sciences and Humanities to Maths and Technology’, has been conceived in times of crisis, a moment where becomes clearer that we must join efforts to find innovative solutions to encourage young people’s interest in research. It responds also to the challenge of building bridges between researchers and general public, showing that science could give answer to the societal challenges that we are facing in Europe.The project is the third experience of Andalusia in the ERN. Fundación Descubre will coordinate this project, based in its experience through the last 5 years working with relevant projects in Spain and in its consortium experience in the two editions of this project in Andalusia. The consortium is composed by eight Andalusian universities, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, Science and Employment (CEICE), the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA) and two of the most important botanical institutions, all dedicated to higher education, research and science popularization in Andalusia.The project's major strength is the high mobilization of researchers, the support and involvement of Municipalities and the numerous activities taking place on main busy streets and historical buildings of the eight Andalusian cities, which will have a high social impact in the region. Given the project’s dimensions, it will be developed with a high mobilization of personnel and technical resources and with the collaboration of the local institutions, NGOs, private companies, teachers and civil associations.The communication campaign aims at reach every third citizen of Andalusia, and with activities in city-center venues more than 53.000 attendees are expected.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • DESCUBRE - FUNDACION ANDALUZA PARA LA DIVULGACION DE LA INNOVACION Y EL CONOCIMIENTO · GranadaCoordinatorSpain
  • AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
  • AYUNTAMIENTO DE MALAGA · MALAGASpain
  • CONSEJERIA DE ECONOMIA INNOVACION CIENCIA Y EMPLEO · SEVILLASpain
  • INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE INVESTIGACIONY FORMACION AGRARIA PESQUERA ALIMENTARIA Y DE LA PRODUCCION ECOLOGICA · SevillaSpain
  • INSTITUTO MUNICIPAL DE GESTION MEDIOAMBIENTAL - JARDIN BOTANICO DE CORDOBA · CordobaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERIA · ALMERIASpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ · CadizSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA · CORDOBASpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA · GranadaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE JAEN · JAENSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA · MALAGASpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · SevillaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE · SevillaSpain

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