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H2020Science and society2016–2017

LT2016 · Researchers' Night: It's Your Friday to Discover!

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-06-01 → 2017-11-30
EU contribution
€140,406
Participants
7
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

Researchers' Night: It's Your Friday to Discover!

The LT2016 European Researchers’ Night projects for 2016 and 2017 took place in major Lithuanian cities, i.e. Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Moletai, as well as in rural areas. The project aims were to enhance public recognition of researchers and their work through bringing scientists and public closer to one another and thus increasing an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizen's daily life as well as encouraging young people to choose careers in science and research. Both events offered a broad range of varied activities addressing all categories of the public at large, regardless of age and scientific background, i.e. notably: Meetings and activities together with researchers; Lectures, discussions; Visits to open laboratories; Real life observations and experiments; European corners; Various contests, games, exhibitions, movie and online broadcast watching. All the activities planned actively involved researchers and offered a balanced combination of "serious" activities and funny ones to be attractive for the general public. Activities were hosted in labs, lecture halls, meeting places, cafes, while in the rural areas they took place in schools or public spaces. Some activities conducted in the main sites were broadcasted online. Common concept for the Night in 2016 and 2017 was Learning about Technology Futures. Therefore activities of Researchers’ Night projects in 2016 was organised with focus on Virtual Reality thus building foundations for the Night in 2017 which focused of "science futurity" or Futures of technologies. Both events were finalised with the grand event unifying different fields - music, science and cinema. Around 1 million people were made aware of the Researchers' Night and its objectives through the awareness campaign each year of the project and 11.500-12.000 direct attendees to the various events visited European Researchers' Night in 2016 as well as in 2017. Thus the project has reached its objectives and proved to be successful.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

The LT2016 Researchers’ Night projects for 2016 and 2017 will take place in major Lithuanian cities, i.e. Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Moletai, as well as in rural areas. The project aims to enhance public recognition of researchers and their work through bringing scientists and public closer to one another and thus increasing an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizen's daily life as well as encouraging young people to choose careers in science and research. Both events will offer a broad range of varied activities addressing all categories of the public at large, regardless of age and scientific background, i.e. notably: Meetings and activities together with researchers; Lectures, discussions; Visits to open laboratories; Real life observations and experiments; European corners; Various contests, games, exhibitions, movie and online broadcast watching. All the activities planned will actively involve researchers and will offer a balanced combination of ""serious"" activities and funny ones to be attractive for the general public. Activities will be hosted in labs, lecture halls, meeting places, cafes, while in the rural areas they will take place in schools or public spaces. Some activities conducted in the main sites will be broadcasted online. Common concept for the Night in 2016 and 2017 will be Learning about Technology Futures. Therefore activities of Researchers’ Night projects in 2016 will be organised with focus on Virtual Reality thus building foundations for the Night in 2017 which will focus of ""science futurity"" or Futures of technologies. Both events will be finalised with the grand event unifying different fields - music, science and cinema. We expect at least 500.000 people made aware of the Researchers' Night and its objectives through the awareness campaign and 11.500 direct attendees to the various events planned in 2016 as well as in 2017.""

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • BALTIJOS PAZANGIU TECHNOLOGIJU INSTITUTAS · VilniusCoordinatorLithuania
  • KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS · KaunasLithuania
  • LIETUVOS ISTORIJOS INSTITUTAS · VILNIUSLithuania
  • VIESOJI ISTAIGA SOCIALINIU INOVACIJU INSTITUTAS · VilniusLithuania
  • VILNIAUS GEDIMINO TECHNIKOS UNIVERSITETAS · VilniusLithuania
  • VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS · VilniusLithuania
  • VYTAUTO DIDZIOJO UNIVERSITETAS · KaunasLithuania

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union