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H2020Science and society2016–2017

Brainwaves · City Campus meets Illuminale 2016 / 2017

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-04-01 → 2017-11-30
EU contribution
€171,000
Participants
1
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

City Campus meets Illuminale 2016 / 2017

"With the guiding principle to present “science for everybody” the main objective of the European Researchers’ Night in Trier is enhancing researchers' recognition notably through offering to the public at large in all its components regardless of age and scientific background, the opportunity of discovering the “human face” of research via direct exchanges and discussions with the researchers, as well as understanding the impact of research on their daily lives and wellbeing. With City Campus we aim to (1) create a opportunity to maximize direct face-to-face interactions between researchers and the public at large, allowing an increased mutual understanding and reciprocal knowledge, (2) help to better understand what in fact researchers do, how they get motivated, where they find the attractive side of their work, (3) make young people feel as researchers and interact with them and (4) to show researchers “backstage” as “ordinary” people sharing with the audience hopes, problems, families, concerns, sense of humour and dreams, but also as excellent professionals and amusing personalities. This may increase in the long term the taking up a research career by young people. And for the public the City Campus is a unique chance to touch, feel and smell science. With the European Researchers' Night in Trier ""BRAINWAVES"" we fully achieved the overall objectives of the Project. The Project was completely successful and gained awareness amoungst the public at large,especially younger People as potential future Researchers and small children."

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

With the slogan “Brainwaves” the Researchers’ Night in Trier – City Campus meets Illuminale– will be showing that science is for everyone. There is a researcher in all of us. You only need a clever mind and a lot of curiosity. Our aim is to organize a public event showing on the one hand the exciting, interesting side of science and on the other hand how science can improve the citizens' everyday life. Another main target is to enhance public recognition of researchers and their role in society. Practical results of research will be delivered in a comprehensive and illustrative form, showing that science is all around us. To simulate everyday life situations the City Campus is grouped into seven Science Sceneries in the heart of the City. In these Sceneries different research presentation formats will be organized, using new formats of knowledge transfer. To bring science and researchers into peoples’ everyday life, the Sceneries will take place in unusual settings representing peoples’ normal life, e.g. the Science market place with Stage and European Corner, the Scientific Theatre and the area “Science goes to school”. The City Campus program includes hands on experiments and demonstrations, shows, contests, quizzes, exhibitions and much more. A significant number of researchers will participate in public events to interact face-to-face with the public. The visitors – mobilized through an extensive awareness campaign – will be given the chance to touch, feel and smell science. To increase the attractiveness the effective event Illuminale will be integrated in the European Researchers’ Night. Artistic illuminations of buildings and places will be combined with interesting spotlights on several areas of research. These spotlights are a metaphor for science and knowledge. Partners are the Trier University of Applied Sciences, the ttm trier Tourismus & Marketing GmbH and the Municipality of Trier.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITAT TRIER · TrierCoordinatorGermany

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union