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H2020Science and society2016–2017

MadridERN2016-2017 · Researchers, moving Europe forward. Meet them, join them!

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-05-01 → 2017-12-31
EU contribution
€200,000
Participants
1
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

Researchers, moving Europe forward. Meet them, join them!

The European Researchers’ Night in Madrid implemented different actions to show the importance of research and innovation for the welfare of Europe were carried out. A various range of activities were held during the Night to achieve a better understanding of the benefits researchers’ work brings to society. All the activities have in mind to reduce the existing stereotypes about researchers and their profession. The Night in Madrid focused on the following objectives: bringing researchers and public at large closer to each other by putting them in direct contact in a favourable scenario of recreational and fun activities where researchers showed their ‘human and ordinary face’; increasing awareness of research and innovation activities with a view to supporting the public recognition of researchers; encouraging young people to embark on scientific careers and fostering the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit among our youth; attaining a wide participation of the public in all of its components, from kids to elderly people, including families, and also disabled people, teachers and students at different levels and highlighting the European dimension of the event, by involving researchers benefiting from EU funds, especially Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows. The project was successful and reached its objectives.

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Project objective

Under the motto ‘Researchers, moving Europe forward. Meet them, join them!‘, European Researchers’ Night in Madrid, 2016-2017 underlines the importance of researchers’ work for the advancement in Europe, offering public at large, students, children and families the opportunity to meet them, talk to them, know the work they carry out and how they spend their free time. Showing their hobbies, their hopes and their enthusiasm for the work they accomplish. A strong and timely awareness campaign will be launched combining traditional communication vectors with on line ones ( social networks, website, blogs…)72 appealing activities will be held in a playful and relaxing atmosphere in different venues of seven cities in the Region of Madrid covering varied neighbourhood where people with diverse interests and backgrounds live. Special attention will be paid to young people in order to encourage them to embark on scientific careers and also to foster the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit among them.All scientific disciplines will be represented along with other issues such as arts, sports, literature, cooking, etc. Gender balanced will be also taken into account as well as the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in order to foster the design of inclusive and sustainable research and innovation. The involvement of the societal actors and stakeholders is a guarantee of public engagement. Researchers benefited by European programmes and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows will join the activities, having a real presence in the Europeans’ corners, highlighting therefore the European dimension of the event.Common actions will be performed together with another European Researchers’ Night in Europe and in Spain and also if appropriate in the same Region.

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Participants

  • FUNDACION PARA EL CONOCIMIENTO MADRIMASD · MadridCoordinatorSpain

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union