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H2020Science and society2016–2018

FRESH · Find Researchers Everywhere and SHare

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-06-01 → 2018-01-31
EU contribution
€160,000
Participants
13
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

FRESH - Find Researchers Everywhere and SHare

The FRESH (Find Research Everywhere and SHare) project aims to increase the awareness of science among the general public; to help a better understanding of the key benefits that research brings to society; to increase, in the long term, the number of people taking up research and encourage young people to consider science and engineering careers; to increase the number of researchers with experience in communicating to the public and last but not least to bring favourable general attitude towards funding of science. The project reached its objectives and proved to be successful.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

FRESH (Find Research Everywhere and SHare) is led by the Center for Research and Analysis with 13 partners and 5 associated partners. The Consortium includes Bulgaria’s first technological park, a chamber of industry and commerce, a pan-European organisation, leading research organisations, academia, and media. The aim is to create a series of participatory and media events to promote research careers, aimed in particular towards young people and their parents. Building on existing understanding developed through previous local initiatives including Researchers Night, and with reference to Europe-wide research like the Special Eurobarometer 401, as well as the MASIS report and the in-depth Education and Training Monitor 2015 for Bulgaria , the focus of this 20-month programme will be on enhancing the public understanding of and engagement with science. Core activities during the Night will include a digital participatory campaign to engage audiences across the country; international live streaming; science city quests and quizzes; science cafes; hands-on experiments; science shows; simulations; games and competitions. Thematic programmes will include, among other, food and nutrition, inspired by 2016 International Year of Pulses , engineering, oceanology, innovation and business incubators, technological transfer, medicine, and others. The on-the-ground activities will take place in the largest cities including several where Researchers Night has not been marked. Innovation will be an intricate part of the events through the use of online technology to enhance the physical activity, engage particularly young audiences and to guarantee sustainability outside the lifespan of the project. The activities of the first year will allow learning to accrue from a thorough evaluation. The project will strengthen the capabilities of the partners in organising events for a general audience, and for underserved audiences, including girls and people with hearing disabilities.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • ZENTYR ZA IZSLEDVANE I ANALISI · SOFIACoordinatorBulgaria
  • AGROBIOINSTITUTE · SofiaBulgaria
  • FORUM DEMOCRIT · SofiaBulgaria
  • INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY BAS · VarnaBulgaria
  • MARITSA VEGETABLE CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PlovdivBulgaria
  • NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY · SofiaBulgaria
  • RUSENSKA TARGOVSKO INDUSTRIALNA KAMARA · RuseBulgaria
  • SDRUZHENIE FORUM NAUKA · SOFIABulgaria
  • SOFIA TECH PARK JSC · SofiaBulgaria
  • TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA · VarnaBulgaria
  • THE BRITISH COUNCIL ROYAL CHARTER · LONDONUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE - PLEVEN · PlevenBulgaria
  • University of Food Technologies · PlovdivBulgaria

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union