EVERYDAYNIGHT — Wielkopolska Researchers’ Night welcomes - Let the experience of the Night last every day!

Results in brief

Wielkopolska Researchers’ Night welcomes - Let the experience of the Night last every day!

Researchers’ Night (RN), organised already ten times in Poznań, has become during the years highly recognisable autumn event for both public at large not only in Poznań, but also in the Wielkopolska region. The assessment of impact of previous RN editions continuously shows a positive change of the public perception of researchers, as well as improved mutual understanding between researchers and public. The event also indirectly results in increasing interest in choosing scientific careers by young people. Moreover, activities during the Night contribute to demystifying existing stereotypes by stating that researchers are just ordinary people, having extraordinary job, but also families, friends, hobbies, etc. The EVERYDAYNIGHT project aims at strengthening efforts to bringing researchers closer to the public at large, increase the awareness of research and innovation, by supporting the public recognition of researchers and their job, clearly showing the impact of researchers’ work on society’ daily life and well-being of the European citizens. It also aims at encouraging young people especially about making a career choice to embark on scientific careers. As a result of the project, the perception of researchers as ordinary people willing to share their passion for research with the public at large, will increase among the society, being in accordance with the European motto of the event: Researchers are amongst us. The project has reached its objectives and proved to be successful.

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Project objective

Researchers’ Night again in Poznan! EVERYDAYNIGHT! Wielkopolska Researchers’ Night welcomes - Let the experience of the Night last every day! Come and see how research influences your every-day life! Reveal the interdisciplinary nature of science and learn how different scientific fields complement each other, making our life better.Join speed dating with our researchers, defeat them in quizzes and win a badge of the young scientist! See how future school will look like, reveal how environment interacts with robotics and sport. Meet MC fellows and convince yourself that career in science is a great adventure! Feel the atmosphere of NASA laboratory. Take part in “Mamma Mia” show - sing and dance with researchers, meet exoskeletons and discover the economics of joking. Feel like doing some sport? Come and play fitball, tennis or basketball with researchers. These and many other attractions are waiting for you to reveal your passion for science and convince you that researchers are just ordinary people with an extraordinary job and various hobbies. EVERYDAYNIGHT is a continuation of the Researchers’ Night projects of the past nine years, which were highly successful gathering in 2015 app. 59 000 participants. The project builds on last years’ experiences and aims at strengthening efforts to bringing researchers closer to the public at large, increase the awareness of research, by supporting the public recognition of researchers, clearly showing the impact of researchers’ work on society and every-day life. Activities during the Night on 30 September 2016 and 29 September 2017 will focus on public at large and will have hassle-free and festive character, being a valid alternative to ""traditional Friday night activities"". Those activities will offer a direct contact between researchers and public, combine fun elements (edutainment), envisage linking together Nights organised in different cities in Poland and ensure active involvement of both researchers and audience.""

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA · POZNANCoordinatorPoland
AKADEMIA WYCHOWANIA FIZYCZNEGO IM.EUGENIUSZA PIASECKIEGO W POZNANIU · PoznanPoland
INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK · PoznanPoland
UNIWERSYTET EKONOMICZNY W POZNANIU · POZNANPoland
UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA WPOZNANIU · PoznanPoland
UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY W POZNANIU · POZNANPoland

EVERYDAYNIGHT · Wielkopolska Researchers’ Night welcomes - Let the experience of the Night last every day!

Results in brief

Wielkopolska Researchers’ Night welcomes - Let the experience of the Night last every day!

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