SuperScienceMe — SuperScienceMe: ResEArCH in your REACH - European Researchers' Night

Results in brief

SuperScienceMe: ResEArCH in your REACH - European Researchers' Night

SuperScienceMe involves the entire Calabrian territory: 3 universities, 6 Institutions of National Research Council, and Calabria Region. The activities are based on the successful format of the Unical Researchers' Nights previous editions extended to the regional territory, involving Calabrian research/innovation system. The claim – Research in your reach - synthetizes in a few words the issue to be addressed: to fill the gap between research and society, in order to implement real and effective co-designed and shared growth. Since 2014, the format has been based on high involvement of local stakeholder and the general public (family, pupils, high school and universities students, researchers, policymakers, volunteer) to bring research in several environments (schools, hospitals, museums). The overall objectives are: • to bring the researchers closer to the general public to increase awareness of researchers’ work on daily life; • to encourage youth to embark on scientific careers; • to motivate researchers to communicate their passion for research and their results to the public as the first step to increase awareness of people, in order also to improve the support of local and EU policies on research; • to inspire all students to embrace research career as an action to improve local growth and to support Europe global competitiveness; • to strengthen the visibility of the activities of researchers involved in projects deriving from the opportunities offered by the European Commission (i.e. Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions); • to reduce gender inequalities in research employment and career choice; • to encourage the regional research/innovation network to create a replicable and scalable network model based on sharing scientific dissemination strategies.

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Project objective

SuperScienceMe is a dive into the ocean of knowledge in search of scientific and cultural Calabrian wonders. Visitors will be involved in experiments, games, and artistic performances offered by partners and cooperation bodies. The aim is to create opportunities for matching researchers and citizens, with a special focus on young people. The researcher plays the role of a superhero - SuperScienceMe–that tells the science in a simply way to participants, demonstrating them that it is not separated from real life. Moreover, in line with “European Year of Cultural Heritage” the project aims to promote Calabrian cultural heritage and the superhero will lead visitors in museums and archaeological sites where will be carry out the pre-events.The activities are based on the successful format of the Unical Researchers' Nights previous editions that will be extended to the regional territory, involving Calabrian research/innovation system:• ""Experiencing research"": demonstrative and fun activities to discover the scientific and cultural work, through a program of more than 100 bookable guided tours in the laboratories, research centres, museums and service facilities, especially dedicated to students;• ""Research exhibition"": research booths, with spin-off companies and research startups, other innovative companies and social actors. Also present will be the EU, national and regional structural funds, and EEN corners.Other inclusive and social activities will be:• ""Experiencing in the hospital"", the initiative that brings ""Experiencing research"" to the Paediatric department of some Calabrian hospitals;• ""Research without barriers"", a program for integrating the disabled as users and also as authors of scientific demonstrations, cultural initiatives and shows;• ""Imagine the research"", a video-photography contest;• ""Sporting events"" involving researchers.The project includes a thematic film review on innovation and performances by artists linked to Calabrian tradition.""

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Participants

UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA · ARCAVACATA DI RENDECoordinatorItaly
CALABRIA REGIONE · CatanzaroItaly
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaItaly
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI MAGNA GRAECIA DI CATANZARO · CatanzaroItaly
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI MEDITERRANEA DI REGGIO CALABRIA · Reggio CalabriaItaly

SuperScienceMe · ResEArCH in your REACH - European Researchers' Night

Results in brief

SuperScienceMe: ResEArCH in your REACH - European Researchers' Night

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