OPENRESEARCHERS2020 · Open Researchers 2020
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2020-05-01 → 2021-02-28
- EU contribution
- €136,495
- Participants
- 13
- Scheme
- CSA
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Results in brief
Open Researchers 2020
‘Open Researchers 2020’ is designed to increase the awareness and perception of research as a solution to the numerous challenges faced by citizens all around the world, as well as in pursuit the SDGs. ‘A science open to citizenship: Facing the challenge of creating a sustainable future for all’ is the main idea of the project, which has been conceived in a time where becomes clearer that we must join efforts to find sustainable, equal, innovative and creative solutions to achieve SDGs and the societal challenges. Understanding that science is present in our daily lives through many disciplines involved and the environmental and human development ambitions included into the 2030 Agenda should be accompanied by a scientific culture that will prepare future citizens to a reality full of challenges. The project's major strength is the numerous activities and a high mobilization of researchers. The experience accumulated by the project made the Night a sustainable event so that the consortium shared the experience to other events throughout the year, in which different audiences participate in different venues. Especially, the European dimension of the event was underlined directly by the active involvement of researchers that are beneficiaries of European projects, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows, in the European Corners and in the pre-events organized before the Night. The crisis caused by COVID-19 forced the consortium to move almost entirely to the online field, with a strong support from social networks and the support of the regional public television and the main public and private institutions in each city.
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Project objective
Open Researchers 2020 is the 9th Andalusian experience in the European Researchers’ Night designed to increase the awareness and perception of research as a solution to the huge challenges facing society. ‘A science open to citizenship: Facing the challenge of creating a sustainable future for all’ is the main idea of the project, which has been conceived in a time where becomes clearer that we must join efforts to find sustainable, equal, innovative and creative solutions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and the societal challenges that we are facing in Europe. Understanding that science is present in our daily lives through many disciplines involved, it should be accompanied by a scientific culture that will prepare future citizens to a reality full of challenges. It is essential to promote youth interest in Science by opening it to the general public through researchers in an accessible way in order to implement public engagement in RRI. Fundación Descubre will coordinate this project, based on its experience through the last decade working with relevant projects and fundamentally in its consortium experience in the previous NIGHT projects. The consortium is composed of nine Andalusian universities, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Andalusian Foundation Progress and Health, and the Royal Botanical Garden of Córdoba. The project's major strength is the numerous educational and entertainment activities taking place on main streets and squares, theatres, and historical buildings of the eight Andalusian cities, with a high mobilization of researchers. The European dimension will be underlined by the active involvement of researchers with European funds and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellows, in the EU Corners and in the pre-events organized before the Night. Gender equality will be guaranteed in activities, researchers and organization members. The project includes an European collaboration to design a set of activities linked to the Agenda 2030.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- DESCUBRE - FUNDACION ANDALUZA PARA LA DIVULGACION DE LA INNOVACION Y EL CONOCIMIENTO · GranadaCoordinatorSpain
- AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
- FUNDACION PUBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESO Y SALUD M.P. · SevillaSpain
- INSTITUTO MUNICIPAL DE GESTION MEDIOAMBIENTAL - JARDIN BOTANICO DE CORDOBA · CordobaSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERIA · ALMERIASpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ · CadizSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA · CORDOBASpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA · GranadaSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA · HuelvaSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE JAEN · JAENSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA · MALAGASpain
- UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · SevillaSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE · SevillaSpain
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