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MEDNIGHT · Mediterranean Researchers' Night

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2021-04-15 → 2021-11-14
EU contribution
€397,813
Participants
13
Scheme
CSA

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Results in brief

Mediterranean Researchers' Night

500 million people on three continents are united by the world's largest sea. We are Mediterranean. The sea that brushes us, a strategic geographic location, and the shared trace of our history, gives us a common character, and common problems. Mediterranean sea reaches 23 countries, they bleed from the same wound: in all of them, male and female scientists are actively working for overcoming our major concerns. Doing Mediterranean science gives us identity, integrates us, makes us a solid unique team. MEDNIGHT seeks to show the importance of Mediterranean Science, especially among young people, to let them know that the problems they see on our beaches, in our land and in their day to day without enough resources for researching, are also the concern of many other young people in Mediterranean Europe. MEDNIGHT is about making visible the set of scientific activities and the figure of the researchers of our closest environment. For this we concentrated our efforts on showing Mediterranean science as part of our historical and cultural heritage, as well as the importance and benefits that being part of the research world can bring to us. We placed special emphasis on female researchers in the Mediterranean. Historically, the science carried out by men has been shown, which makes it difficult for a large part of the population, women, to identify themselves with the achievements. Therefore, in addition to making visible the figure of women in research, we have called our event in Spanish, Italian, Greek... in a feminine way: like in Spanish “La Noche Mediterránea de las Investigadoras” (‘The Mediterranean Night of Female Researchers’). Our ultimate goal was that young people and society in general felt attracted to research careers and to science. To achieve this objective, a strategic framework was generated. The main idea of the project was to value science and scientist work through different segments. To do this, we defined and valued Mediterranean science, with the aim of creating a feeling of identity and belonging to it. All the proposed project objectives have been successfully achieved. Young people and general society across Mediterranean countries have participated in a wide range of online and offline activities, helping to generate a Mediterranean strengthen unity, providing awareness about our common problems while reinforcing researchers’ commitment, progress, and achievements as the key changemaker to cope with our common challenges. Therefore, putting science and scientists at the cornerstone of our future and a relevant matter for men, women, children, and youngsters.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

More than 500 million people on three continents are united by the world's largest sea, the Mediterranean, whose strategic geographic location and the shared history gives us a common character and common challenges.Mediterranean Researchers' Night - MEDNIGHT objective is to generate a Mediterranean unity, providing awareness about common problems, reinforcing researchers’ commitment, progress, and achievements and putting science and scientists at the cornerstone of our future and a relevant matter for women, men, children and youngsters. MEDNIGHT shows the attractiveness and importance of the researchers’ work and professions to the general public, carrying out a series of activities framed under the common umbrella of what we have come to call “Mediterranean Science” placing particular emphasis on female researchers showing how R&D is a source of progress and well-being for our daily life. It is also aimed at showing the diversity of careers and existing options and the different skills acquired, overcoming prejudices and assumptions and demonstrating the open character of our scientific research.Mediterranean Science relates to research developed in the our territories but also the countless collaborations with other EU researchers. Mediterranean Science is focused on Mediterranean relevant topics according to our culture, way of life or current challenges: Geology and biodiversity, Sea and pollution, Climate and clean energies, Diet and nutrition, Life and health, Anthropology and History, Pioneer women scientists, and our Future. Many online and face-to-face diverse activities are organised by MEDNIGHT consortium in Cartagena, Murcia, Orihuela, Alicante, Valencia, Castellón, Messina, Crete, Limnos, Nicosia, Malta, Ítaca, Ibiza, Mallorca, Elche, Altea, Torrevieja, Alzira, Bunyol, Cagliari, Palermo, Catania, Nuoro, Torino, Pavia, Trieste, Perugia, Ancona, Macerata and l’Aquila.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • EL CALEIDOSCOPIO PROYECTOS DE CIENCIA Y CULTURA SL · ELCHECoordinatorSpain
  • AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridSpain
  • EPISTIMI EPIKOINONIA · CHALANDRIGreece
  • FUNDACION MUSEO DIDACTICO E INTERACTIVO DE CIENCIAS DE LA VEGA BAJA DE SEGURA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA · ORIHUELASpain
  • FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA · ValenciaSpain
  • FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION DEL HOSPITAL CLINICO DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA, FUNDACION INCLIVA · ValenciaSpain
  • FUNDACIÓN SÉNECA-AGENCIA DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA · MurciaSpain
  • SCICO CYPRUS LTD · NicosiaCyprus
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · AlicanteSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA · MurciaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE CARTAGENA · CartagenaSpain
  • UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA · ValenciaSpain
  • UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON · Castellon De La PlanaSpain

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union