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HEScience and society2022–2023

ERN 2022-2023 SVK · European Researchers Night 2022-2023

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2022-05-01 → 2023-12-31
EU contribution
€449,800
Participants
4
Scheme
HORIZON-CSA

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Results in brief

European Researchers Night 2022-2023

The European Researchers Night (ERN) is the biggest science popularisation festival in Slovakia held annually since 2007. It usually takes place in five cities across the country, with a number of accompanying events in whole Slovakia. Every year it attracts tens of thousands of participants and actively involves hundreds of researchers. The main aim of the festival is, above all, to familiarise the general public with science and research. The program activities bring research out of the laboratory and into the city centres, shopping malls, cafés, clubs or museums. The general public, especially the youth, can try out the latest technologies and instruments under the guidance of scientists, participate in experiments, competitions and quizzes, watch demonstrations and simulations and exchange ideas and parties with the researchers. The ERN has following objectives that were achieved by interactive and understandable program: • Bringing researchers closer to citizens and raising awareness about RDI activities; • Supporting the recognition of researchers among broad public; • Creating an understanding of the impact of researchers´ work on citizens´ everyday life; • Encouraging young people to embark on research career; The long-term impact since its establishment in 2007 in Slovakia is noticeable – it has a base of researchers and visitors (including teachers and schools) that participate every year and make up the ERN community.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

The European Researchers Night (ERN) in Slovakia is the biggest science popularisation event for broad audience taking place every year. Since 2007 it is established science event that brings interactive programme and science and innovation closer to citizens and ordinary people. The ERN traditionally takes place in September in unusual places - in shopping centres and public spaces. Innovative formats, direct interactions with scientists and informal setting of the project involves hundreds of researchers and it attracts thousands of visitors every year. Science show within the ERN takes place in unusual places shopping centres and an old market hall - where it also attracts random visitors and people who normally would not be interested in the topic. Through an interactive programme it invites visitors to participate in science experiments, demonstrations, discussions and lectures and provides an opportunity for dialogue and exchange between science community and the Slovak society. The ERN focuses on young people and students, and it presents them science, and opportunities it provides thus motivating them to embark on research career. The science festival appeals to young audience and showcases research in an unconventional and entertaining way.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • SLOVENSKA ORGANIZACIA PRE VYSKUMNEA VYVOJOVE AKTIVITY ZDRUZENIE · BratislavaCoordinatorSlovakia
  • CENTRUM VEDECKO TECHNICKYCH INFORMACII SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY · BratislavaSlovakia
  • I-EUROPA SRO · BRATISLAVA MESTKA CAST STARE MESTOSlovakia
  • SLOVENSKA AKADEMIA VIED · BratislavaSlovakia

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union