HEScience and society2022–2023

SCIENCE GTS · Science Goes To School

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration: 2022-03-01 → 2023-12-31
EU contribution: €296,157
Participants: 10
Scheme: HORIZON-CSA

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Results in brief

Science Goes To School

Context European Researchers' Night is a successful initiative since more than 1.6 million people participated in it in 2019 and exceeded 2.3 million in 2020 (taking advantage of online formats). It is a public action that every year strives to communicate and disseminate the research activity and its outcomes. In the 2021 edition, the majority of consortium partners took part in MEDNIGHT, a project in wich the awareness campaign played a prominent role and which involved entities from several Mediterranean countries. In this edition, the project reduces the geographical scope to the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia to better cover it. The consortium, made up of entities from these two regions, proposes to recover the essence of the European Researchers' Night: to make citizens witnesses and participants in Mediterranean research of excellence. To achieve this, it sets as a priority the design of a strong program of activities for Researchers at Schools and the European Researchers' Night, placing these actions in the foreground. The new project, named SCIENCE GTS, is presented as a back to school for researchers, an opportunity to show that they are not working in an ivory tower, but by and for the society, of which they are a part of. Moreover, it's a chance to enhance the interest of young people in learning and training, so that they become the professionals of the future. The public will perceive the research community as diverse, gender balanced and inclusive, of which people with all kinds of profiles, conditions and capacities are a part of. Objectives The general objective of SCIENCE GTS is to blur the barrier between research activity and social reality in the two regions involved, using the European Researchers‟ Night and the Researchers at Schools activities as tools to achieve this objective, it has been broken down into specific goals detailed below: Expected impact 1. Improve citizens' understanding and commitment to Research and Innovation. 2. Raise awareness of the general public about the importance and benefits of R&I and its impact on daily life. 3. Contribute to the dissemination and promotion of research projects of excellence in Europe and beyond, as well as EU policies and programs among the general public. 4. Increase the interest of young people in scientific and research careers. 5. Support the scientific approach of teachers around priority topics and create learning opportunities through student-researcher interaction.

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Project objective

The Mediterranean regions of Murcia and the Valencian Community share the same sea and horizon. A symbol of a collective future with great common environmental, technological, economic and social challenges. The contributions of bi-regional R+D+i are necessary to face these challenges, as well as it is necessary to ensure their continuity. Children and young people need to have a positive image of R+D+i, feel identified with it through inclusive and balanced gender referents and know the possibilities of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and research careers. Society also needs critical citizens without extreme positions not based on evidence that can weaken civic awareness and trust in democratic institutions.The main objective of Science Goes To School (SCIENCE GTS) is to implement a robust program of activities that brings research closer to society and vice versa. For this, it will use multiple informative formats (talks, workshops, shows, contests ...) and methodological resources (entertainment, humour, surprise ...). The topics covered will be both the great challenges posed by the Horizon Program, the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal, as well as the science of daily life. SCIENCE GTS contemplates two major actions: Researchers at Schools (RaS) and European Researchers' Night (ERN). RaS encourages the interaction of researchers and students, emphasizing the stimulation of scientific vocations, gender equality and inclusiveness. ERN makes researchers and general public interact, focusing on critical thinking, scientific culture and citizen science. A realistic awareness campaign will be used to secure the audience and a solvent assessment to measure the outreaches and impacts. The project is managed and coordinated by a neutral partner, who pursues the creation of a collaborative infrastructure between project partners and stakeholders that avoids duplication of effort.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

ATAMA ESTRATEGIA RESPONSABLE SL · ElcheCoordinatorSpain
FUNDACION DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA PARA LA GESTION DEL INSTITUTO DEINVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICADE ALICANTE · AlicanteSpain
FUNDACIÓN SÉNECA-AGENCIA DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA · MurciaSpain
UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · AlicanteSpain
UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA · MurciaSpain
UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DE ELCHE · ElcheSpain
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE CARTAGENA · CartagenaSpain
UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA · ValenciaSpain
UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON · Castellon De La PlanaSpain
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ValenciaSpain

SCIENCE GTS · Science Goes To School

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Science Goes To School

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