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HEScience and society2022–2024

G9MISSIONS · G9 GO FOR THE MISSIONS!

Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2022-04-01 → 2024-03-31
EU contribution
€300,000
Participants
9
Scheme
HORIZON-CSA

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Results in brief

G9 GO FOR THE MISSIONS!

The G9MISSIONS project aims to promote awareness of the five European research and innovation missions that aim to deliver solutions to some of the challenges facing our world. The project is an initiative that mainly involves the participation of the G9 Universities in the European Researchers' Night, which is a Europe-wide public event that displays the diversity of science and its impact on citizens' daily lives in fun and inspiring ways. The overall objectives of the project are to promote the contribution of research and researchers to society, bring researchers closer to the public at large, enhance the recognition of researchers and their role in society, motivate researchers at universities to participate in science outreach events, connect citizens and experts on EU Missions, better understand the EU among the general public, strengthen the connection between research and education by bringing researchers to schools to encourage interaction with pupils, inspire teachers to participate in the events and learn alternative strategies to engage students with science and technology, encourage young people to embark on scientific careers and promote STEAM learning.

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Project objective

The G9 GO FOR THE MISSIONS (G9MISSIONS) will be our 3rd experience as a consortium in managing the European Researchers Night in Spain, covering 40% of the Spanish territory. University of Cantabria will be the coordinator of a team composed by eight Spanish universities acting as beneficiaries. The overall initiative will be centred on the five European research and innovation missions that aim to deliver solutions of the great societal challenges facing our world (climate-neutral and smart cities, adaptation to climate change, cancer and healthy soils and water). G9Missions will promote awareness and encourage them to find solutions together to make a real difference. Engaging activities will be designed to show the policies that are behind these missions, namely the European Green Deal, Europes Beating Cancer Plan as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. The project consists of two main events to be held on September 30th in 2022 and September 29th in 2023, three pre events open to general public, Researchers at school activities distributed throughout the two years focused on pupils in schools and two post events as wrap-up meetings to analyse the impact. Pre-events will be celebrated on World Environment Day (5th June), World Cancer Day (4th February) and World Oceans Day (8th June), each with a main activity coordinated by different partners. Researchers at school activities will be part of a programme denominated Circular Science based on activities with innovative methodology and involving the whole school community. A Mission Book and a school certification after completing all missions will be some assets to promote participation. STEM fields, RRI principles, gender management and Open science practices will be widely covered, The European dimension will be emphasised by the active involvement of researchers with European funds and Marie Skodowska-Curie fellows and a strong collaboration with the European Universities initiatives.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA · SANTANDERCoordinatorSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA · Ciudad RealSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA · BadajozSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE LA RIOJA · LOGRONOSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO · OVIEDOSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA · ZaragozaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA · LeioaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD PUBLICA DE NAVARRA · PamplonaSpain
  • UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS · PALMA DE MALLORCASpain

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