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Project description

European Researchers’ Night in Madrid to bridge science and society

Scheduled for the last Friday of September 2024, the European Researchers’ Night in Madrid aims to bridge the gap between researchers and the general public, raising awareness of research and innovation activities. It will support public recognition of researchers, highlight how their work affects daily life and encourage young people to pursue scientific careers. The event will feature festive activities, targeting diverse audiences regardless of their scientific background, including families, teachers and the elderly. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the NIGHTMADRID project will emphasise the transnational and diverse nature of research and will involve regional authorities, universities, research centres, museums, hospitals, non-governmental organisations and industry. Researchers will be in contact with students during the project through 'Researchers at Schools' activities.

Objective

The project will bring together researchers to the general public and will increase awareness of research and innovation activities, with a view to supporting the public recognition of researchers. The European Researchers' Night in Madrid will bring together researchers to the general public and will increase awareness of research and innovation activities, with a view to supporting the public recognition of researchers, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizen's daily life, and encouraging young people to embark on scientific careers. The project will implement it by means of a set of festive activities to be carried out in the Region of Madrid on the morning and evening of the last Friday of September. The activities will be addressed to public at large, science-addicts and science-reluctant, children, families, teachers, elderly, people regardless their scientific background with a special focus on young people: secondary and primary school students with the main purpose of encouraging STEM subjects and science careers, university students and also vocational education and training students. The event will involve researchers, benefited by EU funds, especially the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Their presence in the activities at the European corners will point out the transnational and diversity aspects of research, showing the attractiveness of their jobs that can be done everywhere in Europe. Regional and Academic authorities, stakeholders and managers from universities, research centres, museums, hospitals, NGOs, foundations and industry (Spin offs, SME or Large Companies) in the Region of Madrid will be at the core of the project.

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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-CITIZENS-01

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FUNDACION PARA EL CONOCIMIENTO MADRIMASD
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€ 154 059,00
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6 CALLE DEL MAESTRO ANGEL LLORCA 3
28003 Madrid
Spain

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Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
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