Project description
Bringing the public of Apulia closer to researchers
In the Italian region of Apulia, there are four public universities with about 2 800 permanent researchers and several public and private research institutions. The EU-funded ERN-Apulia3 project will implement pre-events and the 2021 European Researchers’ Night to raise public awareness of the role of research in everyday life, ignite interest among young people and establish a connection between researchers and the public. The project will pay particular attention to students, industrial and professional organisations and public administrations, organise scientific games and site visits and disseminate related materials. ERN-Apulia3 will also explain the role of the European Research Area, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and the principles of the European Charter for Researchers.
Objective
ERN-Apulia3 targets to continue bringing Apulian population closer to researchers and viceversa. Apulia is an Italian region with about 4.1 million inhabitants and 4 public universities having a total of about 2800 permanent researchers in addition to those in Public and Private Research Institutions. The large capacity of beneficiaries was already demonstrated in the past EU-funded project for 2018, 2019 and 2020 Nights.
ERN-Apulia3 further enlarged the network of partners in order to overpass its previous achievements. Main objectives are:
- to implement preparatory events and the 2021 ERN, with particular attention to students, industrial and professional organizations, municipalities and public administrations, already actively involved in the past editions;
- to increase public awareness and recognition of the importance and impact of research in daily life, with specific examples from ICT to health and life sciences, from elementary particle to cultural heritage, etc with a special emphasis on societal challenges for the 2021 edition;
- to stimulate curiosity and interest and explain the fascinating world and the opportunities in research, especially to the youngest as a mean to encourage them to embark scientific careers;
- to establish a tight connection among population/institutions and researcher to continue during the year;
- to prepare and publicize dissemination materials along with scientific games and site visits (including laboratories and sites of cultural interest) to be available during the whole year for the general public;
- to explain the spirit and opportunities of the European Research Area, the Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions and the principles of ?The European Charter for Researchers?;
- to reach a number of Facebook Impressions >1.5M and Reach >400k, Youtube Views > 30k and watch time > 1000h, followers close to 200k, participants > 100k (among all the various initiatives) and a participants to the ERN > 50k.
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Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
73100 Lecce
Italy