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ReCoN-nect - The Green Deal: Research communication to CommuNities

Project description

Communicating the green achievements of Romanian researchers

Interest in the European Green Deal – the most ambitious and challenging goal set by the European Commission – is growing across the EU. Increasing investment in green research and innovation is key to achieving the goal of making the EU climate-neutral by 2050. Growing investments means building the public’s trust in science. With this in mind, the EU-funded ReCoN-nect project will promote green research and STEM education in Romania. Bringing together 6 Romanian research institutes, 4 universities, 1 public body, and 2 civil community associations, ReCoN-nect will develop a new concept of European Researchers’ Night that will be implemented in a nationwide campaign comprising 21 events in representative urban areas across Romania.

Objective

Societies underinvest in research either because it is a long term process and the results are not easily seen, either because of the complexity of this enterprise. This along with other difficulties weighs on the researchers who lack the will or power to get more engaged in the public life which further affects the trust in science and research. Breaking the vicious circle is a slow process and should be based on a genuine partnership between the researchers, as promoters of new findings about the world's true nature, the society as a whole, with its most stringent but also subtles needs, and the communication facilitators as a way to surface the unexpressed realities. The partnership, ReCoNnect-ing these different views, should be effective in educating the present citizens, but also shaping the teaching approaches for the members of the future society.

This consortium is made up from 6 research institutes, 4 universities, 1 public body, and 2 civil community associations experienced in promoting science and STEM education, which supported the development of one of the largest educational networks in the country in connection also with EU programmes. Together, we propose a highly innovative concept of European Researchers' Night rooted in a long experience with the programme and well supported by the partner's institutions, which we will implement in a nationwide campaign comprising 21 events in representative urban areas. Three UNESCO/aspiring geoparks will organize events in rural areas, while others will be encouraged to participate remotely.
Focusing the conversation, we tackle a topic of great interest for the European Union countries: The European Green Deal. We propose to map the current perceptions and expectations of the population on this programme by a large number of encounters with the public, and to better communicate on the endeavors and successes that Romanian researchers have in contributing to the very ambitious goals of the EU programme.

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CSA - Coordination and support action

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Call for proposal

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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2020bis

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Coordinator

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA-HORIA HULUBEI
Net EU contribution

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€ 11 000,00
Address
STRADA REACTORULUI 30
077125 Magurele
Romania

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Region
Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Ilfov
Activity type
Research Organisations
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Total cost

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€ 16 000,00

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