Project description
Diving in scientific discoveries in Austria
Science is omnipresent and can be applied to almost everything in life. It is important to show this to the general public. This is possible with the European Researchers’ Night events, which are held annually throughout Europe. The EU-funded Lis-Dig project will organize two subsequent editions of „Life is Science“ in Austria. The project will be based on the cooperation between acib GmbH and the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. It will encourage all visitors to look behind the research scenes and try things by themselves in workshops dedicated to digital and life sciences. The ultimate goal is to create a passion for science and enhance understanding of how research may influence health, environment and life in our communities.
Objective
"For the third and fourth edition of “Life is Science” the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology plans to extend its thematic focus on life sciences to the topic of digitization and has initiated a cooperation with St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. Together, an open event for the general public in the frame of the European Researchers’ Night is planned in Austria: Life is Science in a Digital World (LiS-Dig). Visitors will gain insights into the every-day work of researchers in the disciplines of life sciences and digitization and their impacts on our daily life. The event offers the participants to discover scientific contents along the following dedicated story lines: Health & Food, Climate & Environment, Culture & Community and Digital Transformation. Visiting laboratories and organizations, putting hands on, discussing with scientists, contributing to open innovation and citizen science and watching demonstrations, the participants will dive into recent scientific discoveries. The ""Researchers at School"" activities (workshops in school classes) will provide an increased flexibility for schools to attend the event independently from the main events in 2022 and 2023.
The envisaged activities aim to allow visitors to identify the connection between research and our daily life. To drive participants’ motivation to be active at LiS-Dig, they will have the possibility to win some gifts (hotel vouchers, book vouchers, experimental kits etc). In this way, some may discover their passion for science and their preference for a research career."
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Call for proposal
(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinator
8010 Graz
Austria
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.