Night 2022
350 visitors to the European Researchers’ Night 2022 on Friday night, in a vibrant program on Women in science, accompanied by many exhibits, activities, drinks and music.
7532 visitors to the childrens festival Zpannend Zernike on Saturday afternoon, with 49 interactive activities on all aspects of science.
an interactive exhibit on sleep was developed; it will be used in HPPNING and continue travelling afterwards
Night 2023
2000 visitors to the ERN 2023, a vibrant program in Forum Groningen with a diverse programme offering different formats of interaction between about 70 researchers and the public, combined with entertainment and art
About 10.000 visitors to Zpannend Zernike, all children and their caretakers having fun with interactive science exhibits, experiments, science shows, and workshops
an interactive exhibit on toxics was developed; it will continue travelling after HPPNING
Education program
80 children were reached with the exhibit on Sleep and a workshop on heat stress, climate change and sleep
an escaperoom ‘Struck by science’ was delivered (printed 100 times) and 51 teachers (34 schools) were trained to teach it. The reach is at minimum 1275 pupils.
Pre and post events
The exhibit on Sleep travelled to 5 community centres and 2 schools in the region. In Forum Groningen, the exhibit was combined with an evening program on Sleep and a documentary. Also the exhibit was seen in the Bernoulliborg (a UG building) by 140 pupils. Also an educational package was offered with an excursion at the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in Groningen, preceded by a lecture by a researcher at the school on the topic of toxics. 135 pupils and 9 teachers/parents participated in the excursion.
Impact study
The impact of these events were evaluated using a qualitative research approach. The findings of this impact report show that the event reached different audiences (e.g. variety in age, nationality, prior science experiences). Moreover, visitors’ experiences were always positive, and visitors showed to have created a better understanding of science.
