Project description DEENESFRITPL Lucky people in Macaronesia speak the language of science Macaronesia is a collection of four volcanic archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean: Azores (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) and Cape Verde. Its name is derived from the Greek words meaning ‘islands of the fortunate’. Now, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity make this sound ironic. Awareness may be key to inverting a rather unfortunate trend. This is why the new edition of the EU-funded Researchers’ Night, MACARONIGHT IV, aims at widening public knowledge around science, research and innovation. Scientists want to connect the population of these remote islands under the umbrella of the universal language of science. A special focus will be on teenagers and young parents with kids. Hybrid events will attract thousands of participants in 2022 and 2023. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective "Macaronesia is a biogeographical region of five archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean of which four are inhabited: Azores (Portugal), Canarias (Spain), Madeira (Portugal) and Cape Verde (Cabo Verde). These islands share common geographical traits and similar challenges with regards to climate change, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. The Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores are part of the European Union (EU Outermost Regions). The overall objective of this project is to organise a shared Researchers' Night for the Macaronesia Region for the fifth and sixth consecutive year connecting the population of these remote islands under the umbrella of the universal language of science. For these two new editions, MACARONIGHT IV aims at further widening public awareness towards science, research and innovation, especially in areas where the Region faces global challenges, such as those identified in the Horizon Europe Missions. The aim is to reach out to the population in general yet keeping specific focus on teenagers and young parents with kids in particular. The project will deploy an enhanced social-media strategy that aims to engage with citizens of different ages in their own words through their daily used channels. Activities will cover 16 islands with the ""main"" activities organised at 4 locations: Tenerife (La Laguna), Gran Canaria (Las Palmas), Madeira (Funchal), Azores (Ponta Delgada). The programmes will be organised as ""hybrid"" online/physical events that will attract 20 thousand participants in 2022 and 25 thousand participants in 2023." Keywords Macaronesia researchers outermost regions science communication education Horizon Europe Missions Oceans Green Deal energy climate change biodiversity Programme(s) HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme Topic(s) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01-01 - European Researchers' Night 2022-2023 Call for proposal HORIZON-MSCA-2022-CITIZENS-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator LA PALMA RESEARCH CENTRE SL Net EU contribution € 66 000,00 Address Calle el castillo el fronton 37 38787 Santa cruz de la palma Spain See on map Region Canarias Canarias La Palma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Universidade da Madeira Portugal Net EU contribution € 45 000,00 Address Praça do município 9000-081 Funchal See on map Region Região Autónoma da Madeira Região Autónoma da Madeira Região Autónoma da Madeira Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FUNDACION CANARIA PARQUE CIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA Spain Net EU contribution € 45 030,00 Address Calle juan de quesada 30 35001 Las palmas See on map Region Canarias Canarias Gran Canaria Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SOCIEDADE AFONSO CHAVES-ASSOCIACAO DE ESTUDOS ACOREANOS Portugal Net EU contribution € 75 000,00 Address Observatorio afonso chaves relvao 9500-321 Ponta delgada See on map Region Região Autónoma dos Açores Região Autónoma dos Açores Região Autónoma dos Açores Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 FUNDACION CANARIA GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA Spain Net EU contribution € 63 000,00 Address Avenida de la trinidad 61 aulario torres profesor agustin arevalo planta 0 campus central universidad 38071 San cristobal de la laguna See on map Region Canarias Canarias Tenerife Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
