During the whole duration of the project) the consortium has worked on all objectives which were originally set out in the proposal and the grant agreement, whilst reaching the foreseen target groups and celebrating research and science across the Mediterranean. The reporting period covers a wide range of project management and preparatory activities, in order to set the objectives and the momentum between the partners of the consortium, engage the researchers who participated and highlight the upcoming events to the target audience, as detailed below:
• School, Teachers, Students
• Citizens, families, parents, general public
• Adults and children in hospitals
• Immigrants
• Research Centres, Universities, Education Centres
• Municipalities.
A wide range of actions across partners and consortium countries, known as Transactivities, have engaged youth, schools, students, teachers, scientists, researchers and the general public during both years of implementation of Mednight, and they were serving as both preparatory and awareness activities. These Transactivities were the following:
○ Kick off meeting
○ Mediterranean Science Team & Mediterranean Universities Gender Equality Pioneers
○ Mind the Lab
○ Exhibition – The Marie Curies of the Mediterranean
○ Mednight TV
○ The Tales from Mednight
○ Young Researchers at School International Meeting
Furthermore, the Main Event took place with great success on 27th September 2024 and 26th September 2025 in 7 different countries, involving 20 cities across the Mediterranean, with over 800 activities.
Except for the transactivities, other activities performed during the Night were:
• Talks, talk-shows, workshops
• Experiments, exhibitions and demonstrations
• Competitions, scientific games, activities for kids
• Shows, scientific art happenings, guided visits, dramatised routes, science films
• EU corners
The consortium’s efforts during the whole duration of the project have a specific focus on linking researchers and scientists with the educational community. The Researchers’ Back to School (RBTS) has approached science for over 38000 students in various educational centres, virtual meetings have been attended by 4800 students, and workshops outside schools over 7500 students. A lot of scholar centres have been part of the Back to School activities and over 500 researchers have been involved.
