Descrizione del progetto
Portare la fisica di frontiera al pubblico
La ricerca d’avanguardia nei campi dell’astrofisica, delle onde gravitazionali e della fisica delle particelle ha portato a scoperte rivoluzionarie, ma persiste un divario tra questi progressi e la comprensione da parte del pubblico. Questa disconnessione può alimentare idee sbagliate. Con il sostegno del programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto PICO affronta questo problema aumentando la consapevolezza pubblica sulla fisica fondamentale e sul suo impatto sulla società, con una forte enfasi su equità, diversità, accessibilità, inclusione e uguaglianza di genere. PICO riunisce i principali istituti di ricerca europei ed esperti di comunicazione per colmare il divario tra ricercatori e pubblico. Attraverso iniziative come la Notte dei ricercatori e attività scolastiche in Grecia, Italia, Francia e Spagna, PICO intende coinvolgere oltre 40 000 cittadini e ispirare più di 2000 studenti a intraprendere carriere scientifiche.
Obiettivo
Throughout the past decades, cutting edge research in the frontiers of Physics (astrophysics, gravitational waves, particle physics, astroparticle physics) has provided us with major discoveries and applications and has launched impressive initiatives in the Physics of the very big and the very small. Despite the dissemination effort aiming to inform both the public and the school community about these initiatives and their impact to society, a gap exists between research and society/education which might help to spawn misconceptions about the content, context and mission of science and thus, lead citizens to fall prey to anti-intellectual attitudes and stereotypes. To this end, PhysICs fOr all - PICO - aims to support all citizens to increase their awareness of fundamental, cutting-edge physics and of the impact that discoveries in this field have on their everyday lives with a specific focus on equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion and gender equality with targeted activities focusing especially on students. By bringing together major European research institutions in the fields of frontier Physics and Science Education as well as partners with high expertise in communication, media and marketing, PICO will forge sustained links between researchers and citizens and coordinate Researchers Night and Researchers at schools activities in 2024 and 2025 in 4 countries (Greece, Italy, France, Spain), aiming to engage more than 40,000 citizens and inspire more than 2,000 students in science and attract them to scientific careers.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Argomento(i)
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinatore
546 36 THESSALONIKI
Grecia