Overview of results of the Awareness Campaign 2016
o Conception, production and display of promotional material: flyers, banners, programmes…;
o Public advertising: outdoors banners and pop pup banners at key venues;
o Publication of articles, interviews, announcements in magazines;
o airing of promotional spots, announcements, interviews through local radio stations (Aberdeen, Glasgow)
o Revamping, constant updating and maintenance of project website, namely www.explorathon.co.uk ;
o Links with popular and institutional websites;
o Revamping, constant updating and maintenance of social networks profiles (Facebook, Twitter) with an emphasis put on young people;
o 3,3 million Twitter impressions;
o Posting of announcements, advertising etc. on E-zines and newsletters;
o Pre-event: launch of a competition specifically addressed to social media users;
o Several hundreds of people made aware about the European Researchers' Night and its objectives.
Overview of the results of the Awareness Campaign 2017
o Conception, production and display of promotional material: flyers, banners, programmes;
o Public advertising: outdoors banners and pop pup banners at key venues; o Publication of articles, interviews, announcements in magazines;
o Airing of promotional spots, announcements, interviews through local radio stations -
Aberdeen (Original 106fm) and Glasgow; o Revamping, constant updating and maintenance of project website, namely www.explorathon.co.uk ;
o Links with popular and institutional websites;
o Revamping, constant updating and maintenance of social networks profiles (Facebook,
Twitter) with an emphasis put on young people; o Over 4 million reached through social media and traditional advertising; o Posting of announcements, advertising etc. on E-zines and newsletters;
o Several hundreds of people made aware about the European Researchers' Night and its objectives.
Activities on the night-Overview of Results 2016
o Offer of the activities as planned in the Annex I Part B to the Grant Agreement, namely:
o Organisation of 88 events
o Involvement of the Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St Andrews and the Beltane Network of the four universities in Edinburgh –Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret;
o Common theme: "Research for all" “Innovation, Architecture and Design”;
o Engagement with the Scottish STEM Ambassador Network (over 6.000 Ambassadors from all walks of life);
o Organisation of multi-exhibit areas in shopping centres and doors open approach o, research and industrial
Activities on the night-Overview of Results 2017
o Offer of the activities as described in the Annex I B to the gran Agreement, namely:
o Organisation of over 50 events across Scotland;
o Involvement of the Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St Andrews and the Beltane Network of the four universities in Edinburgh –Edinburgh,
Edinburgh Napier, Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret; o Common theme: "Research for all" “History, Heritage and Archaeology”;
o Engagement with the Scottish STEM Ambassador Network (over 6.000
Ambassadors from all walks of life); o Organisation of multi-exhibit areas in shopping centres and doors open approach of, research and industrial working environments;
o Active involvement of 766 researchers, of whom:
o 26 having benefitted from SMC scheme;
o 53 having benefitted from another EU-support (FP 7, HORIZON 2020);
o 10.998 visitors having taken part in the activities offered.