Project description
Engaging the public with researchers in Finland
European Researchers’ Night event in 2018 aims to bring together people in Finland with scientists and researchers. Organised at 11 venues, from Helsinki to Sodankylä, the event will offer new experiences, practical research experiments and discussions with enthusiastic scientists. People of all ages will learn about researchers, their work and how science impacts our everyday life. The theme of the event is Traces – in reference to the marks science makes on society and that humans leave on Earth. Overall, the aim of the EU-funded TRACES project is to foster collaboration between the public and researchers in Finland and to shed light on the fascinating research being conducted in the country.
Objective
TRACES is a nationally extensive project, aiming to foster visibility of multidisciplinary science and its results, as well as interaction and collaboration between the public and researchers in Finland. The ultimate aim is to enhance involvement and evidence-based impact of research in the society in order to improve our everyday life in a rapidly changing world. Grounded on successful earlier nation-wide NIGHT-collaboration in 2016-2017, this project brings together several universities, research institutes, research funding agencies, and expert organisations for science communication. It spans many facets of research and covers numerous individual researchers with diverse backgrounds and research topics. We will deliver a message of cutting edThe project aims to foster collaboration between the public and researchers in Finland in order to improve our everyday life in a rapidly changing world. This project brings together several universities, research institutes and expert organisations for science communication. It spans many facets of research in Finland and covers numerous individual researchers with diverse backgrounds and research topics. We will deliver a message of cutting edge research conducted in Finland and introduce the general public with the large number of researchers and the significant work they perform. We want to break stereotypes the general public may have on researchers. The programme for activities during the night will include content for everyone, from children to seniors. However, the specific aim is to promote research careers especially to high school and university students, and young people in general who are about to make their first real career choice. Our message is that high education is fun and could provide them with a secured future. Many Finnish universities and organisations have united for a widespread European Researchers’ Night and will simultaneously perform activities targeted for the general public around the country.
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40100 Jyvaskyla
Finland