1ST PERIODIC REPORT: In the period covered by the report there was organised one edition of the European Researchers' Night in Małopolska 2018.
ERN in Małopolska was organised in 8 cities: Krakow, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz, Niepołomice, Skawina, Andrychów, Chrzanów and Oświęcim, in approximately 70 locations in over 30 partner institutions throughout the Malopolska Region: universities and research institutes, company research centres, Kijów Centre cinema, museums, cultural centres, libraries, schools medium, open air (e.g. Astronomical Observatories in Krakow and Niepołomice, different departments, institutes, branches, etc.).
Above 1000 activites were offered for participants.
There was also the art contest "Be like a researcher" organised as pre-event.
2ND PERIODIC REPORT: In the period covered by the report there was organised one edition of the European Researchers' Night in Małopolska 2019.
ERN in Małopolska was organised in 9 cities: Krakow, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz, Niepołomice, Skawina, Andrychów, Chrzanów, Oświęcim and Limanowa (Limanowa joined the partnership in 2019 for the first time), in approximately 80 locations in over 50 partner institutions throughout the Malopolska Region: universities and research institutes, company research centres, Kijów Centre cinema, museums, cultural centres, libraries, schools medium, open air (e.g. Astronomical Observatories in Krakow and Niepołomice, different departments, institutes, branches, etc.).
Above 2200 activites were offered for participants.
There was also the art contest "With a scientist through the world" organised as pre-event.
In 2018-2019 classes took place in various locations, such as laboratories of universities, scientific institutes and companies, but also outside the walls of scientific institutions - researchers presented their work in places that are normally associated with scientific experiments to create a passion for science among those who are not very interested in it, as in cinemas, museums or libraries. There were organised also some events on Saturday (scientific show and workshops in the Kijów Centre cinema) to attract kids and families. All of activities had the same motto: to show - through various examples – how the work of researchers affects our daily lives and that in fact science is all around us, and thus we can see the results of the work of researchers everywhere. Type of activities: workshops, demonstrations, shows, visits to laboratories), enhanced by "face-to-face" meetings with researchers, exhibitions, contests and games and science shows. All activities were addressed to all segments of the public at large.
To achieve all the goals and attract as many people as possible, from the beginning of the project we worked on promotional activities. The awareness campaign was addressed to different group of people, so that's why we used various tools (media, internet campaign, social media, the event website, radio, tv, press and direct communication to schools and other educational institutions etc.). There was also organised, both in 2018 and 2019, the press conference dedicated to the event with the participation of the Marshal’s Office of the Malopolska Region (the Coordinator) and researchers from partner institutions.
The impact of the event was assessed to analyse possible evolutions of the public perception of researchers and their work (in comparison with the previous years) and identify the types of activities that proved the most effective towards the achievement of the objectives. The tools used in the impact assessment methodology: paper surveys (for children and adults) distibuted by volunteers during the Night, on-line surveys, mainly via Facebook, developed through Google free tools, face to face interviews with selected researchers, internet survey (use of tools such as Google Analytics), as well as desk research (based on a detailed analysis of secondary data), and analysis of opinions sent electronically to the e-mail address dedicated to the event and on social networks, mainly Facebook, where everyone can submit their suggestions. All conslusions were included in the final evaluation report.
