Project description
Connecting people with science and research in Saragossa
The seventh Saragossa European Researchers’ Night increased public awareness about scientific work. It engaged researchers and created a team of supporters. The EU-funded Wanderlust project will organise the 8th Saragossa European Researchers’ Night with the aim of connecting the general public with researchers and their work. The project chose Wanderlust because it means knowledge through travel, reaching new places, and meeting different cultures. The event will support and train researchers on how to discuss their work with the public. Wanderlust will engage citizens, raising awareness before the event, and perform a Science Fair as a point to involve children and communicate ‘Science is Fun’ to young people.
Objective
"Wanderlust is the Zaragoza European Researchers Night 8th edition design to aproach researchers to general public. We chose Wanderlust because it means travel, it menas the desire to know more, to reach new places, to be inspired from different cultures. We think it is a metaphore, and it represents the spirit of the researchers life, and it easy connect with people. It also a good approach to the european dimension of the research, and it is easy researchers identificate themself with the project. The event will be a ""fiesta"" of outreach in Zaragoza. The last year we have increase awareness of public, we increase visitors, researchers involve and we managed to create a group of stakeholdes who support the project. The key of the susccess of our event is the know how of ESCIENCIA who manage the project in Aragon from 2011, becouse it is a SME speciallize in science communication. We support researchers to deseign their activities, we train them how to speak to public, and we work both with enthusiastic public and science reluctant public in our project. The wanderlust is a perfect claim to address public at large. It is an easy way to citizens to become part of the event. The feeling of explore is a common point for most public. We are working with Educational deparments of Spannish, Aragon and Zaragoza governments. We have already signed letter of endorsement of Aragon and Zaragoza. The project has a Science Fair as a point ot reach pupils. It is an effective way to rise awareness prior to the event, to involve schools and communicate ""science is fun"" to young people. In the three last edition we have pool the participants and the remark the Science Fair as ""Fun and Challenged"". The European Researchers Night in Zaragoza will take place in the Center of the city, in the whereabouts of CaxiaForum one of the most emblematic and futuristics buildings of Zaragoza. We will make aware of the night 375.000 people and 16000 will take part in activities."
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
50720 Zaragoza
Spain
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.