Project description
Bringing science to the people in Italy
Science is present in all facets of our lives. This is why public engagement with science matters. Moreover, meaningful interactions can be mutually beneficial for scientists and members of the public. Connecting science and society can also raise public awareness about the relevance of scientific developments. Bringing together a consortium of public Italian research and academic institutions, the EU-funded NET project will create a network connecting the research world and society. By focussing on the theme of climate change, the project will organise the NET European Researchers’ Night and related activities in cities all around Italy, from north to south. The project will apply online and offline communication tools to reach citizens of all ages and backgrounds, with a focus on school students.
Objective
The goal of the NET project is to lay the foundation of a NETwork connecting research world and society, building a stable and empatic communication path among institutions, researchers and citizens, also thanks to the capillary physical presence of the partners in the territory, since the NET consortium is made by well-recognised public italian research and academic institutions. This network will offer a stable exchange path through which researchers can share their passion for science, their work and life with citizens, who, in turn will use the path to get the scientific viewpoint from their “informed neighbors”. Conveying this idea is the first step to build and plan a research-based society, by increasing the number of students taking up research careers. The path will be paved by using conventional and unconventional, online and offline communications tools, to reach every citizen, regardless of age, gender, cultural or economic conditions, even if particular attention will be devotaed at students and pupils. NET will bring researchers closer to the general public and increase awareness of research and innovation activities, increasing the public recognition of researchers, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers' work on citizens ́ daily life, promoting choices for a sustainable future. In fact the main theme of the project is the most relevant and global question of this millennium: the climate change, in order to give citizens information to be aware protagonists of collective political choices and correct individual behavior. NET European Researchers’ Night and related activities will take place in 16 italian cities (from North to South: Brasimone, Chioggia, La Spezia, Ozzano, Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Frascati, Grottaminarda, Monte Porzio Catone, Rieti, Rocca di Papa, Roma, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Palermo, Portici, Trisaia) and Vulcano and Stromboli Aeolian Islands, so as to wrap the whole of Italy in the NET.
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Funding Scheme
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
00185 Roma
Italy