Project description
Warming up to science careers in Iceland
The more fake news spreads, the more people lose trust in science. To reverse this trend, it is important to promote the work of researchers as well as scientific achievements. In this context, the EU-funded Our Science project aims to raise awareness about science in Iceland, where society relies to a great extent on nature and the responsible use of natural resources – from renewable energy to sustainable blue growth. To that end, the project is organising a European Researchers’ Night in Iceland. It will invite researchers to engage with the public to communicate their work, their passion and their findings in order to increase awareness about research and innovation activities. The aim is to also promote scientific careers among young people.
Objective
"The impact of researchers’ work on society and citizens has never been more apparent than now. At the same time, there is an impending risk of loosing citizens’ trust in science, due to incresed amount of misinformation about science and research. Therefore, it is important to promote the key role that researchers have for the development and growth of our societies in a national and international context, and for keeping the public informed about critical challenges and scientific discoveries that have an impact on our daily lives. In Iceland, science has a crucial role to play in a society that relies to a great extent on nature and responsible use of natural resources, from renewable energy and sustainable blue growth to the societal and cultural implications of living in coastal communites. In order to ensure and facilitate interaction with the public and society at large, the project ""My Science – Our Science"" aims to organise European Researchers Night in Iceland with the aim to invite researchers to engage with the public to communicate their work, their passion and their findings in order to increase the awareness of research and innovation activities. The objective is to enhance a positive public perception of researchers by facilitiating an open and active dialogue between researchers and citizens of all ages, especially focusing on children and young people that could consider a research career. In addition to higlighting the importance of researchers’ work, the initiative provides a rare opportunity for researchers to communicate directly with the public at all ages and even to involve citizens in the road to scientific discoveries, thus contributing to the transparency of their work and enhancing the attractiveness of scientific careers, which is instrumental in encouraging young people to embark on a career in research."
Keywords
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.5. - Specific support and policy actions
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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CSA - Coordination and support action
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2018
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105 Reykjavik
Iceland
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