Science is Wonder-Ful! 10e anniversaire de la Nuit Européenne des Chercheurs

Mettre à l’honneur le travail des hommes et des femmes qui consacrent leur vie à la recherche scientifique, tel est l’objectif de la « Nuit européenne des chercheurs ». Pour célébrer le dixième anniversaire de cette initiative, la Commission Européenne organise, le mercredi 23 septembre, une journée d’animations pour les écoles et le grand public.

Au programme

10.00 – 20.00 STANDS :

EU CORNER: DISCOVER WHAT THE EU CAN DO FOR YOU!
General information on EU affairs and opportunities with special focus on Education & Research
HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS
Showcased by MSCA researchers from several fields
CHAT CORNER: «CHAT WITH FELLOWS & DISCOVER RESEARCH»
Face-to-face interviews with MSCA fellows to find out more about their experience as researchers

10.00 – 20.00 MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES :

SCIENCE SLAM: RESEARCHERS
Showcasing their research projects in three minutes! Rounds start at: 15.00, 17.00 and 19.00
EXHIBITION OF THE MOST ‘RELEVANT’ RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS
An exhibition of the best-scored inventions and discoveries
EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT VIDEOS
BIG POSTER PUZZLE
THE NIGHT HISTORY WALL
A wall displaying a selection of the promotional material created for the NIGHT in the past
PHOTO WALL
A wall displaying photos from NIGHT events around Europe since 2005
RESEARCHERS’ STORIES
A selection of real-life stories of researchers linked to the NIGHT
AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES TO JOIN IN:
Do the quiz and win a prize! Participate in different activities and even meet Marie Skłodowska-Curie
and Pierre Curie themselves!

18.00 – 19.00 ICE BREAKER: DEBATE ON RESEARCH! :

Public debate with Stefaan Vaes, Francqui Prize Winner 2015, and Gerlinde de Deyn, former
MSCA researcher

19.00 – 19.30 SCIENCE SLAM CONTEST FINAL