European Researchers’ Night
European Researchers’ Night is an event sponsored by the European Commission and is financed by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. It is a Europe-wide public event to bring researchers closer to the general public, aimed at showcasing the diversity of science and its impact on the daily lives of citizens, and to stimulate interest in research careers, especially amongst young people.
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money attracts. It promised more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument aimed at securing Europe’s global competitiveness.
European Researchers’ Night is taking place in 30 countries (EU Members and Associated Countries) and a list of some of the events can be found here.
AUSTRIA
Graz
Project name: Life is Science
Lead organisation: ACIB
Website: https://www.lifeisscience.at/
Vienna
Project name: Forschung begreifen
Lead organisation: Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA)
BELGIUM
Brussels
Project name: SCI-TREK
Lead organisation: UCLouvain
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Banja Luka
Project name: RiNG-20
Lead organisation: TIDEA
BULGARIA
Burgas
Project name: FRESHER
Lead organisation: Centre for Research and Analysis
Website: http://www.fresher-researchersnight.bg
CYPRUS
Nicosia
Project name: The Night Deal
Lead organisation: Research and Innovation Foundation
CZECHIA
Prague
Project name: SCIENCzEch
Lead organisation: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava
DENMARK
Hvidovre
Project name: SESAM
Lead organisation: UCPH
FINLAND
Jyväskylä
Project name: TY2020
Lead organisation: University of Jyväskylä
GEORGIA
Tbilisi
Project name: CAPTAIN
Lead organisation: Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia
GERMANY
Kiel
Project name: SCIENCE4FUTURE
Lead organisation: Kiel Region GmbH
GREECE
Thessaloniki
Project name: ARES
Lead organisation: Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)
HUNGARY
Budapest
Project name: FAWORIT 2020
Lead organisation: Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development RCISD
Website: https://kutatokejszakaja.hu/
IRELAND
Cork
Project name: Cork Discovers 2020
Lead organisation: UCC Academy DAC
Dublin
Project name: START
Lead organisation: Trinity College Dublin
Website: https://www.tcd.ie/research/start
ISRAEL
Kiryat Shmona
Project name: ERNI2020
Lead organisation: Madatech-Israel National Museum of Science
ITALY
Bologna
Project name: SOCIETYnext
Lead organisation: CINECA
Florence
Project name: BRIGHT-NIGHT
Lead organisation: University of Florence
Website: http://www.santannapisa.it
Lecce
Project name: ERN-Apulia2
Lead organisation: University of Salento
Milano
Project name: MEET
Lead organisation: Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Rende (CS)
Project name: SuperScienceMe
Lead organisation: Università della Calabria
Rome
Project name: NET
Lead organisation: CNR- Istituto di Struttura della Materia
Across the country
Project name: SHARPER
Lead organisation: Psiquadro
MALTA
Valletta
Project name: SitC (Science in the City)
Lead organisation: University of Malta
MOLDOVA
Project name: MODERNight2020
Website: http://noapteacercetatorilor.md
MONTENEGRO
Podgorica
Project name: Montenight2020
Lead organisation: Prona Fondacija za promovisanje nauke / Montenegrin Science Promotion Foundation
NETHERLANDS
Rotterdam
Project name: Science Hotel
Lead organisation: Erasmus University Rotterdam
POLAND
Kraków
Project name: Researchers4ECO
Lead organisation: Małopolska Voivodeship
Poznan
Project name: Night for Earth
Lead organisation: Poznan University of Technology
Website: http://www.ifmpan.poznan.pl/en/news-archive/609-night-for-earth-2020-in-imp-pas.html
ROMANIA
Baia Mare
Project name: DoReMi-RO
Lead organisation: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (UAIC)
Website: http://noapteacercetatorilor.ro/
Bistrița
Project name: Science4future
Lead organisation: Babeș-Bolyai University
Bucharest
Project name: R4H2020
Lead organisation: Target Active Training
SERBIA
Belgrade
Project name: SCIMFONICOM 2020
Lead organisation: University of Belgrade-Faculty of Physical Chemistry
Novi Sad
Project name: Reconnect Upgrade 20
Lead organisation: Creative Educational Centre
SLOVAKIA
Bratislava
Project name: ERN 2020 SVK
Lead organisation: SOVVA Website:www.nocvyskumnikov.sk.
SLOVENIA
Ljubljana
Project name: HUMANITIES ROCK
Lead organisation: Univerza v Ljubljani
Across the country
Project name: NOCMOC
Lead organisation: Ustanova Hiša eksperimentov
Website: https://www.nocmoc.eu/
SPAIN
Almería
Project name: OPENRESEARCHERS2020
Lead organisation: Fundación Descubre
Girona (Catalonia)
Project name: EuNightCat20
Lead organisation: Universitat de Girona
Madrid city
Project name: ERNMadrid2020
Lead organisation: Fundación para el Conocimiento madrimasd
Oviedo
Project name: S-TEAM
Lead organisation: Itziar Ahedo – University of Oviedo
Zaragoza
Project name: Wanderlust
Lead organisation: ESCIENCIA EVENTOS CIENTÍFICOS S.L.
Website: https://araid.es/en/content/wanderlust-european-researcher%C2%B4s-night-la-noche-de-los-investigadores
SPAIN & PORTUGAL
La Laguna (Tenerife)
Project name: MACARONIGHT II
Lead organisation: LPRC – La Palma Research Centre for Future Studies SL
Website: https://macaronight.eu/macaronightpt/
SWEDEN
Project name: FORSKAFREDAG
Lead organisation: Vetenskap & Allmänhet (Public & Science)
Website: www.forskarfredag.se
TUNISIA
Tunis
Project name: GREEN NIGHT
Lead organisation: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR)
Website: https://green-night.tn/
UNITED KINGDOM
London
Project name: Eden2020
Lead organisation: Imperial College London
Website: http://www.eden2020.eu
Scotland
Project name: Explorathon’20
Website: www.explorathon.co.uk
South West England
Project name: FUTURES2020
Lead organisation: University of Bristol
Website: https://futures2020.co.uk/
Wales
Project name: ADIFF
Lead organisation: Cardiff University
Website: www.adiff.cymu