European Researchers’ Night

ForskarFredag

Niklas Arnberg talks about the coronavirus to visitors while colleague Mikael Elofsson watches. Photo: Gaby Beans Picón

The last Friday in September has been designated European Researchers’ Night by the European Commission. Throughout Europe activities are organised to show how exciting research can be and that researchers are ordinary people with extraordinary jobs. The target group is the general public, especially young people. Activities include experiments, interactive activities, exhibitions, dialogue with researchers, science cafés, science shows, workshops and competitions.

European Researchers’ Night was organised for the first time in 2005 around Europe and in a number of locations in Sweden. In 2006, it was organised under the name ForskarFredag (ResearcherFriday) and was coordinated by VA. Since then, Researchers’ Night has been arranged annually and coordinated by VA in partnership with the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova.

European Researchers’ Night in Sweden is organised by universities, science centres, museums, archives, research centres, municipalities, science parks and regional development councils across the whole of Sweden.

As part of European Researchers’ Night, VA organises the Researchers’ Grand Prix and runs mass experiments with schools across Sweden.

Another part of ForskarFredag is the concept ‘borrow a researcher’. Researchers visit schools, non-profit associations or workplaces, to talk about their work as a researcher and the wider societal context of their research – either in person or online. An online booking platform facilitates the booking of researchers. Read more about Borrow a Researcher.

For more information about European Researchers’ Night in Sweden visit the ForskarFredag / European Researchers’ Night website

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Cancer researcher named Sweden’s best science communicator 2023

Sofie Mohlin, a cancer researcher at Lund University, has won the 2023 Researchers’ Grand Prix. She earned the title of Sweden’s best science communicator at the final held on 23… Läs mer

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2023-11-24 |

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2023-11-24 |

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Press Releases, Researchers' Grand Prix

Record numbers participate in Swedish Researchers’ Night activities

During this year’s ForskarFredag (European Researchers’ Night in Sweden), held from 25 to 30 September 2023, over 37,000 people seized the opportunity to delve into the world of research, engaging… Läs mer

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2023-11-03 |

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2023-12-13 |

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Activity summaries, European Researchers' Night

Countdown to the final of the Swedish Researchers’ Grand Prix: Who is best at presenting their research?

Carbon dioxide storage, using chickens to understand cancer, how the forest can benefit from a successful date, health information, norms in schools, and Alzheimer’s research – these are all insights… Läs mer

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2023-11-01 |

Uppdaterad:

2023-11-08 |

Kategorier:

News articles, Researchers' Grand Prix
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