Rome will be the capital of science for two days thanks to the European Researchers’ Night 2021 with the NET Scienza Insieme project and its scientific partnership of excellence. Friday 24 and Saturday 25 September, from 18.00 to 23.00, the City of the Other Economy – in the Testaccio district of Rome – will host events, workshops, activities for children, talks, meetings with researchers to bring the general public of all ages closer to science themes.
On the occasion of the 2021 edition, CNR, ENEA, INAF, INFN, INGV, ISPRA, CINECA, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Tuscia, UNINETTUNO Telematic University will meet in a single place to involve citizens in the numerous events, all free. Central themes of this edition are the global challenge of climate change and the actions of the European Green Deal for a more sustainable European economy.
From questions about the stars, to those about the depths of the Earth, during the events, the researchers of the NET Project will answer the many questions related to science and beyond. To welcome guests, thanks to the evening lectures-shows, there will also be superheroes ready to test scientists with their superpowers!
In the two days we will go to the discovery of space and how our Planet works, we will understand which of our actions can have significant consequences for the ecosystem, starting from the ongoing climate changes.
Do not miss the events dedicated to exploring the remote and most inhospitable areas of the Earth, such as the polar bases, where it will be possible to connect with the scientists who are in the research stations. Furthermore, a special exhibition dedicated to the Arctic and Antarctica will be set up to discover life in extreme conditions together. It will be possible to understand what the environmental impact on Earth is by calculating one’s ecological footprint, discovering new eco-friendly materials and how to get rid of single-use plastic. We will talk about the sea and the threat of microplastics with a comic about the adventures of a sea turtle named Carrie.
The secrets of light will be revealed, the magic of chemistry, we will discover why leaves change color, the secrets of marine biology, up to observing planets such as Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon with a didactic telescope.
Space also for the little ones with astrokids and astronomy laboratories. The Supercomputer could not be missing, a simulation, dynamic, speed game to understand how a supercomputer works and how to program, what are the applications in scientific research and cultural heritage. The children will then be able to transform themselves into “little scientists” and participate in experiments and activities to learn how to recycle properly together with the superheroes of science.
Both days will be enriched by talks and conferences-shows: September 24 will be the turn of “Il Kyoto Fisso! Climate change between science, art and mysticism! ”, Curated by CNR-IIA, in which the climate physicist Antonello Pasini (CNR), an anthropologist and a theater company will reveal the future of the climate on Earth. And, again, again on the 24th, the zoologist Papik Genovesi (ISPRA), the astrophysicist Martina Cardillo (INAF), the biologist Nicoletta Ademollo (CNR) will be the protagonists of “Where no one has ever gone before … but scientists do!”, the adventurous scientific research in the most inaccessible places for the human species with a special connection with Angelo Viola (CNR) from the Svalbard Islands. Saturday 25, however, we start with “The other economy is circular!”, How to avoid waste and make the best use of resources while respecting the environment, with Lucia Muto (ISPRA) and Claudia Brunori (ENEA) with the support of PUT; to follow, in collaboration with Romics, the International Festival of Comics, Animation, Cinema and Games, NET researchers and researchers will take the stage and cosplay of the most powerful heroes on Earth with “The Science of Superheroes”: Marco Gisotti (journalist) together Fabio Chiarello (CNR) and Catalina Curceanu (INFN), Cecilia Silvestri (ISPRA), Michele Munafò (ISPRA) will work alongside mutants, men of steel and invisible women, to discover together how research has inspired comics and how fantasy has inspired scientists. To learn more: https://www.scienzainsieme.it/notte-europea-dei-ricercatori-net-citta-altra-igianato-roma-24-25-09-21/
NET’s Night will also take place on 24 September in other Italian cities: Livorno, Chioggia, La Spezia, the island of Lampedusa, Bologna, in collaboration with the SOCIETY project, and in Viterbo. In the city of Tuscia, at the Santa Maria in Gradi Complex, the Night will be animated with events, games, demonstration activities and free presentations open to the public. To learn more: https://www.scienzainsieme.it/notte-europea-dei-ricercatori-net-viterbo-24-09-21/.
The NET project
Eleven of the most important public research bodies and universities in our country adhere to the NET Project: CNR (which is also the leader), ENEA, INAF, INFN, INGV, ISPRA, CINECA, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” , Sapienza University of Rome, University of Tuscia, UNINETTUNO International Telematic University.
The idea of the NET Project was born from the experience of Scienza Insieme which for some years has seen the same partners collaborate together on the issues of dissemination, training and information, and who had already participated in other editions of the European Researchers’ Night.
The NET network includes many realities from the world of research and culture present in the area. Among the many collaborations that with the Enrico Fermi Research Center, a prestigious public research body, the Botanical Garden of Rome, the Italian Naval League, Federparchi, Anec Lazio, AIGAE Lazio coordination; The City of Science (Naples), Livorno Naval League; Ligurian Technological District; the Naturalistic Museum of the Prenestini Mountains, Resina (Naturalistic Museum System of Lazio), Maxxi Museum, Palazzo Rospigliosi and numerous associations and important realities of the Casetta Rossa area, Fusolab 2.0, Centro Antartide (Univerde); FotoSub Club; Green Cross Italy; Digital Astronomy Group; Meles Meles; Neulos; Neural Research; Open City; Science Enterprise; Castelli Romani systems; Tor Bella Monaca Theater (Seven Cults); UAI – Italian Amateur Astronomers Union.
The European Researchers’ Night is a HORIZON 2020bis project, implemented with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, and has been taking place since 2005 in 430 cities in the European Union, involving 1.6 million visitors, 36,000 researchers, hundreds of Centers and Bodies of research, universities, associations and numerous other important realities engaged in scientific dissemination. All the activities carried out for the European Researchers’ Night are free and aim to bring the citizens of the 27 countries of the European Union closer to the world of science.
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