Researchers' Night in Europe

Researchers’ Night 2010 is a European-wide project supported by the European Commission aimed on presentation of scientists and popularisation of science. It wants to show scientists as ordinary people that have their hopes, dreams and families and contribute to welfare of the whole society. Researchers’ Night 2010 in Slovakia will take place on 24th of September and consist of following events:

Main event in Avion Shopping Centre, Bratislava

Experiment and invention presentations
Biodiversity – presentation with topics related to International year of biodiversity
Artificial intelligence – demonstration of contemporary robotic systems
Science of the future, science for health, science around us, playful science, etc.
Projection of the night sky

Science cafés, debates
Debates with Slovak scientist about various topics
Music and literature venue where scientist present their own creativity

Science show
Competitions for children and adults
Showcase of interesting results of Slovak scientists
Music bands with participation of scientists
Interviews with Slovak scientists
Live broadcasts of Researcher’s night from other countries

Slovak National Museum, Bratislava

Biodiversity Exhibition
Exhibition introduces to its visitors both with living and non-living components of nature and presents the diversity and variety of living organisms

Mathematics for fun’ exhibition
Vernissage accompanied with a lecture

Day-long event in Museum of natural history and SNM
Science lectures, games, quizzes, presentations and debates

Botanic Garden, Bratislava
Illuminated green-houses
Lectures (Ornamental and agricultural tropic and subtopic plants, Cactus and succulent plants growing and their practical use, How to tend bonsais)

Children’s’ Museum, Bratislava
Free entrance from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Science presentations understandable for children

Observatory in Tatranská Lomnica
Observation of the night sky with a lecture

Shopping Centre Optima, Košice
Experiment and invention booths
Show with a host
Debates, lectures, movie screenings, a science café, exhibitions

Competitions
Drawing contest ‘Biodiversity 2010’, pupils of primary schools and primary art schools
Photo contest ‘Portrait of a scientist’, students of secondary schools and universities



Researchers' Night 2010 in Europe:
Researchers’ Night European webpage
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Portugal
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Spain
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Belgium
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Netherlands
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Luxembourgh
Researchers’ Night 2010 in United Kingdom (1), (2)
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Scotland
Researchers’ Night 2010 in France
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Germany (1), (2), (3)
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Italy (1), (2)
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Sweden
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Norway
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Finland
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Iceland
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Estonia
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Latvia
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Lithuania
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Poland
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Czech Republic
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Romania
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Bulgaria
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Cyprus
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Malta
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Greece
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Slovenia
Researchers’ Night 2010 in Hungary (1), (2)