About us
The institutions belonging to the Group 9 of Universities (G-9) come together for the third consecutive year in a consortium to jointly celebrate the European Researchers’ Night 2022 and 2023, coordinated by the University of Cantabria. The European Commission (EC) will finance the activities that the Group will carry out on September 30, 2022 and September 29, 2023 within the framework of the aforementioned initiative for scientific and technological dissemination under the name G9 Missions. The project was conceived within the Scientific Culture working group of the G-9 Research Sector and constitutes one of the first collaborative projects of the Group 9 of Universities with funding from European Union programs.
The participating universities are those of Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Balearic Islands, Oviedo, Basque Country, Public of Navarra and Zaragoza, with the collaboration of the University of La Rioja.
How are we going to do it?
The research staff of these universities will show the most human side of science with a varied and balanced program between experimental sciences and humanities. Thus, workshops, demonstrations, games or competitions will be held with more than a hundred activities available to all audiences but paying special attention to young people of school age.
The European Researchers’ Night will be dedicated to the 5 Missions of the European Union. These will support Europe’s transformation into a greener, healthier, more inclusive and resilient continent. Its aim is to bring tangible benefits to European citizens and involve them in its design, implementation and monitoring.
European Union missions
- Adaptation to climate change: support at least 150 European regions and communities to become resilient to climate change by 2030.
- Cancer: Improving the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030 through prevention, cure and, in the case of people affected by cancer, including their families, so that they live longer and better lives.
- Restore our ocean and waters by 2030.
- Have a hundred smart and climate-neutral cities by 2030.
- A Soil Deal for Europe: 100 “living labs” and “lighthouses” to lead the transition to healthy soils by 2030.
Who are the promoters of the activity?
The European Researchers’ Night, which is held in more than 370 cities on the continent, is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) – an initiative to promote scientific careers in Europe -, which is part of Horizon Europe, Research and Innovation Framework Programme of the European Union. Its main objectives are to bring researchers closer to the public so that they know their work and benefits to society, as well as promoting the choice of a scientific career among students, eliminating gender barriers.
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