Granada celebrates the most ambitious edition of the ‘European Researchers’ Night’

This Friday, September 26, Granada will once again join in the celebration of the European Researchers’ Night , a scientific outreach event held simultaneously in more than 400 European cities. This year, Granada celebrates its most ambitious edition yet. With 31 stands, more than 200 activities, and the participation of thirty institutions, Granada will become a major open-air science outreach and promotion center, open to all citizens.

The  European Researchers’ Night  in Granada, Ceuta, and Melilla is organized by a large group of scientific and educational organizations that, for over a decade, have been part of the Andalusian consortium working to bring science closer to society. Admission to the various activities is free and open to the public. The program includes workshops, talks, shows, micro-meetings with researchers, scientific demonstrations, and interactive activities for all ages.

“The European Researchers’ Night continues to grow with each edition we hold in Granada, and this year we’re breaking records in both the number of participating institutions and the number of proposals,” the organizers emphasize. For them, this “is a unique opportunity to learn about science firsthand and enjoy an event with the family that unites knowledge, fun, and citizen participation.”

This year, for the first time, the number of scientific stands reached 31. New institutions are also joining the event, such as the Medina Foundation and two centers of the Higher Center for Scientific Research, completing the research representation in the city: the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (IACT) and the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC). These two centers complement the participation of other CSIC centers such as the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, the Zaidín Experimental Station, the School of Arabic Studies, and the López Neyra Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine.

Likewise, the University of Granada is strengthening its commitment to scientific outreach with an unprecedented effort. In addition to the centers that already participated in 2024—such as the Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), the Faculty of Education Sciences, the Center for Research in Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), the Andalusian Interuniversity Institute for Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI), and the IFMIF DONES project—this year, the Joint University Institute for Sport and Health (iMUDS) will be joining the program, which will carry out an ambitious program of activities focused on health, physical exercise, and citizen participation.

The event aims to focus on a younger audience this year. Therefore, one of the main focuses will be children, with the expansion of the KID CORNER, an exclusive space with six stands dedicated to scientific activities for boys and girls. This commitment to children seeks to foster scientific vocations from an early age through fun workshops, experiments, and interactive games.

The  European Researchers’ Night  is part of the European Commission’s Horizon Europe program and its main objective is to bring researchers closer to the public, demonstrating the impact of science on everyday life.

Check out the activities in which the GENyO centre participates: