This year's Researchers' Night was a great success again!

Through entertaining and inspiring demonstrations, experiments, lab tours and other exciting activities, people of all ages were introduced to the many new advances in scientific research. Research institutes, universities, laboratories, libraries and museums, among others, invited the general public to thousands of free public events.

The series of events provided more than 2 400 programmes to around 32 000 visitors in more than 250 venues in around 60 cities, covering almost the whole country.

The event was organised by a consortium led by the RCISD with the support of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme.

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Interview on one of the most exciting science-show events of the year

The European Researchers' Night is a series of free events across Europe to promote science and careers in research. The last weekend of September is a perfect opportunity to get a glimpse into the secrets of different scientific disciplines.

Through fun and inspiring lectures, experiments, laboratory visits and other playful activities, people of all ages will be able to discover the many new findings of scientific research. The main aim of the event, initiated by the European Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, is to make the diverse work of researchers and developers attractive to young people - boys and girls alike.

The European Researchers' Night aims to:

• bring research and researchers closer to the public
• promote excellent research projects across Europe and beyond 
• increase the interest of young people in science and research careers 
• showcase the impact of researchers’ work on people’s daily lives This year, the event will take place in 26 countries on Friday 29 September 2023.

This year, our consortium invited the main organisers of other events to fill in an online questionnaire. The answers and the pictures speak for themselves. The interviews are presented in the document below.

With the support of Egis Pharmaceutical Company and the RCISD Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development, as the Hungarian coordinator of the European Researchers' Night, organised a round table discussion on the state of chemistry education and the possibilities of promoting chemistry as a subject in connection with this year's Researchers' Night. Egis provided the venue and was actively involved in mobilising teachers.

During the discussion, participants shared their thoughts on the challenges and problems of chemistry teaching and possible solutions. The three most pressing problems identified were the relatively low number of lessons, the shortage of teachers and the lack of equipment.

The organisers of the Researchers' Night, in cooperation with Egis, support all initiatives to promote chemistry and disseminate good practices.

The IYPT (International Young Physicists' Tournament) - Physics World Cup) is the largest and most respected international team competition in high school physics.

Application and selection procedure:

• You must register by 31 October at hypt.elte.hu.
• From the 17 problems published on the website, you must choose one problem of your choice a freely chosen problem.
• The research results must be presented in an essay of up to 8 pages and in Hungarian by 28 November - Round 1.
• The 20 students with the most points will be invited to the 2nd round (mid-December, in English)
• After that, preparation for the competition will take place at home and at the Eötvös Loránd University University with the help of coaches.