Friday, September 24, the European Researchers' Night will end with several final events. The European Researchers' Night-ERN project, funded by the EU's H2020 programme, has been held every year since 2005 in 400 cities across the European Union, involving 1.6 million visitors, hundreds of researchers, research centres, organisations, universities, and several associations and organisations. Sapienza University is participating in the events organised by Scienza Insieme NET, the network that has promoted four months of science in the run-up to the final night.

The September 24 and 25 events will take place at the Città dell'Altra Economia (Testaccio, Rome); various partners of the NET consortium, researchers and show business personalities will attend it.  Sapienza will be present with a large delegation of various departments of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences (including Biology and Biotechnology, Environmental Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth Sciences) and museums belonging to the Faculty, in collaboration with the National Institute of Nuclear Physics Roma1, offering seminars, talks, hands-on workshops, games and experiments set up in the booths. Admission is free, starting at 6 pm. EU Digital Covid Certificate-Green pass (OR non-EU equivalent required.

The full programme is available on the Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences website.

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Since the events started on Friaday, June 4, researchers have been carried out workshops, in-person and virtual tours, games and experiments, and interactive lectures to introduce adults and children to science. The events is mainly in Italian . The "aspettando la notte" events (waiting for the night), all free of charge, all took place in Rome, Viterbo, and many other Italian cities: a busy programme throughout the country, from north to south all NET locations.

The initiatives aim to increase public awareness and involvement in the global challenge of climate change by informing the public about the actions of the European Green Deal and the Recovery Fund for a more sustainable economy. Particular attention will be paid to young people and schools. Researchers will carry out online and in-person workshops and games such as the NET treasure hunt to entertain students in a fun and exciting way and stimulate their interest in science.

Among the scientific personalities who animated the 2021 edition, the Nobel Prize for Physics Michel Mayor held two meetings in September 8 and 9 in the Aula Magna. He talked about exoplanets and the discovery of the cosmos beyond our solar system. 

 NET is a project of the European Researchers' Night funded by the European Commission under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions | G.A.101036127

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