European Researchers' Night

A vibrant science festival full of music, dance, shows, science battles, and a cozy get-together. For all the curious minds!

Researchers are searching for solutions to the major challenges of our time. Every day, they work in their labs, dig into the earth, dive into the oceans, or analyze texts to help move our society forward. To celebrate—and critically examine — these researchers and the solutions they uncover, the European Researchers’ Night is organized annually across Europe. This year, it will take place on Friday evening, September 26th.

In the Netherlands, Groningen is the place to be! The four UG Schools for Science and Society, together with Forum Groningen and other partners, are organizing the European Researchers’ Night — a fantastic science festival featuring over 50 program elements around the theme Create Your Own Future. Residents of the city and region, students, researchers, and non-researchers alike: all curious minds are welcome!

Throughout the evening, you can enjoy mini-lectures, experiments, quizzes, and installations. Dance to the soulful music of Katie Koss, join biologist Auke Florian Hiemstra to learn all about recycling birds, print your own future snacks, or discover — together with presenter Dzifa Kusenuh — how many microplastics are in your body. Stay tuned to the website for the full program.

Listen, talk, experiment, and join the quiz — are you in? Tickets (7,50) include a free drink token.

The European Researchers’ Night is co-funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, grant agreement No. 101162172, and the Groningen Agreement.

The programme is created by: UG Schools for Science and Society*, Studium Generale, University Museum, Young Academy Groningen, Science LinX, Forum Groningen, and BKB | The Campaign Agency.

*Through its four Schools for Science and Society, the University of Groningen is committed to addressing four crucial societal themes: more healthy years (Aletta Jacobs School), the digital society, technology and Artificial Intelligence (Jantina Tammes School), a sustainable society (Rudolf Agricola School), and energy and climate (Wubbo Ockels School). Together with the public, educational institutions, governments, and the business community, these challenges are tackled to help move the world forward.