Researchers’ Night online raised wide interest on 27 November

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, Researchers’ Night, which has made new records in the number of science event audience in previous years, was organised this year as an online event. In the night, the online event collected more than a thousand spectators. In addition, the day programme provided for school-aged children received wide interest in the schools of Central Finland and beyond.
Published
2.12.2020

– It’s delighting that the audience found the well-rounded programme of Researchers’ Night also online. For example, many programme items directed to school children were fully booked well before the event; it shows that science and research interest younger and older people alike, says Janne Pakarinen, the national coordinator of the event.

At the University of Jyväskylä, the about thirty programme items ensured a well-rounded display of scientific themes. The morning programme was designed especially for younger age groups, ranging from toddlers to school children and youth. The evening programme offered contents both for adults and for the whole family.

For this part, the “Evening of Sport and Health Sciences: Topical issues from childhood to old age” collected more than 600 viewers. Also the bangs, small explosions and colour lights presented by the Department of Chemistry attracted a large audience.

Among others, the poisonous frogs and other biological themes as well as the escape room with its zombies received plenty of positive feedback from the audience. Some programme contents were available also in live surroundings: the audio-enhanced nature path and mobile guides led people to the buildings and nature of Jyväskylä.

Some parts of the programme can be accessed still for a couple of weeks at: events.liveto.io/events/tutkijoiden-yo. The platform requires logging in, for which you need to create login credentials free of charge.

So, if you haven’t yet have time to take a peek into a coronavirus laboratory, test your knowledge about parasites or play a memory game, now is your chance!

In Finland, the Researchers’ Night was organised by the University of Jyväskylä, University of Eastern Finland, Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP), French Institute, and VTT.

Further information:

Communications Manager Liisa Harjula, tel. 040 805 4403, liisa.harjula@jyu.fi

National Coordinator Janne Pakarinen, tel. 040 805 4900, janne.pakarinen@jyu.fi

Communications Intern Minna Selkälä, tel. 040 831 6228, minna.i.selkala@jyu.fi

This Researchers’ Night project is funded under the European Commission Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, agreement number 954755.