Night of the Researchers, under the credits U*Night, is an annual event that takes place on the same day, simultaneously in over 25 European countries (this year it's Friday 29 September), to celebrate knowledge, discoveries and the benefits of research.

Researchers' Night Program this year includes conferences, interactive experiments, debates and competitions with prizes, in an unfolding throughout the day of September 29, but also in the satellite events associated with the U*NIGHT action, from September 22, "Discover your environment!", Science Cafe & Interactive Experiments event, held between 11 a.m. and 12.30:6 p.m. at the Secondary School in Dumbrăvița and the post-event on October 11, held between 12.30 a.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. at the Secondary School in Ciclova Română.

The events are organized with the financing of the European Union, through the actions of Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the one in Timișoara taking place in 2023 through the organization ensured within UNITA alliance, composed of universities from Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and Romania, including the Western University of Timișoara.

The main purpose of the event is to bring together researchers and the general public, to allow interaction with science and researchers, in a relaxed and friendly setting, but also to promote public awareness of the global problems that science tries to solve . One of the messages is to show that researchers are ordinary people, with an unusual job, who contribute to the development of communities through what they do every day. Through this event, natural phenomena encountered in everyday life are brought back to the public's attention, to which physics gives a truly spectacular scientific explanation.

In addition to the experiments addressed to all ages, the organizers of the event have also prepared a program that includes activities such as:

• researchers' debates on topics of major importance regarding the circular economy, climate change, smart cities, cancer, renewable energies, cultural heritage;
• the awarding of prizes to the winners of the graphics and drawing competitions with the theme "Renewable energies" and the competition with the title "The interactive crystal growing lab"
• science-cafe in The Urban Garden of the West University of Timișoara on the theme "Circular economy",
• interactive experiments, made at ExperimentariumTM and in the large hall of UVT.

The event "Researchers' Night 2023 - U*NIGHT" is organized at the University of the West Timișoara and in the locations of the partners, at the Faculty of Physics and the Department for Relations with the Pre-University Environment (DRMP), in cooperation with other Faculties and Departments of the University of the West, at ExperimentariumTM, as well as with the help of the Timișoara, Dumbrăvița and Ciclova Română town halls. The project benefits from funding from the European Union (grant 101061610) within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. The coordinator of the event from UVT is Assoc. Univ. Dr. Marius Ștef, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Physics, West University of Timișoara.

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