MEDNIGHT 2024: Uniting Science and Culture Across the Mediterranean

September 20, 2024 – The Mediterranean’s most anticipated celebration of science and culture, MEDNIGHT—The Mediterranean Researchers’ Night, is set to take place on September 27th, 2024. This international event will bring together eight Mediterranean countries—Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Tunisia, Turkey, Bosnia, and France—for a night dedicated to scientific discovery, cultural exchange, and public engagement. MEDNIGHT highlights the importance of science in everyday life by creating spaces where researchers and the public can meet, exchange ideas, and explore the wonders of innovation and knowledge.

A Mediterranean-Wide Celebration
On September 27th, cities across the Mediterranean will come alive with a variety of activities designed to bring science closer to the public. Participants can expect to explore captivating hands-on experiments, delve into the future of clean energy, and engage with researchers in interactive science workshops. Streets will be transformed into vibrant festivals of discovery, offering live science demonstrations, experiments, and exhibits.

Join us in celebrating science across Mytilene, Lemnos, Rhodes, Syros, Chios, Samos, and Xanthi with a range of engaging activities:
✨ Exhibitions
Talks
Documentary screenings
Workshops for students and the general public

Highlighting Women in Science
MEDNIGHT 2024 places a special emphasis on making the contributions of women researchers more visible. It recognizes the vital role women have played in scientific progress and strives to inspire future generations of female scientists through its outreach activities. This emphasis on gender equality aligns with the global push for greater inclusion and representation of women in the STEM fields.

The MEDNIGHT Team
The MEDNIGHT team consists of organizations from across the Mediterranean, including Genopolys, the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (CHUT), Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), SciCo in Greece and Cyprus, the Monastir Science Palace, the European Women Rectors Association, Kadir Has University in Turkey, CIEMAT, Museo Didáctico Interactivo de Ciencias (MUDIC), El Caleidoscopio, and others. Coordination is led by the University of Messina in Italy.

For more information, visit www.mednight.eu/activities and follow @mednighteu and @SciCo on social media for updates and details on events near you.

Discover the program of activities for each city and island on the official website of Researchers' Night: https://researchersnight.gr/events/ .