The project OPEN aims to investigate the central communication function at academic institutions, i.e. the PR/Communications offices in Portugal, the UK, Germany, Italy and Turkey and relationships with the meso-level, i.e. with the RIs that they host. This innovative study moves beyond previous ones given the new type of data collected, its scale and comparability.…
A seminar to be held on 20 October, following the success of the meetings dedicated to seduction which were held during the same period as the ‘Paparazzi‘ photo exhibition. Photographers and celebrities from the Dolce Vita era to the present today: a new series of events entitled ‘What remains of the stars and celebrities‘. Stardom…
Concepts like ”post truth” and ”alternative facts” are being increasingly used, mainly in American politics, but also in debate internationally. Does this indicate a crisis of confidence in research? Not in Sweden anyway. A new report shows that the Swedes’ confidence in universities is greater than ever before. “Perhaps the political threat to scientific knowledge…
The goal of SHARPER is to make the passions of researchers accessible and comprehensible to everyone, starting from the young generations, through communication formats and engaging activities that take place in unusual places and make researchers’ lives a shared experience with a large audience in Italy. Researchers are evidence hunters, their passion for facts, data…
What do teenagers think of science and technology? What are their interests and their school experiences? How do they imagine their future as workers? What do teenagers think of science and technology? What are their interests and their school experiences? How do they imagine their future as workers?
The project involves three secondary schools of Parma. The main objective of the project is to study the different perceptions of female and male students for laboratory activities carried out during the school year. In this way it was possible to experiment, within each institute, different activities and modalities in order to define a…
The Marzotto Project recognizes excellence in works that school propose for a specific issue. This year the students will deal with the theme: the family I wish. The competition provides for the presentation of papers concerning this important nucleus of the society. Over time the concept of the traditional family has evolved, seeing the constitution…
On the occasion of the ‘Seduction’ exhibition. Myth and art in ancient Greece. A series of meetings, wine-tasting sessions, concerts and readings starting on 17 February at the ‘Gallerie d’Italia – Palazzo Leoni Montanari’ showrooms in Vicenza. Organised in collaboration with Observa Science in Society. Guests include Umberto Curi, Gene Gnocchi, Elena Zeni, Alice Pace,…
On 6 June a workshop entitled ‘The Future of Food‘ was held at the Biblioteca Internazionale La Vigna, an international library in Vicenza. An event organised within the framework of the three-year European Inprofood project, which involves 18 organisations from 13 different European countries. The project aims to create opportunities for reflection and comparisons between…