Bright-Night 2022 Siena, this year’s events dedicated to Piero Angela
Researchers return to animate Siena and to open to the public the research centers for Bright-Night 2022, the European Night of Researchers and Researchers.
Bright-Night, to be held on September 30th and also in the previous days, it will be the occasion for the projects ofUniversity of Siena in all fields of science and knowledge, with a specific focus on sustainability and social challenges, through a rich and inclusive program of events open to the public, with initiatives designed for an audience of all ages. There are over 100 University initiatives that will be held in Siena on 30 Septemberbut also in Arezzo, Grosseto and San Giovanni Valdarno.
The University of Siena has decided to dedicate the events of this year’s edition to the great popularizer Piero Angela. Piero Angela, awarded in 2019 the Honoris Causa master’s degree in “Communication strategies and techniques” and the doctoral ring, in fact marked a fundamental era in the field of scientific communication in Italy.
At the University of Siena the day of September 30 will open at 3 pm in the rectorate with the ceremony of the Ph.D. Degrees, a moment of celebration of the University PhDs who obtained their qualifications during the last year. The event will be attended by lo writer Marco Malvaldi.
And then from 16 the University departments will propose events, demonstrations, laboratories and experiments; many topics will be discussed: from precious stones to Antarctica, from augmented reality to the environment, biodiversity, archeology, medicine, sustainable development, robotic technologies and much more; there will be interactive quizzes, surveys and exhibitions.
Among the many activities is scheduled, at 17.30 in the rectorate, the appointment with Franco MalerbaThe first Italian astronauton the topic “New Space Economy: A Moment of Transformation from Government and Defense to Commercial Services and Private Entrepreneurship“. The event is organized, together with the University for Foreigners of Siena, in collaboration with the Tour4EU Association.
Even the Santa Chiara workshop of the University will present numerous initiatives in the name of sustainability and more. Among these “What time is the end of the world? Sustainability dialogue on “held in collaboration with Siena Food Lab, a joint initiative between Santa Chiara Lab and Fondazione Mps. Participants, among others, Antonio Pietro Marzo, General of the Army Corps Command Forestry, Environmental and Agri-food Units of the Carabinieri; Carlo Rossi, president of the Mps Foundation, also participates. The rich program of initiatives is published at: santachiaralab.unisi.it/newsroom/post/al-santa-chiara-lab-arriva-bright-la-notte-dei-ricercatori-2022.
Bright-Night 2022 will also be an opportunity to talk about the conflict in Ukraine with “The war in Ukraine: a fundamental hub for the international system”, The meeting will be held at 16 hours in the rectorate.
The activities of the Tuscan penitentiary university centerthe event will be held at Palazzo San Galgano, via Roma 47, at 5 pm.
L’Direct Europe of the University of Siena will be present in the rectorate with the exhibition space “European corner“.
Also present the Museum system of the University of Siena (SiMUS), with the initiatives of the Museum of Medical Instrumentation.
L’Botanical Garden in the afternoon of the University of Siena will offer guided tours to discover the Garden, and then the usual guided tour at night, as well as other activities. Reservations are open ([email protected]).
There are also several musical events. At 19 hours the jazz concert of the Guglielmo Santimone Trio. The event is organized byUniversity for Foreigners of Siena, in collaboration with Siena Jazz.
While you give it 20 hoursat the Medici Fortress, is expected the musical appointment with DJ Ralf which will animate a DJ set. Representative and invited in the house and electronic music scene, even if his DJ sets range and touch the most sonorities, from Afro rhythms, to Latin melodies, from tribal sounds to gospel voices. The performance will open from the set of Sienese DJ Antonio Marki.
Another musical appointment is scheduled, starting at 21 hours at the crypt of the San Francesco headquarters (piazza San Francesco). To perform will be the musical group “Gli amici di Pippo“. Tribute band by Fabrizio De André. Their highly appreciated repertoire runs through the entire production of the Genoese singer-songwriter.
While at the rectorate building, always at 21 hoursthe screening of the film will be held “After love”, By the CUG Single University Guarantee Committee.
In anticipation of Bright-Night 2022, the September 29 annex 21 hoursalways at the crypt of the seat of San Francesco, will be held on concert by Isotta. With his “Romantic Tour 2022”. An excellent “Waiting for Bright-Night”, during which the Sienese singer-songwriter, graduated from the University of Sienawill present his debut album.
Initiative with partners
The Bright-Night initiatives see the collaboration of various partners in the area, including: the Municipality of Siena, Toscana Life Sciences, Sei Toscana, Gsk, ARDSU Toscana, Comunity Hub-hybrid cultures with Vernice Progetti Culturali, Siena Art Institut onlus, Opera of the Siena Metro, Vita Foundation, Accademia dei Fisiocritici, ISS Tito Sarrocchi, Monte dei Paschi di Siena Foundation and others.
The University of Siena proposes many initiatives with partners. Among these rooms: the “Walks in Palazzo Sansedoni with Community Hub-hybrid cultures with Vernice Progetti Culturali,” Educating in ecology “with Hybrid Cultures and Siena Art Institut onlus, Sei Toscana proposes” Together for proper waste management “, while Toscana Life Science will present “LifeScienceCity – A digital city to disseminate scientific culture” and “From patient to antibody: a research journey into the world of viruses”, GSK Vaccines proposes “Playing with science:, experimenting, preventing”, LEMOS – Laboratory for education for sustainable mobility and CAI section of Siena will propose “A stroll between memory and the reuse of the railway”, a walk starting from the Mens Sana car park, “We are at the Opera! Study projects for the Siena Cathedral ”is the title of the event with the Opera della Metropolitana di Siena.
The detailed program with all the appointments is published at: www.bright-night.it/enti-di-ricerca/universita-di-siena.
Bright night in Tuscany
The whole world of research in Tuscany is mobilized for BRIGHTNIGHT: the team of promoters – the staff Universities (University of Florence, Pisa, Siena, Siena Foreigners, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca) and a wide network of research bodies – including the National Research Council (CNR) , the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), the National Institute of Astrophysics – Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (INAF-OAA) – with the support of the Tuscany Region, as part of Giovanisì, the regional project for the autonomy of young people.
BRIGHT-NIGHT regional activities will take place in Arezzo, Cascina, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Florence, Grosseto, Lucca, Pisa, Prato, San Giovanni Valdarno, Siena.
The Night of researchers in Tuscany is a project funded by the HORIZON-MSCA-Citizens-2022 program of the European Commission, within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. The name chosen for the project in Tuscany combines the word night the acronym “Brilliant Researchers Impact on Growth Health and Trust in research”: a message of trust in the commitment of many researchers and addressed to the great public. The detailed program of all regional initiatives supported by UNICOOP Firenze is available on the website www.bright-night.it.
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Published on September 29, 2022