The IMDEA Institutes signed the agreement that seals their collaboration in the European Researchers’ Night 2016.

The European Researchers’ Night is an EU project that tries to bring researchers closer to society. The 2016 edition will take place simultaneously in more than 300 European cities on September 30th. In Madrid, and coordinated by the MadrI+D foundation, 20 academic and scientific institutions will develop 72 activities open to the entire public.

This year, the IMDEA Institutes participation will have as lead theme “A very Sporty Science or a very Scientific Sport”, and will occur in the Student Residence of the CSIC.

This activity is laid out as the simulation of what happens in the Olimpics after a competition finishes. Researchers from all seven IMDEA Institutes will be interviewed as medalists in their sports. We will have a closer look at their sport interests and how they impact their work, the parallelism between science and sport, and more that will be uncovered in the Researchers’ Night – including live questions from the audience.