Researchers from all five University schools participate in the annual Researchers’ Night in Laugardalshöll on Saturday 28 September between 1 and 6 pm. An automated knitting machine; cells from the immune system; folk traditions through the ages; marine animals; life in Iceland in the 18th century, and the ever-so-popular Teddy bear hospital will be waiting for you at the University of Iceland's booths.
Researchers’ Night is held simultaneously in many major European cities during the last weekend in September. The aim is to bring together scientists from universities, institutes, and companies so that the general public can learn about their work in a lively and often unexpected manner. Guests get the opportunity to explore and test various gadgets and equipment used in research, examine research products and talk to the scientists about their research, science, and innovation. People of all ages have attended Researchers’ Night in previous years, with the main emphasis on exploring the world of science for all generations.
Scientists and students at the University of Iceland will bring their top game to this great celebration of science and offer an interesting journey into science. Guests can also learn about Icelandic pop studies, take a health trip, play the textile game, and study the dictionary for clothing production. You can also learn about how the shape of our ears determines how we hear, how social workers work with children in accordance with the new law on children’s welfare, and try resuscitation and the various equipment nurses use in their work.
The animal kingdom plays a big role in the University’s section and guests can handle sea creatures and see how zebrafish are used in research, how ants communicate, how the Arctic charr has developed, and foreign peculiar spiders. Guest can also try to stitch together a fake wound and answer questions on cyber security, see LEGO models of important Icelandic infrastructures, learn about artificial intelligence and quantum computers and technology as well as be interviewed on just about anything at the UI studio.
The University of Iceland Science Centre will be there with a number of workshops and gadgets which have been popular among the young for decades.
The Researchers’ Night in Iceland is organised by RANNÍS, the Icelandic Centre for Research, and the programme can be found on their website.