{"id":183424,"date":"2025-06-26T11:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/news\/save-the-date-torna-bright-night\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:15:31","slug":"save-the-date-bright-night-is-back","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/news\/save-the-date-bright-night-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Date: BRIGHT-NIGHT Is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The brightest night of the year is nearly here! Mark your calendar for<strong> Friday, 26 September<\/strong>: the<strong> European Researchers\u2019 Night<\/strong> is returning, an event launched in 2005 at the initiative of the European Commission. As always, researchers will take centre stage, bringing science into the heart of cities through experiments and demonstrations that connect the public with the world of research.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-179059 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-the-date-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-the-date-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-the-date-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-the-date-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-the-date.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Tuscany will host a rich programme of initiatives under the name BRIGHT-NIGHT, which combines the acronym \u201cBrilliant Researchers Impact on Growth Health and Trust in Research\u201d with the word \u201cnight\u201d.<br \/>\nThe event is promoted by Tuscan universities \u2014 t<strong>he University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena, University for Foreigners of Siena, Scuola Superiore Sant\u2019Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore, and Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca<\/strong> \u2014 in collaboration with a wide network of research institutions, including the Research Area of Pisa (<strong>CNR)<\/strong>, the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (<strong>INFN<\/strong>), the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (<strong>INGV<\/strong>), the European Gravitational Observatory (<strong>EGO<\/strong>), and the <strong>INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory<\/strong>. The event is supported by Regione Toscana as part of the Giovanis\u00ec project.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bright-night.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRIGHT-NIGHT<\/a><\/strong> will transform city squares into spaces of discovery and engagement, with workshops, experiments, demonstrations, talks and performances. Visitors will also be welcomed into museums and laboratories, which will open their doors to the public for guided tours. As in previous years, special attention will be devoted to children and schools, with many events and tailored activities designed especially for younger audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2025 edition<\/strong> of BRIGHT \u2013 The European Researchers\u2019 Night <strong>will centre on the theme of inclusion<\/strong>: a core value of science that cares for people, relationships, communities and the environment. It is a science that embraces listening, dialogue and cooperation, and that places knowledge at the heart of society, with research as a tool to build a fairer, more sustainable and participatory future.<br \/>\nThe BRIGHT-NIGHT project is an event associated to the European Commission\u2019s HORIZON-MSCA-2023-CITIZENS-01 programme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Researchers\u2019 Night returns to Tuscany with hands-on activities and experiments, supported by Regione Toscana and the Giovanis\u00ec project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":179065,"menu_order":3,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"tag-notizie-persone":[],"tags_news":[1960],"categorie":[],"class_list":["post-183424","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tags_news-brigth-night-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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