The European Researchers’ Night is the largest science outreach event in Europe. The 2024 edition takes place on 27 September. In 2024 and 2025, 58 projects will run events in 25 countries.

Universities and research institutes across Europe will open their doors and share their work through presentations, experiments, games, discussions and other interactive formats. It’s your chance to go behind the scenes, meet researchers from your area and discover how the seemingly abstract world of science is already affecting your everyday life. 

In the Brussels Capital-Region on 27 and 28 September WiseNight will take place. On Friday, you will have a chance to engage with researchers and learn more about their work in the Planetarium. On Saturday, all activities will take place in the Museum of Natural Sciences. The event is open to all and free of charge.

Since 2022, there is a new format in town! Researchers at Schools brings leading scientists into the classroom and pupils to the lab. It complements the European Researchers’ Night and is run by the same organisers. The difference is that the activities take place throughout the year. They are specifically aimed at little researchers-to-be. 

For a map with all the events and activities in all 25 countries and more information on how to partake whether as a science enthusiast, a researcher or teacher check out the MSCA and ERC news article