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Science is Wonderful!

Celebrating European science

Part of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Science is Wonderful! is back!

13 and 14 March 2025
Africa Museum, Tervuren, Belgium

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Join Science is Wonderful!

Mark your calendars, call your loved ones, put on your lab goggles, because: Science is Wonderful! is back! 

We are excited to announce that the science fair will take place on 13 and 14 March 2025 at the Africa Museum in Tervuren, Belgium. Whether you are young or young at heart, this is your chance to celebrate science in the most exciting way possible.

Meet over 100 leading researchers from around the globe and explore their groundbreaking work through interactive experiments, hands-on activities, science shows, games and quizzes.

Science is Wonderful! is free of charge and open to everyone - school classes, families, science enthusiasts, robots, aliens, and beyond! 

If you’re planning to attend with a school class or a group of 15 or more, be sure to register starting 29 January 2025 to secure your participation.

If you are coming as an individual or a family, there is no need to register - just show up and dive into the excitement of the science fair! Whether you are bringing a curious child or just your youthful enthusiasm, we can’t wait to welcome you to these two days of science extravaganza. 

You can’t wait either? Then sign up to our newsletter and be one of the first people to know more about the great projects we have in store for you in 2025. 

Key information 

  • Date: 13 and 14 March 2025
  • Location: Africa Museum, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
  • Everyone is welcome! Especially pupils between the ages of 7 and 18 will find a wealth of scientific experiences to choose from.
  • Registration for school classes or large groups opens on 29 January 2025 at midday.
  • The event is organised in French, Dutch and English.
  • Free bus transfers to the venue can be arranged for school classes upon request (limited availability, priority given to young children or far away schools).
  • Lunch at the venue can be arranged upon request for school classes visiting during lunch times (limited availability). An indoors picnic area will be accessible for everyone.

 

 

Science is Wonderful! in a nutshell

Science is Wonderful! is an annual science fair organised by the European Commission. 

It celebrates EU-funded research by inviting leading researchers from all over the world to come to Brussels and engage and inspire the next generation of scientists. 

Attracting over 4000 pupils from across Belgium each year, this two-day event has become a science outreach institution, free and open to all.

Here's what to expect at the event...

Check out the latest edition for a sneak peek of what's in store.

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Science is Wonderful! is an initiative of European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. This allows excellent young researchers across the EU and abroad to study a topic in depth that they care about.

Science is Wonderful! bridges this research with schools across the European Union. It celebrates the value and impact of EU-funded research by giving primary and secondary school students the chance to interact with leading researchers and innovators, learn more about their work in engaging formats and ask questions about scientific careers. Since its inception in 2015, Science is Wonderful! has organised an annual science fair that interactively showcases research projects and innovations through presentations, hands-on experiments, games and quizzes.

The MSCA also support the European Researchers’ Night, a popular science outreach event organised annually in several European countries and beyond, and Researchers at Schools, which fosters direct interaction between researchers, teachers and pupils.

Learn more about the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

The reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. 

Last update: 6 Dec 2024