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Call for projects - Deadline 16 October 2023

Applications are open for MSCA fellows, alumni and projects to showcase their research and engage with pupils and citizens at the 2024 edition of the Science is Wonderful! fair.

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Science is Wonderful! 2024

Save the date! The next edition will take place on 25 and 26 April 2024, at The Egg, in Brussels.

The science fair will give you and your pupils a unique opportunity to discover and participate in hands-on experiments, games, and many other activities organised by leading international scientists.

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Let’s celebrate science

The Science is Wonderful! fair attracts 4 000 primary and secondary school pupils every year, giving them the chance to engage with over 100 international scientists, learn more about their work and explore research careers.

Get a glimpse of Science is Wonderful! by watching this video.

About Science is Wonderful!

The European Commission funds excellent young researchers across the European Union and abroad through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Science is Wonderful celebrates the value and impact of EU-funded research. It gives 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 2015, Science is Wonderful! has organised an annual science fair showcasing research projects and innovations through presentations, hands-on experiments, games and quizzes.

Activities

Watch, play, draw, try — beyond any limits

From outer space to travels in the human body, engage your students in meaningful discussions on science topics with this video series and workbook. 

Go beyond any limits

Yes — YOU can do food testing!

Turn your smartphone into a portable food testing system. Check for allergens, toxins pesticides & more.

Sample the Food Testing

Think Big, Be Great!

If you're persistent, nothing can stop you from becoming a big thinker, no matter who you are or where you're from.

    Click to Think Big

    Join the Biodiversity Patrol!

    Fields with a lot of biodiversity work much better than fields with a low number of plants and animals.

    Patrol the Biodiversity

    Feel the water pressure!

    Explore how marine creatures survive in the deep Atlantic ocean under pressure from 2000m of water and try it yourself with a simple experiment.

    Put them under pressure

    Learn Mendelian inheritance with dragon breeding simulations

    Learn about genetics from your dragon! Breeding a hypothetical dragon teaches us about Mandelian inheritance.

    There be dragons!

    Discover the invisible world of mites

    With these videos, visit the tiny world of mite and parasites, where the battle to control crop-destroying insects is being fought by selective breeding techniques.
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