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"CHERCHEURS A L'ECOLE": PROMOTING EXCHANGE BETWEEN RESEARCHERS AND SOCIETY - PUBLISHED ON 29/03/2018

From 19 to 23 March 2018, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) participated in the 8th edition of Chercheurs à l’école organised by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR).

Chercheurs à l'école 2018 clearly fulfilled its objective of introducing young people to the profession of researcher that many know little about. With 124 Luxembourg researchers, 75 delivered sessions within 28 different secondary schools across Luxembourg, it was the largest participation yet: congratulations to all researchers and schools taking part in this inspiring FNR initiative.

 “We walked around 40 very interested students through our academic background, as well as our interdisciplinary activities in the field of research and development, conveying and discussing advice, motivation and experiences. It is an enriching and motivating event for the students, as well as for the scientists and it is always a lot of fun every year.” highlighted Dr Christian Penny, Research and Technology Associate in Microbiology at LIST, to the event organiser (Source: www.fnr.lu).

Alongside their counterparts from both public and private sectors, more than 20 LIST PhD candidates, postdoctoral and experienced researchers, specialised in the environmental, IT and materials research domains, shared their personal stories and passion for science and presented their work to the young audience. What an enriching experience!

CONTRIBUTING TO A BETTER FUTURE INTO THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD
Chercheurs à l’école was a perfect opportunity for LIST and its researchers to join the community and share their passion and experience with the younger generation. In this context, the institute supports the FNR in the national initiative aiming at promoting exchange between researchers and society.

The next event organised by the FNR are the Researchers Days to be held on Friday, 30th November and Saturday, 1st December 2018 at the Rockhal venue. LIST will be part of this 2018 edition which is going to be fun and challenging at the heart of the Belval Innovation Campus. Various hands-on science workshops are currently being identified within LIST research teams.

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CHERCHEURS À L’ÉCOLE 2018: MORE RESEARCHERS THAN EVER GO BACK TO SCHOOL!

From Monday 19 to Friday, 23 March 2018, the FNR organised the 8th edition of Chercheurs à l’école – with more researchers and schools taking part than ever before.
The aim of Chercheurs à l’école is to introduce young people to a profession that many know little about. Researchers from public institutions and private companies in Luxembourg tell their personal story: from school to university to their current job.

This enables students to gain insights into researchers’ professional lives and to ask questions about research in Luxembourg. The researchers also get a platform to present their work to a young audience and receive direct feedback.

Largest participation yet
The campaign has been growing, with the number of participants increasing year by year. This year, 124 researchers delivered sessions to 75 classes in a total of 28 different secondary schools across Luxembourg. In 2017, 111 researchers, 66 classes and 26 schools took part.

“We walked around 40 very interested students through our academic background, as well as our interdisciplinary activities in the field of research and development, conveying and discussing advice, motivation and experiences. It is an enriching and motivating event for the students, as well as for the scientists and it is always a lot of fun every year.” – Dr Christian Penny, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)

For Laurent Poorters, developer of the Innovation Center at Goodyear, Chercheurs à l’école is about eliminating prejudices, for example:

“Many students still believe that the choice of their academic subjects limits their future career opportunities. However, this is by no means the case, as I myself can testify. Furthermore, hardly anyone knows the variety of research areas that Luxembourg already has to offer, be it at the university, in public institutions, or in industry. Goodyear in Colmar-Berg alone employs more than 1,000 engineers to advance tire development.

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