IMEM actively participates in numerous science outreach events. These include, in particular:
Researchers Night
It is the most important European science communication event. It takes place every year on the last Friday in September throughout Europe.
Researchers Night 2024 (Parma, 27th September 2024)
Also this year IMEM participated to this event.
In Parma, IMEM joined the University and the Municipality of Parma and participated through the LEAF initiative coordinated by FrascatiScienza (click here to download the poster with the activities proposed at the institute).
In Genoa, IMEM participated through the network of SHARPER cities.
Previous editions
Researchers@school
Workshop and interactive activities in the classroom. The project is part of the European Researchers' Night initiatives.
Researchers@school 2024
All the energy of magnetic materials
Magnetism and magnetic materials are fundamental to the conversion of energy from one form to another; they therefore play a primary role in the so-called energy transition, the transition from non-renewable to renewable and low or zero carbon energy sources. The main example is permanent magnets, which are fundamental to the operation of the electric current generator and the electric motor.
Students are introduced to magnetism and the fundamental properties of magnetic materials by means of easy-to-understand experiments and demonstration devices, leading to some examples on frontier topics of magnetic materials research for the energy transition.
Referring person: Dr Francesca Casoli, IMEM - CNR
Other researchers involved: Dr Lorenzo Gallo – IMEM research fellow, Dr Matteo Casadei – UniBO research fellow
Schools in which the activity took place:
February 2025: IC Parma Centro - Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado Fra Salimbene, Parma
February 2025: IC Busseto – Scuola Primaria, Polesine Zibello (PR)
January 2025: Scuola per l’Europa – Secondaria, Parma
January 2025: IC Ettore Guatelli Collecchio – Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado, Collecchio (PR)
November/December 2024: IC Loris Malaguzzi Felino - Scuola Secondaria Di Primo Grado di Sala Baganza (PR) e Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado di Felino (PR)
December 2024: IC Parma Centro - Scuola Primaria "Ulisse Adorni", Parma
November 2024/marzo 2025: IC Traversetolo - Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado e Scuola Primaria, Traversetolo (PR)
November 2024: IC Montechiarugolo – Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado, Basilicagoiano (PR)
Researchers@school 2023
Storing and using clean energy thanks to magnetic materials
Referring person: Dr Francesca Casoli, IMEM - CNR
Schools in which the activity took place:
December 2023: Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado - IC Malerba, sedi di Fornovo (PR), Solignano (PR) e Berceto (PR)
Researchers@school 2022
Storing and using clean energy thanks to magnetic materials
Referring person: Dr Francesca Casoli, IMEM - CNR
Schools in which the activity took place:
November 2022: Scuola Primaria Racagni, Parma - Scuola Primaria Corazza, Parma - Scuola Primaria Maupas, Vicofertile (PR)
Genova Science Festival
The Science Festival is one of the leading events for the dissemination of scientific culture, and has become an international benchmark over the years. An event that every year, between October and November, brings together in Genoa hundreds of scientists, researchers, popularisers, artists and authors from all over the world.
The rich programme of the Science Festival is divided into conferences, exhibitions, workshops, shows and special events, suitable for an audience of all ages and levels of knowledge. In the last editions, the Festival recorded 200,000 attendees, with 25,000 students coming from all over Italy. Each edition is characterised by a key word: a fil rouge that provides a clear and intriguing interpretation of the over 300 events in the programme.
2024 Edition - "S.O.S. - Save Our Springs. Sustainability Escape Room"
In this workshop, devised by IMEM researchers and structured like an Escape Room, five teams competitively tackle three major challenges of sustainable development: the criticality of the most important chemical elements for green technologies, devices to generate and convert energy from sun and wind, and electrochemical batteries. The challenges respond to the S.O.S. coming from the Planet in the midst of a climate emergency and requiring us to change our approach radically, primarily assessing the criticality of resources and addressing the development of technologies for recycling advanced materials. It is only by following this approach that we will be able to produce and store energy from clean and renewable sources, through systems based on an efficient and responsible use of resources and following a circular approach.
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