Promotion of Scientific Culture

The FNR wishes to strengthen the links between science and society. In this regard, the FNR is focussing on the development of a scientific culture and thus approaching the population more actively.

The promotion of science and research is intended to stimulate the sensitivity for scientific issues among the Luxembourg population, but the main target group are young people, since they will be tomorrow’s citizens and researchers. The objective is to create a profound understanding for the necessity of science and research as a guarantee for life quality and to fill youngsters with enthusiasm for scientific professions.

A major tool to achieve this goal is the ProScience group, which was set up by the FNR in 2007. It regroups all public research actors as well as the Ministry of Education and the Service National de la Jeunesse. The objectives of ProScience are to facilitate the organisation of promotion activities and to increase the research institutions’ support of promoting scientific culture. Another key instrument is the FNR's Accompanying Measure AM1 for promoting scientific culture.

The FNR finances, organises and/or co-organises, in particular, the following activities:

• Science Festival

• Researchers' Night 2010

The Researchers’ Night 2008 took place on 26 September 2008.

Additionally, a website for the promotion of science and research among the young is online: www.cherchonschercheurs.lu.

Besides these activities, the FNR is developing support mechanisms for researchers wishing to promote science and research. Amongst others, workshops on communicating to the general public, the media and young people are being organised.

For further information, please contact Norman Fisch (replacement of Anne Schroeder, on maternity leave until September 2010) or Joseph Rodesch.