We reach for science! Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology 2026
Join the 21st Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology to see that science is at your fingertips. We are opening workshops and laboratories on 4 university campuses: Gliwice, Zabrze, Katowice, and Rybnik.
You are invited to join us on the 10th of October 2026
Electricity that supports diagnosis and treatment, the longest nanotube in the world, stadium engineering tricks and roofs hanging in the air, membranes of the future in the fight against the greenhouse effect. These are just some of the popular science activities you can participate in during the 21st edition of the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology!
Join us in exploring scientific solutions, engineering projects, topics in physics, chemistry, biology, civil engineering, mechanics, and many other fields. See for yourself that science is truly at your fingertips. Participants of this year's Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology, on October the 10th, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on 4 university campuses: Gliwice, Zabrze, Katowice and Rybnik will be able to take part in over 250 popular science activities prepared by scientists, students and doctoral students of the Silesian University of Technology, as well as event partners. The program includes activities such as:
- "The Human Laboratory – Science You Can Feel",
- "Be like a surgeon – even if only for a moment!",
- "MoveWell VR – a rehabilitation game in virtual reality",
- “Driver simulator, or how does the human factor affect road safety?”
- "When the mind controls the world – EEG and brain-computer interfaces",
- “How to find invisible damage? “Laser, vibrations and physics in action,”
- "Building from the Inside Out – Discover the Secrets of Construction and Prevent Disaster"
- “Electricity teaches and entertains – from sea wind to lightning!”
We will also reach out to the world of music for scientific issues. On this occasion, we have prepared a unique lecture "From movement to moving music" by Dr Hab. Eng. Kamil Barczak, combined with a concert by HENGELO – a band creating compositions combining the styles of contemporary rock, 80s music and alternative music.
Participation in the event is free of charge. To take part in the Researchers' Night of the Silesian University of Technology, participants will need to download a free entry ticket. The program of the event is available at: http://www.nocnaukowcow.com.pl/
The Project is financed from the state budget, granted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education under the Social Responsibility of Science III program.
The organizers of the Researchers' Night are the Silesian University of Technology 2026 and the Science Popularization Centre. The institutional partner of the events is the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis. The partner of the event is the Katowice Special Economic Zone. The partner of the Silesian University of Technology is ORLEN S.A.
Honorary patronage over the event was taken by: Minister of Science and Higher Education Marcin Kulasek, Head of the Silesian Education Board in Katowice Ms Aleksandra Dyla and the Council for the Promotion of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Patronage: EURECA-PRO.
Media patronage: Radio Eska, Dziennik Zachodni, Nasze Miasto.
