Researchers of Scientists Competitions at the Silesian University of Technology 2023

The Science Popularization Centre of the Silesian University of Technology invites you to participate in nationwide competitions as part of the Researchers Night of Scientists of the Silesian University of Technology. This year, Science Popularization Centre has prepared 5 competitions that will last until September 17^th , 2023. 

There are still a few months left till the 18th Researchers Night of Scientists of the Silesian University of Technology will take place on Saturday, October 7^th . Preparations have already started in full swing, and we invite you to participate in competitions organized as part of the event. 

This year, we have prepared 5 competitions for different age groups: pre-school children, primary school pupils, secondary school pupils, and adults. Detailed information on the participation in the competitions, as well as the regulations can be found here.  

Applications can be submitted until September 17^th  via the application forms available in the tabs of each competition on the Researchers' Night website: click here. https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/

Individual competitions:

• Mathematical origami model - a competition consisting in creating a mathematical model in the flat origami technique or spatial origami; https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/model-matematyczny-w-origami/
• About Nicolaus Copernicus in the Copernican Year 2023 - short story competition; https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/o-mikolaju-koperniku-w-roku-kopernikanskim-2023/
• Savings are never too much - comic book contest. https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/oszczednosci-nigdy-nie-za-wiele-komiks/

team competitions:

• Who are you?Tell about your little land - a competition for a video material presenting the place of residence: village, city, district, province and its traditions and innovations; https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/kto-ty-jestes-opowiedz-o-swojej-malej-krainie-wsi-miescie-dzielnicy-wojewodztwie//
• Camera obscura - a modern take on an ancient invention - a competition for the preparation of a video material presenting the process of creating a camera obscura. https://nocnaukowcow.com.pl/konkursy/camera-obscura-wspolczesna-ujecie-starozytnego-wynalazku/

The decision on the winners will be made on September 28^th. The results will be posted on the website of the Researchers Night of Scientists, the website of the Silesian University of Technology and in our social media. The winners, in turn, will be invited to the official inauguration of the 18^th Researchers Night of Scientists of the Silesian University of Technology, during which the award ceremony will take place. 

National competitions as part of the Researchers Night of Scientists of the Silesian University of Technology 2023 are held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Education and Science. The patrons of the project are: The Mayor of Gliwice Adam Neumann, the Board of Education in Katowice and the Council for the Dissemination of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences.