European Researchers’ Night 2026-info

Call for Participation

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the European Researchers’ Night 2026, which will take place on 25 September 2026, within the framework of the HEART project, implemented through the Horizon Europe programme-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and funded by the European Union. Guided by the motto “One Heart for Science”, we aim to bring science closer to citizens and encourage dialogue between the public and researchers, promoting the One Health concept, which highlights the inseparable connection between human, animal, and environmental health. All other scientific topics are also welcome. The central event will be organized at multiple locations in Belgrade and Novi Sad, with the participation of numerous cities across Serbia. Researchers will have the opportunity to present their work to the wider public through interactive exhibits, workshops, presentations, and discussions.

For participation applications or additional information, please contact us via email: heart@inep.co.rs

30 Years of MSCA-European Researchers’ Night-HEART

This year is a special one for the European research community, as the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is being celebrated. A programme that has supported researchers, fostered international collaboration and helped turn excellent ideas into real-world solutions that make a difference to society for three decades.

In the spirit of this milestone, this year’s European Researchers’ Night will once again be an opportunity to bring science closer to citizens, spark curiosity and show how important research is to our everyday lives.

Through the HEART project, supported by the MSCA programme, we invite researchers, partners and visitors to explore together topics that connect science, health, the environment and society.

Join us on 25 September 2026 and be part of European Researchers’ Night!

Explore the locations and discover the activities waiting for you

The European Researchers’ Night is one of the key public engagement events of the HEART project, offering citizens of all ages the opportunity to meet researchers, engage with science and explore topics related to some of the key challenges facing society today. To encourage broad public participation in the project’s activities, the Central Programme of the European Researchers’ Night will take place at several locations across Belgrade and Novi Sad, which you can find below.

Follow this page for European Researchers’ Night 2026: https://nocistrazivaca.rs/en/

Belgrade

Novi Sad

Discover what INEP has prepared for the European Researchers’ Night

What do a banana, a chemical garden and cartoon characters have in common? SCIENCE, of course!

At the exhibition stand of the Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, three fun challenges await you:

🧬 Extract DNA from a banana and discover how we can make what is hidden inside cells visible to the naked eye.

🎬 Guess the cartoon character based on the clues and show us how sharp your powers of observation are.

🌱 Create your own chemical garden and watch chemical reactions create unusual, almost magical scenes that look like something from another world.

AUTHORS: Diana Lupulović, Nemanja Krstić, Sandra Rakin, Marina Rosić, Sandra Stepanović

LOCATIONS:
Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”

Press Conference for European Researchers’ Night 2026

Read the report on the press conference held ahead of this year’s European Researchers’ Night on the HEART ACTIVITIES page.

Looking back on another European Researchers’ Night

From Belgrade and Novi Sad to cities and towns across Serbia, visitors had the chance to meet researchers, ask questions, take part in experiments, explore the world of science and discover many different stories, people and ideas behind research. Through HEART, this year’s European Researchers’ Night opened up conversations around issues that affect and connect us all: human and animal health, environmental protection, biodiversity, climate change, food safety, urban life and our relationship with the world around us. Visitors were able to experience science for themselves – to see it, touch it and take part in it through a range of engaging, interactive activities. Researchers put a great deal of enthusiasm, effort and dedication into creating these activities, especially for younger visitors, with the aim of sharing even a small part of the curiosity, passion and excitement they feel when exploring, discovering the unknown and learning something new. At the heart of it all was a simple belief: that science can help build a better society and contribute to a better quality of life for us all.

Behind a single evening lie months of work and preparation, countless meetings, ideas and plans. But what remains is far more important – the understanding that progress is not the responsibility of researchers alone. We build the future together, above all through knowledge, ideas and a willingness to understand the world we live in and to play an active part in shaping a better tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s European Researchers’ Night possible – the researchers, partners, organisers, educators and volunteers, and, above all, many visitors whose curiosity, questions and enthusiasm brought science to life.

One Hearth for Science.

As the coordinator of the HEART project, implemented through the Horizon Europe-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme and funded by the European Union, INEP, together with its partners, helped bring science closer to people across Serbia, making it accessible, engaging and easy to understand throughout the evening.

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