European Researchers' Night 2024
| When: | Fr 27-09-2024 |
| Where: | The Forum, Groningen |
On Friday evening of the 27th of September, the four Schools for Science & Society of the University of Groningen will organize the European Researchers’ Night in Forum Groningen: an evening full of science talk shows, quizzes, music, mini lectures, interactive exhibits, experiments, art, humour and drinks. All people who are curious are welcome, including researchers, employees, and students. The programme is available in Dutch or English; internationals are, therefore, cordially invited!
You can find the full programme on the Forum website! Will you listen, chat, experiment, explore, and quiz with us on Friday evening of 27 September? Tickets for only €7.90, including two drinks. Book your tickets fast via this link.
The European Researchers' Night is co-funded by the European Commission, under the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme, grant agreement No.101162172.
The program was created by: the four Schools for Science & Society of the University, Studium Generale, University Museum, Young Academy Groningen, Science LinX, Forum Groningen and BKB | Het Campagnebureau
Find the CogniGron stand: Making brain matter
Three CogniGron team members, Haoran Yu, Memoona Ismail and Joost Zoestbergen, will conduct a cool experiment on-site:
Our brain contains cells called neurons. When we are born, these neurons are isolated from each other. As we experience the world and learn, connections are created between neurons forming intricate networks. The more we learn, the more connections are created. Can we follow these principles to construct materials that can learn and adapt, like living systems? Can we make artificial brains? This seems hard… but what about making computers that emulate the brain? Computers that will enable us do AI with a tiny fraction of the energy that we use nowadays. They have a name: neuromorphic computers.