Student, professor or doctoral student - anyone can take part in the 18th edition of the Popularisers of Science competition. All you have to do is share your knowledge with a larger group of people daily. You can submit your popular science activity under five categories: 'Animator', 'Institution', 'Media', 'Scientist' and 'Team'. Entries are open until September 18, this year.
Popularisers of Science is the most prestigious Polish competition to honour those who disseminate information on various research disciplines. It has been organised by the Science in Poland website since 2005. The current edition is open to individuals and teams whose popularising activity has lasted for at least two years. The competition assesses activities aimed at people who are not professionally involved in a particular area of knowledge.
Awards can be applied for under five categories. Individuals with a PhD or higher can compete for the "Scientist" award. "Animator" is intended for students, doctoral students as well as those not affiliated with any university. Editors who spread reliable scientific information can compete for the 'Media' award, and 'Institutions' is a category for scientific, non-scientific units and companies. Teams not representing any organisation can sign up for the 'Teams' competition.
From all the entries, the competition's chapter will also present the grand prize. This year, popularisation activities will be judged by, among others, prof. dr hab. Michał Kleiber - Vice-President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Robert Firmhofer - Director of the Copernicus Science Centre, and prof. dr hab. Przemysław Wojtaszek from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań - initiator and main organiser of the nationwide 'Night of Biologists' event.
Members of the University of Gdańsk academic community have participated in previous editions of the competition. The winner in the media category for 2020 was, among others, prof. Artur Szutta from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the UG for his editorial activities for the journal Filozofuj. In the same edition, the Tomasz Trzcinski Prize was awarded to dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz for her exemplary information policy when she took up her post as a spokesperson for the UG. Finalists in previous editions included dr Wojciech Glac from the UG Faculty of Biology and dr Wacław Kulczykowski from the UG Faculty of History.
You can sign up until September 18, using the application form.
For more information about the competition.