Science Popularisation Events
Researchers’ Night
Palacký University has been participating annually in this pan-European September event that aims to popularise science. The programme takes place at an interactive museum of science, Fort Science, at all individual faculties and the UP Botanical Garden. Visitors are allowed to explore laboratories and classrooms where they usually have no access. They may try various experiments or activities and find out what the UP scientists are engaged in and what results they are achieving.
www.nocvedcu.cz/en
Run with the Kangaroo
The event promotes the natural sciences by means of sport activities and is organised by the UP Faculty of Science in cooperation with the Union of Czech Mathematicians and Physicists in Olomouc. The participants compete in a cross-country run as well as in a sack race and puzzle solving.
http://matematickyklokan.net
Plant Fascination Day
This international event aimed at popularising plant biology takes place in Olomouc in the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science. The programme involves expositions, workshops, plant recognition, and guided tours.
http://botany.upol.cz
Olomouc Physical Kaleidoscope
A science popularisation event especially for secondary school students. It includes lectures on interesting topics from physics and excursions into physics laboratories.
http://kaleidoskop.upol.cz
Sciences Kangaroo
An event for primary and secondary schools. Natural sciences are promoted by means of a multiple-choice competition which is listed in contests organised by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic. Its guarantor is the Department of Algebra and Geometry at the UP Faculty of Science. The questions are related to mathematics, physics, biology, science and technology, and chemistry, as well as history and linguistics.
http://kag.upol.cz/prirodovednyklokan