European Researchers’ Night, Science week, Science Fest and Pint of Science

Written by Carmen Ocal on October 13, 2023. Posted in Outreach.

The members of PSCI take part in annual activities that bring science closer to society. They have participated in the Barcelona Science Festival (Spring), the European Researchers’ Night (last weekend of September), and the Science Week. There, they run science workshops for children, storytelling sessions, and talks, with the support of the ICMAB-CSIC outreach team.

Science week in Barcelona
Anna Crespi and Daniel Martín-Jiménez
November 15, 2025
As part of the LAB TOUR 2026 project, researchers from ICMAB-CSIC organized a new event during Science Week, where researchers Anna Crespi and Daniel Martín gave a talk on the pigments used in Romanesque art at Casa de Soria in Barcelona. The event gathered roughly 100 people, including members of the House and external public. The talk — blending history, society and science — used Romanesque pigments as a guiding thread to explore the connections between Soria and Barcelona.

The European Researchers’ Night in Soria
Stefania Sandoval, Judith Oró and Daniel Martín-Jiménez
September 26, 2025
As part of the LAB TOUR project, researchers from ICMAB-CSIC travelled to Soria to celebrate, for the first time, the European Researchers’ Night in the city. At the ‘Casino Círculo Amistad Numancia’, they presented the LAB TOUR 2026 project, delivered a talk on nanotechnology, and offered workshops for children and young audiences on electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and optical and electronic microscopy.

Festa de la Ciència/ Science Fest in Barcelona
Daniel Martín-Jiménez
June 9, 2024
Daniel Martín Jiménez took part in an event at El Born in Barcelona, where he performed a storytelling session about Fray Tomás and led hands-on activities exploring biological materials and their colours.

The European Researchers’ Night in Barcelona
Daniel Martín-Jiménez and Rosa L. Zaffino
September 29, 2023
Daniel Martín Jiménez (PCSI group) and Rosa L. Zaffino (FunNanoSurf), both from ICMAB-CSIC, organized a scientific workshop at the Science Night of Catalonia at CosmoCaixa. They rescued from the past the historical character of Fray Tomás de Berlanga, a monk whose life was devoted to Christian faith and science. Children from 3 to 5 years learned about animals, fruits and colors as part of an educational and Nature care activity.

Pint of Science in Barcelona
Ana Pérez and Esther Barrena
May 16, 2017
On May 16th, PCSI members and ICMAB researchers Esther Barrena and Ana Pérez gave two talks at Michael Collins bar. Esther presented “Planilandia: un LEGO en dos dimensiones”, introducing graphene and other 2D materials. Ana delivered “Ver y tocar átomos y moléculas”, explaining how scanning microscopy allows us to visualize matter at the nanoscale.