UCAM takes research to the wider public during Science Week
UCAM participates in the Science and Technology Week, organised by the Seneca Foundation in the Botanical Garden of El Malecon in Murcia, from today until 27 October. Through its Vice-Rectorate for Research, UCAM participates with 11 stands where 300 volunteers are developing various scientific activities for all audiences, covering 24 knowledge areas including human and animal health, education, engineering, gastronomy, sport and, for the first time, law.
Among the more than 40 activities organised by UCAM, attendees can learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with the Faculty of Nursing, take part in physical tests to evaluate their fitness and learn how to improve it through science, or explore an ambulance from the inside in an activity organised by the medical area. In addition, the METAHEFO project, funded by the European Commission, showcases its progress in the development of the metaverse applied to podiatry, offering an immersive experience to learn about the latest developments in virtual reality.
The event will take place on Friday, from 10am to 2pm and from 5pm to 9pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 2pm. Visitors can collect their 'Scientific Passport' at the UCAM institutional stand and, after completing various activities, receive a gift.
Fernando López Miras, President of the Region of Murcia, stressed at the inauguration that ‘with this event, we aim to bring science and technology closer together, making citizens recognise that science has been one of the great elements of social transformation throughout the history of humanity. We would also like to awaken scientific vocations in them, which are so important for our society’. On behalf of UCAM, Luis Tejada, director of the Knowledge Transfer Office, stressed the importance of these activities to disseminate science in the street: ‘It is our duty to create enthusiasm among young people to get them interested in science and to promote scientific culture. We must transmit what we do at the university in terms of research to the society as a whole.