More than 180 activities to bring science closer to society

Irene Vega

From November 3 to 16, the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) joins, one more year, the Madrid Science and Innovation Week, the largest scientific outreach event in the region, which is celebrating its twenty-fifth edition this year. The goal is to highlight the work of the research community and bring science closer to society.

The URJC has prepared for this edition an extensive program consisting of 184 free activities, including workshops, exhibitions, guided tours, games, exhaust rooms, workshops, and informative seminars. These initiatives seek to encourage active citizen participation in the scientific process and give visibility to the studies and research projects developed at the university.  

Activities for all ages

The program is aimed at audiences of all ages, from preschool and elementary school students to middle school, high school, and university students. Most activities are designed for a general audience, with no prior scientific knowledge required, and cover various areas of knowledge with both a scientific and social focus.

This event is sponsored by the Community of Madrid through the madri+d Knowledge Foundation. Registration is open. from October 20 through the web of URJC events.

The participation of the URJC is coordinated by the Vice-Rectorate for Research, Doctorate and Library, through the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC+I), and has the collaboration of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), dependent on the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

The Tooth Fairy is looking for helpers

During the celebration of the Science and Innovation Week, the URJC joins the 12th Ratón Pérez 2025 Tooth Collection Campaign, promoted by the National Research Center on Human Evolution (CENIEH). Dental specimens can be donated in the lobby of the University Clinic from the Alcorcón Campus to become part of the Perez Mouse CollectionThese donations will allow for important comparative studies in the fields of paleoanthropology, dentistry and forensics.

Donors will receive a gift, a "Ratón Pérez helper" diploma, and tickets to visit Ratón Pérez's Casita-Museo in Madrid.

This citizen science campaign, which began in 2014 in Burgos, is coordinated by the Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit of the CENIEH and the Dental Anthropology Group. The goal is to facilitate access to deciduous teeth for research and foster public involvement in science.