On 30 September 2022, interested parties were invited to the European Researchers’ Night at Science City Itzling. From 3 p.m., the gates of the university opened to present research highlights to visitors. The event took place in cooperation with Salzburg Research, the University Mozarteum and with the participation of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, the Paracelsus Medical Private University, the Karajan Foundation Salzburg as well as the University of Passau, the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz and the University of Graz.

Already in the morning, 3D modelling and 3D printing took place in workshops of the MINT:labs Science City Itzling, environmental data was measured in the IDEAS:lab, data from social media was analysed and many mathematical questions and problems were solved.

In the afternoon, there was an extensive programme for the public at various scientific stations. The day ended in a cosy atmosphere with a “Science Pub Quiz” and many tricky questions from the various scientific fields.

All participants were pleased about the extremely interested audience, which also stayed for a long time at the individual stations.

Arne Bathke, Dean of the Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, is particularly pleased about how well the offer for school classes is received and points out the monthly MINTwoch programme. “For all those who were too late this time: You can find our regular workshop programme for school classes and the current dates at https://www.mintlabs.at/

The European Researchers’ Night is a Europe-wide event that takes place every year in various European cities and aims to present the latest research results and exciting future topics and to make science understandable for young and old. This year, the activities in Austria took place simultaneously in several cities, in addition to Salzburg also in Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz and St. Pölten (https://www.researchersnight.eu/).