The Call for Proposals is now open for the fourteenth edition of Trieste Next, Festival of Scientific Research, to be held from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2025, and for the European Researchers' Night, scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025.

This year, technical administrative staff and students of the University of Trieste, as well as teaching and research staff, can also submit proposals for the EVENTS section. A wide range of people will be able to participate by proposing debates, meetings, lectures, performances, science theater performances and commented film screenings, including with well-known and prestigious guests.

This edition, promoted by the Municipality of Trieste, the University of Trieste and ItalyPost, curated by Goodnet networked territories and carried out with the active collaboration of all the entities belonging to the Trieste City of Knowledge Protocol, will be entitled “Life Within. Dialogues between Science and Technology.”
Once again this year the Festival's goal will be to talk about science and innovation thanks to a rich calendar of in-person meetings and various live streaming events. In addition to the program in Italian, a schedule of meetings in English will be offered.

The Trieste Next Festival, with its three days of debates, lectures, seminars and workshops, will also welcome to the city some 200 young men and women researchers from all over Europe, who will join the 500 Ph.D. students and doctoral students who come to Trieste each year to participate in the Festival. The morning of Friday, September 26, will be dedicated to schools.

The European Researchers' Night will take place in the afternoon-evening of Friday, September 26, simultaneously in hundreds of cities across Europe. The goal will be to bring researchers and researchers together with the public, to help them understand their role in society.

There is no specific theme, but it would be preferable to focus proposals on the five mission areas defined by Horizon Europe and on inclusiveness. In addition to the activities planned for Sept. 26 (which will take place in the gazebos and talk areas in Unity Square, plus possibly in other places in the city center) it is possible to plan initiatives on other days as well, before or after Sept. 26. In that case you can still use the events form (below) indicating in the “Notes and technical requests” field all the specifics.

SUBMISSION OF UNIVERSITY PROPOSALS AND USEFUL DATES

It is necessary to make contact as soon as possible (and in any case by March 31, 2025) with the Knowledge Dissemination Office (divulgazione.scientifica@units.it) to schedule a meeting to discuss in depth how the initiatives can be implemented.

It is also suggested that possible speakers/speakers be asked for preliminary availability for all three days of the Festival (Sept. 26-28), not for individual time slots or dates.

Conferences, panel discussions and exhibitions should preferably be proposed for the Trieste Next Festival while performances, plays, film screenings and other popular activities for the Researchers' Night.The Office will support interested parties in filling out the appropriate online form, to be submitted no later than April 18, 2025:

EVENTS FORM FOR TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

EVENTS FORM FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF

EXHIBITION SPACE FORM FOR FACULTY AND RESEARCH STAFF

EVENTS FORM FOR FEMALE STUDENTS/STUDENTS

Selection results will be announced by May 20, 2025.