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(Italiano) Notte Europea dei Ricercatori 2019
European Researchers’ Night 2018
On September 28th, 2018, the Explora Museum will celebrate the European Researchers’ Night, featuring I do not waste, to find out how to reduce food waste, an event promoted for the 13th edition of the European Researchers’ Night organised by Frascati Scienza, dedicated to the BE a citizEn Scientist: la scienza è partecipata (BEES) project.
Admission to the Museum is free for timed visits at 07:30 pm and 09:15 pm, with workshops to be booked and free-admission activities: I do not waste wants to make children and families aware of the food waste issue with the help of Researchers and Scientists who will present activities and workshops created for all age groups.
Together with CREA, a research centre for food and nutrition, and CAR SpA, a food and agriculture centre of Rome, the I do not waste event is meant to highlight how strong the link between environment and food is and how Science, Research and Technology can help us reduce food waste.
On schedule: 
Shed light on waste
Workshop for children aged 3-5 years, booking is required.
Can food waste be avoided at home, at schools or while shopping? Find out how to do it with small bee-shaped robots: attend the workshop and have fun discovering how to reduce waste by playing. The activity aims at raising preschool-aged children’s awareness of food waste.
By Maria Mattera, a nutritionist researcher at CREA alimenti e nutrizione.
- The right shopping
Workshop for children aged 6-8 years, booking is required.
Science and Research are working on it, collecting and analysing data to reach the goal: Can we produce a sheet of paper creatively using food scraps? Learn how to recycle creatively, combining new technologies, research and environment and reducing waste by studying keywords such as purchase, shopping, packaging and re-use.
By Laura Rossi, a biologist nutritionist researcher at CREA alimenti e nutrizione.
- Programme your consumptions
Workshop for children aged 9-11 years, booking is required.
Shopping and purchases, recipes and amounts of servings, expiration dates and labels; enter the world of robots and computer programming and learn how to adopt correct food habits and understand all the steps in the “waste chain”.
By Maria Luisa Scalvedi, a nutritionist researcher at CREA alimenti e nutrizione.
- Not looking good, but good
Workshop for children aged 3-11 years, booking is required.
Cannot a less-than-perfect fruit be good? Why when buying fruit and vegetables do we tend to discard those that are not looking good? For children and families alike, this workshop explains how half the food waste takes place at home and provides information on how to reduce food waste caused by a wrong and misleading perception of what healthy food should look like.
By Mauro Uniformi, an agronomist at Agribioeco Laboratori Riuniti.
- FOODCONS Food Consumption Data Base
Free-of-charge kiosk for adults.
Supported by CREA researchers, the activity helps adults learn about health and disease prevention, food education and sustainability by providing data on the impact that our food choices have on the environment. Foodcons is a software created by CREA that provides data trends and analytics on “Food Consumption”.
By Marika Ferrari, a biologist researcher, and Umberto Scognamiglio, a researcher at CREA alimenti e nutrizione.
The European Researchers’ Night, organised by Frascati Scienza, is a great event that brings science in the streets, among citizen, young people and students. This project is supported by the European Commission (GA No. 818728).
Thanks to: CREA, research centre for food and nutrition
CAR SpA, food and agriculture centre of Rome
When: September 28th, 2018
Entry times: First visit at 07:30 pm, second visit at 09:15 pm
How to attend: free admission to the Museum with online booking required for admission to the museum only.
Booking will be available from Tuesday, September 18th, 2018.
Workshops can be booked in the museum and are for different age groups.
Give your contribution to the European Researchers’ Night by filling in a short questionnaire