Who is thirsty for science and for what kind of science?
Who is thirsty for science and for what kind of science?

Summary/Abstract: Geambașu, Réka– Kardon, Béla– Megyesi, Boldizsár– Patakfalvi-Czirják, Ágnes (2013) Thirst for Science? Social conceptions of the research activity, the factors influencing career choices and the social impacts of the Researchers’ Nights.Budapest: HÉTFA Research Institute – RCISD.Available: http://www.rcisd.eu/files/Thirst_for_Science.pdf [downloaded: 2014-01-01] The above-titled study presents the social impact analysis of the Researchers’ Night events organized in Hungary over three consecutive years between 2010–2012. The study not only describes the visitors to the events and the impact the presentations had on them, but also places this particular event in a broader theoretical and methodological context, that of the relation between science and society. Therefore, the following paper will concentrate mainly on the debates the abovementioned question raises and then describe the typical audience of the named events, with the possibility to draw conclusions on the impact-success of the Researchers’ Night programs.

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