ERC grantees at Science is Wonderful! – 2025 edition

The “Science is Wonderful!” fair is an annual event organised by the European Commission that brings the world of cutting-edge research to young scientists in primary and secondary schools all over Europe.

The upcoming edition will take place in Brussels on 13 & 14 March 2025 at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium. 

Join over 100 leading researchers from around the world, including ERC grantees, and dive into their groundbreaking work through interactive experiments, engaging hands-on activities, captivating science shows, and fun-filled games and quizzes! 

Science is Wonderful! is free of charge and open to everyone - school classes, families, science enthusiasts, robots, aliens, and beyond! If you're visiting as an individual or with your family, no registration is required. 

However, if you plan to attend with a school class or a group of 15 or more, be sure to register starting 27 January 2025 to secure your spot.

Meet the ERC grantees participating in this year's science fair with a booth or science show (or both!):

Randi Bertelsen, Michaël Bruter, Jelena Bujan, Artemis Georgiou, Zohreh Hosseinzadeh, Emilia Jarochowska, Tessa Lansu and Miri Yemini. 

Booths

Darwin Freaked Out: Become a Fossil Detective  
Booth n°3 

• Emilia Jarochowska, Assistant professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

EyeFUN: The Magic of Vision with Stem Cells and Electricity 
Booth n°7 

• Zohreh Hosseinzadeh, Associate Professor and Group leader in cell biology of vision, Radboud University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

From Clay to Script: Discover Ancient Cyprus! 
Booth n°40 

• Artemis Georgiou, Assistant Research Professor at the Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

BRUSH for Healthy Lungs 
Booth n°42 

• Randi Bertelsen, Professor of epidemiology, University of Bergen, Norway

How Do Ants Stay Cool? 

Booth n°48 

• Jelena Bujan, Research Associate at Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia

Make the World a Better Place – Get Involved! 
Booth 53 

• Miri Yemini, Professor of Education at TECHNION, Israel

Be important – let’s make democracy better together!

Booth 54

• Michaël Bruter, Director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory, Professor of Political Science and Associate Vice-President for Research, London School of Economics, UK

Science shows
 

13 March 2025
 

13.45 – 14.15 | La science peut-elle permettre d'avoir plus d'influence sur notre avenir? (in FR - age group: 14-18)

Speaker

• Michaël Bruter, Director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory, Professor of Political Science and Associate Vice-President for Research, London School of Economics, UK
• Ines McCairley

14 March 2025

10.45 – 11.15 | Cool at School (in NL - age group: 9-15)

Speaker

• Tessa Lansu, ERC grantee - Associate professor at the department of Developmental Psychology, Radboud University, The Netherlands

11.30 – 12.00 | Our wonderful eye (in EN - age group: 8-12)

Speakers

• Zohreh Hosseinzadeh, ERC grantee - Associate Professor and Group leader in cell biology of vision, Radboud University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
• Yagmur Demircan Yalcin

13.00 – 13.30 | Pourquoi les organismes sont-ils différents? (in FR - age group: 8-12)

Speakers

• Emilia Jarochowska, ERC grantee - Assistant professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Sidney Bickerton
• Niklas Hohmann
• Xianyi Liu