LInstitut Mines-Télécom is committed to bringing science to young people and the general public. Every year, our schools take part in Science Day and organize various events.
This year, the 33rd edition will take place from October 7 to 14 on the theme of “The Ocean”.
Discover the packed program at our schools.
IMT Atlantique:
On the Nantes campus:
The Subatech laboratory will be at the Planetarium on the weekend of October 4 and 5 with various activities:
- 500,000 billion particles pass through you every second!
The KM3NeT (Cubic KiloMetre Neutrino Telescope) project involves two gigantic neutrino telescopes being installed between 2,500 and 3,500 m below sea level in the Mediterranean. Its aim is to attempt to discover the properties of the most elusive of all known particles: the neutrino. Though Jules Verne traveled 20,000 leagues (80 km) under the sea to meet Captain Nemo, some neutrinos will have traveled hundreds of millions of light-years through space before interacting near the KM3NeT site…
- The cloud chamber (ages 15+)
Alongside the spark chamber, the cloud chamber, also known as a Wilson chamber, is the only device that can be used to detect cosmic rays.
- Research pays off! (ages 15+)
Radioactivity is all around us, in everyday objects and in the human body. What if we told you that sometimes, we even eat radioactive products? Use radiation probes to test different radioactive sources and assess the impact of radioactivity on humans. A “cool bananas” experience! Find out more…
On the Brest campus:
Through the FabLab, the DELMA department is participating in the Brest Science Village coordinated by Oceanopolis:
For the occasion, two stands will be set up on the two days aimed at schoolchildren (Thursday Oct 10 and Friday Oct 11):
- a FabLab stand in connection with Brest’s network of FabLabs and third places (FABulous LABoratory), where visitors can discover the MERITE educational kits, the Cubetto robot, an animated model, and a collaborative math game (last year’s CODEVSI project). Maud Tournery (Brest FabLab) will be hosting this stand with a few volunteers.
- a stand showcasing research into big data and oceanographic models, with live demonstrations of models/OSE (Signal & Environment Observations) with researchers and PhD students (Pierre Tandeo, Ronan Fablet, Said Ouala, Lucas Drumetz and Carlos Granero Belinchon) from the MEE department (Lab-STICC), on October 10 at the Science Village in Le Quartz, Brest.
IMT Mines Albi
IMT Mines Albi is opening the doors of its research laboratories, so that schoolchildren can learn about jobs in science and scientific research held by researchers, technicians and PhD students at IMT Mines, through original experiments and workshops
October 8 is dedicated to primary school students, in partnership with the Tarn Department of Education, and includes a documentary screening and an escape game about scientific investigation. Find out more…
IMT Mines Alès
IMT Mines Alès is organizing 14 events/workshops/conferences:
- 13 events for schools
- an improv-conference for the general public: “Everyone in the Water” Find out more…
IMT Nord Europe
For Science Day 2024, IMT Nord Europe will be opening the doors of the Villeneuve d’Ascq campus.
On the program:
- Friday, October 11: school day (middle and high school students), with six scientific workshops on managing and preserving water resources
- Saturday October 12: general public day, with six scientific workshops on managing and preserving water resources. Find out more…
Mines Saint-Etienne
On the Saint-Étienne campus:
From October 4 to 14, Mines Saint-Étienne and La Rotonde invite you to attend workshops, events, shows, lectures and exhibitions, all offered by museums, associations, scientific culture centers, higher education establishments, high schools, media libraries and cinemas. Find out more…
On the Aix-Marseille-Provence campus
At the Science Village, co-organized by the Gardanne media library and Mines Saint-Étienne, you can get to grips with concepts from all fields of science, no matter your age or what you’re looking to get out of the event, to better understand and live in the world around us. It will be held at the Georges Charpak Provence Campus from October 4 to 14.
The activities are aimed at both schoolchildren and the general public. Find out more…
Télécom SudParis:
Télécom SudParis will take part in the Institut Polytechnique Paris events, at École Polytechnique. On October 3, the Télécom SudParis FabLab is also contributing to Science Day events organized by the Net’Labs Innovation network, which brings together the FabLabs of Grand Paris Sud, with two associations from the school: Origin and INtech. Find out more…
Created in 1991 by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Science Day is an opportunity for science enthusiasts to come together around a specific theme at lectures, workshops, exhibitions, shows and open days all over France.
