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The night, a precious moment in research

European Researchers’ Night, on Friday 27 September, is an opportunity to meet scientists from all over France and share their passion with them. It’s also an opportunity to highlight the importance of night-time research.

The Pic du Midi Observatory in the moonlight

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The European Researchers’ Night is the largest science outreach event in Europe. In 2024 and 2025, 58 projects will run events in 25 countries. European Researchers' Night, on Friday 27 September 2024, is an opportunity to meet scientists from all over France and share their passion with them. But it's also an opportunity to emphasise just how valuable night time is for research.

For the researcher, night is a time for discovery, for example when silence finally falls, when certain species emerge from their burrows or when the stars appear in the sky, ready to be observed through the telescope. It is also a time to rest, to prepare, or simply to marvel at the bright colours of a volcano standing out in the darkness.

See you at Researchers' Night 2024 and, in the meantime, discover a magnificent selection of images of scientists at work at night...

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Le grand herbier du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris, vieux de plus de 3 siècles subit un chantier de rénovation colossal suite au manque de place pour conserver les quelques 8 millions d'échantillons de plantes et graines du monde entier qu'il abrite. Cette série de 40 épisodes met en lumière les différents aspects de cette rénovation : la recherche, le chantier, la numérisation, les herbiers historiques ainsi que les différents arts et métiers du muséum. …

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Within 35 minutes the film explores the inspiration and the story behind MUSE, why it was needed how it came into life over a nine year long development phase. It highlights the needed international European cooperation to realise the project and the participation of some of the hundreds of researchers, technicians and engineers involved. The innovative technology of MUSE and the front-line science done with it are discussed as well. Also the delicate installation process and the moment of…

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