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Celebrating Science in the City of Split

European Researchers' Night 2025 in Split (Croatia) welcomed 10,000 visitors to learn about science! Platform member Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries shared their experience with us. 

Created on
27 October 2025
Theme
  • EU4Ocean Platform
A gathering of people in the street between two historical buildings. On the edges of the street are people with small tables, lights and flags. In the middle of the street are a few round tables filled with flyers. The sky is dark blue with a some pink aspects.
European Researchers’ Night 2025 – Celebrating Science in the City of Split
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On the last Friday of September 2025, cities across Europe celebrated the 20th edition of the European Researchers’ Night. One of the hosting cities was Split in Croatia, where around 10,000 visitors - children, adults, and tourists - joined the event held as part of the Blue-connect 2 project under the motto “I explore…”. 

On the edge of the street, against the buildings, are adults in white t-shirts standing behind tables. On the other side of the tables children are gathered and looking curious. A few adults are accompanying the children.
Kids visiting the stand of the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries during the European Researchers’ Night.
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Scientists from the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, the University of Split, and the Institute for Adriatic Crops presented their research. Visitors explored marine science, listened to underwater sounds, learned about restoring marine ecosystems, and discovered the hidden world of plankton. 

A black table is filled flyers about scientific concepts and a box with oysters. Children are inspecting the oysters and noting down details.
Engaging activities for kids at the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries stand – learning about marine habitat restoration through CLIMAREST and POPOyster project activities.
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As an EU4Ocean Platform member, the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries also showcased information about the EU4Ocean Coalition, the ongoing #MakeEUBlue: Cities in Action campaign and the Network of European Blue Schools.

Visitors of the event were able to learn about EU4Ocean thanks to flyers and QR codes leading to EU4Ocean webpages.
EU4Ocean Corner at European Researchers’ Night 2025 in Split
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries

Thank you for sharing all of this information and allowing us to learn about this amazing event!