HG4 workshop - Science Festival - Celebrating Young Researcher Innovators European Researchers’ Night

Join an inspiring hybrid event bringing together the Young Researcher Innovators (YRIs) of COST Action CA21111 OneHealthDrugs to celebrate scientific excellence, foster collaboration, and engage with society during the European Researchers' Night. 

The event will combine scientific dissemination, science communication, public engagement, and team building, providing an outstanding opportunity to present research, exchange ideas, and develop new collaborations across disciplines and countries. 

In the first part of the Science Festival, a joint session with the PhD Programme in Drug Discovery and Development of the Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FaBiT), University of Bologna, entitled “Chemistry for a Better Life and a Better Future”, featuring two distinguished guest speakers, Prof. Kelly Chibale and Prof. Gianluca Maria Farinola.

As part of this initiative, parallel outreach activities will also take place in partner institutions, creating a shared OneHealthDrugs celebration across multiple institutions. Through the hybrid format, in the second part of the Science Festival, OHD participants from different countries will be connected live, allowing them to give pitches and showcase their local European Researchers' Night activities, while interacting with colleagues throughout the COST network.

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Celebrating Young Researchers and Innovators in COST Action CA21111 OneHealthDrugs at the European Researchers’ Night | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams

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Agenda draft

Part 1 Science Festival 25 September 2026

09:00–09:30 Participant registration

09:30–11:00 Presentations by the Young Researcher Innovators and Short-Term Scientific Mission participants

Joint session CHEMISTRY FOR A BETTER LIFE AND A BETTER FUTURE

A Day of Seminars and Conversation with Professors Kelly Chibale and Gianluca Farinola

In the Lead-up to European Researchers’ Night 2026

The programme will feature two 45-min seminars (+15 min Q&A) showcasing different frontiers of chemistry:

11:30-12.30 Honorary Doctorate Seminar
Professor Kelly Chibale
“Drug discovery tools and models to improve treatment outcomes in African populations”

12.30 – 13.30 Luch break

13:30–14:30 Presentations by the Young Researcher Innovators and Short-Term Scientific Mission participants

14:30 — D3 Meet the Speaker Seminar
Professor Gianluca Farinola
“Living materials: challenging nature, with respect”

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

The day will culminate in a special 45-minute/1h conversation (16:00-17:00):

In Conversation with Kelly Chibale and Gianluca Farinola

Format: Moderated double interview with audience participation

Audience: PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and early-career investigators of the Navile District

Session purpose:

This conversation will bring together Professors Kelly Chibale and Gianluca Farinola to discuss how chemistry can improve human, animal and environmental health. The session will combine scientific insight, personal experience and practical guidance for the next generation of researchers. 

17:00–22:00 European Researchers' Night activities at the University of Bologna – Navile Campus, with parallel outreach events taking place at participating OneHealthDrugs institutions, including University of Modena, connected through the hybrid platform.

Part 2 Science Festival 25 September 2026

Call to Connection!

9:00-10:00 pm from Bologna direct connection among all OneHealthdrugs laboratories! 

2 minutes pitch highlight about your research to celebrate the European Researchers Nights. Show your poster or talk about your research!

If you want to participate even for a short time, let’s connect to the TEAMS link below:

Celebrating Young Researchers and Innovators in COST Action CA21111 OneHealthDrugs at the European Researchers’ Night | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams

Registration link for the pitch-connection: The Google Form link to register will be available soon! 

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One Action. One Health. One European Researchers' Night.

Together, we will demonstrate how young scientists can communicate research, inspire society, and build a stronger European research community through collaboration and innovation. 

 Organized by Elisa Uliassi (HG4 Leader), Biljana Arsic (WG4 leader), Gülşah Bayraktar (WG6 leader), Maria Paola Costi (Action Chair), Anabela Cordeiro Silva (Action Vice-Chair)