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InVISIBILI Project: Accessible and Inclusive Science for Children

We are building a scientific future without gender barriers, making science more accessible, inclusive, and engaging for new generations.

Scientific dissemination and inclusiveness in schools.

What we have achieved

The project is ongoing and aims to ensure continuation in the coming years. Reaching the fundraising goal will support activities, as well as the purchase and printing of educational materials for the current school year and the next.

€ 75
Funds raised to date
€ 10,000
October 2025 Target

Description

InVISIBILI is a scientific dissemination project for children, exploring the hidden elements of the universe and women’s contribution to science. It aims to make science more accessible and inclusive, tackling gender bias in STEM through open-access educational materials and interactive school activities that overcome gender, geographical, and social barriers.

The project, aimed at children aged 5 to 10, features experiments, games, and scientific storytelling to stimulate curiosity, introduce the scientific method, and highlight the role of women scientists. A pilot study on the perception of science will support these activities, providing data on gender bias and the evolution of the children’s perception of their abilities.

The project is promoted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy "A. Righi", in collaboration with the Departments of Psychology and Education Studies and with the support of INFN (Italian National Institute of Astrophysics) Bologna. The project has begun collaborations with European and non-European universities to disseminate this model internationally.

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Goals

  1. Stimulating children's curiosity towards STEM by offering activities in schools and interactive, inclusive dissemination tools.

  2. Investigating gender bias and the children's perception of science and their abilities through anonymous questionnaires.

  3. Organising free training courses (MOOCs) for teachers and dissemination teams.

  4. Monitoring and collecting data on the project’s impact on 1500 children per year over a period of 3 years.

  5. Producing open-access publications and resources for scientific communication aimed at children.

Impact

  • Increased children’s interest in science, as demonstrated by their participation in the Notte dei Ricercatori (European Researchers' Night).

  • Strengthened scientific dissemination skills among the students involved.

  • Improved accessibility to science for schools outside metropolitan areas, thanks to open-access resources.

  • Developed an accessible and inclusive model of scientific dissemination that can be adopted across Europe and beyond.

The project has been running since the 2023/2024 school year and, to date, has voluntarily involved over 80 teachers, as well as researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Bologna and the INFN. Alongside Master’s and PhD students, they have brought science directly into more than 140 kindergarten, primary, and secondary school classrooms across Emilia-Romagna.

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