The Science Festival is an event that has been organised in Croatia since 2003 with an aim to bring science closer to the public, that is to inform the public about the activities and results in the field of science, improve the public perception of scientists and motivate young people to research and acquire new knowledge.
The Science Festival is organised by the universities from Split, Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar and Osijek in cooperation with the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum and the British Council and is sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Education.
As part of the Science Festival, the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka will organise the following activities and workshops this year:
”Dexter’s Laboratory” workshop held by the Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry (held in Croatian language)
”Dose Makes the Poison: Poisonous and Medicinal Plants Around Us and Their Uses“ workshop held by the Department of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (held in Croatian language)
“40 years of posters” exhibition (held in Croatian language)
“Nobel Prize in Chemistry” workshop in English language held by the Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry (held in English language)
Pipetting and microscopy workshops held by the Centre for Proteomics (held in Croatian language)
“Puzzles of Heredity” workshop held by the Centre for Genetic Education and CroMSIC – Croatian Medical Students’ International Committee (held in Croatian language)
“Life in a Drop of Water – the Importance of Preserving Karst Ponds” workshop held by the Department of Medical Biology and Genetics (held in Croatian language)