Press Release: 25 September: Meet scientists in 200 cities, 30 countries – it’s European Researchers’ Night!

200 cities all over Europe will be celebrating science in different ways, but under the same flag, during The 5th European Researchers' Night. Theatre plays in Lisbon, sport competitions in Brussels, collective mural painting in Milan… At the same time, in other European cities, all eyes will be on the sky to observe the cosmos. On the night of 25 September 2009, Europeans from 30 countries will have the chance to meet with professional researchers, to join in with scientific experiments, to handle sophisticated research equipment, to understand the links between science and art, and to figure out just how far the knowledge boundaries go. For one night, everyone can be a scientist.