Get involved by sharing your ideas, experiences, and curiosity! Science Comes to Town invites you to participate in different ways.

• Co-Creation 
  • Collaborating from the start in Co-Creation, where you actively shape projects and develop solutions together with researchers.
• Joint Citizen 
  • Science Engaging in Joint Citizen Science, where you explore, observe, experiment, and contribute your insights to real research.
• Science Battle
  • Testing your creativity and teamwork in the Science Battle.

Each format offers a unique way to connect science with everyday life and make a tangible difference in your community. 

By participating, you don’t just observe science: you become part of it. Your ideas, experiences, and local knowledge help develop practical solutions, generate meaningful insights, and create projects that are relevant, impactful, and scientifically grounded. 

Engagement is open to everyone, regardless of age, background, or expertise. Whether you join alone, with friends, your family, school class, or club, your perspective matters. Together, we can make science more open, accessible, and relevant. Turning curiosity into action and ideas into change in neighborhoods, schools, clubs, and cities.

What does Co-Creation mean?

Co-Creation means “creating together.” Citizens, scientists, local authorities, and organizations collaborate as equals, each bringing their own perspective. Scientists provide expertise, citizens contribute everyday experiences, and organizations know the practical conditions. 

Unlike traditional participation where citizens usually comment at the end, Co-Creation starts at the very beginning, shaping which topics are important. Together, participants develop ideas, ask questions, find answers, and implement solutions. The result: projects that are relevant, practical, and scientifically grounded.

Co-Creation is open to everyone, regardless of age, background, or expertise. It’s about actively shaping outcomes, combining perspectives, and creating solutions that make a real difference: in neighborhoods, schools, clubs, or entire cities. 

Co-Creation is therefore more than just a participation process. It is a driver for innovation, lived democracy, and concrete changes in people’s living environments.

Visit the local Co-Creation websites to join the movement!

Co-Creation at Science Comes to Town

The Co-Creation Project is part of the EU initiative Science Comes to Town. In Kiel, Brest, and Split, citizens are invited to develop their own research projects on topics that matter to them in their daily lives. It’s not about complicated lab experiments, but about practical projects that connect science with local everyday life.

Selected projects receive:

• Prize money (up to €1,000 per project)
• Guidance from scientists who act as advisory partners
• Public visibility through project communications

Our goal: Make science tangible and relevant, turn citizens into researchers, and create knowledge that directly benefits cities.