Sparkling Science: Linking Science with Schools

A unique program in Austria has linked more than 100 real world science projects to schools. Students are engaged in real peer-reviewed scientific discovery. The aim of the initiative is to create a double added value for research and education: On the part of research innovative scientific findings will be gained. On the part of education close contacts with the science system will be established and schoolchildren will get the opportunity to get in direct contact with state-of-the-art knowledge already at school.