The communication of Italy's candidacy to host the Einstein Telescope is gaining momentum through multiple channels: institutional communication (website and social media), events at international, national, and regional levels — especially in the candidate area — and media engagement.
In this talk, we will present the latest updates on ongoing initiatives.
In the Summer of 2024, the Discovery Museum in Kerkrade and Maastricht University started the Einstein Telescope Education Centre (ETEC), a four-storey exhibition and learning facility for gravitational waves and its instrumentation, intended for upper classes of secondary education in the EMR-region. In one year of operation, ETEC has hosted many school classes, giving them a day-programme on...
ETIC Lab Journey is an interactive web app designed to explore the laboratories of the ETIC (Einstein Telescope Infrastructure Consortium) project, an initiative by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, led by the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Launched in 2023, the project has two main objectives: conducting a feasibility and site characterization study in Sos...
The title of this paper, a clear paraphrase of Eugene Wigner’s renowned essay on the role of mathematics in the natural sciences, is intended to highlight the epistemological significance of analogical reasoning—a process that the history of science has shown to be pivotal across numerous domains and in a wide range of discoveries. The resemblance between concepts, the referencing and...
Primary and lower secondary school students are naturally curious, often exhibiting a "little scientist" attitude. However, curiosity alone is not enough for developing structured scientific thinking, essential for their education. We present the GRAVIS project, an educational program which brings together gravitational waves physics and digital storytelling to engage students in inquiry-based...
Gravitational wave science, and instrumentation in particular, has a surprisingly strong connection to the typical secondary curriculum in secondary education. As such, Einstein Telescope offers great opportunities for teachers and students, and is ideally suited to show students that they too can understand the newest discoveries, practice the physics of their high school curricula in an...
The Einstein Telescope (ET) Preparatory Phase project is a Horizon Europe-funded infrastructure project that aims to support critical activities of the ET community in the preparatory phase of the experiment, including technical design, costing and site selection for the observatory and identification of ET’s scientific, socio-economic and environmental impact. Work Package (WP) 10 of ET-PP...
In this session, we’ll dive into the Einstein Telescope’s supranational social media activities. Over the past months, we’ve accelerated our efforts - launching new profiles, broadening our reach, and sharing a diverse range of content. Together, we’ll examine real examples and brainstorm ways to elevate our strategy. We’ll use the “Rose–Bud–Thorn” exercise to highlight successes, identify...
We will develop first ideas for interesting & informative visual outreach materials, exploring the science, technology, international team & social impact of the Einstein Telescope. We are looking for input from ET members across the project, working in different areas and roles.
