About ESOF
The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) created by EuroScience in 2004, is the largest biennial transdisciplinary meeting on science and innovation in Europe, for and with society.
Alem Tukic
Student Earth Sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina “Events like these help bridge the gap between science and policy, and also improve science communication to the general public. I believe that’s crucial.”
NEWS & EVENTS
ESOF2022: An Explosion of Science!
There are no coincidences, you force luck: Leiden has been the City of Science since the beginning of the year, the tenth edition of the largest European interdisciplinary science conference ESOF2022 – already brimming with science – was coming up when two more gifts arrived: the presentation of the first the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) photos, and the flowering (once every ten years for only 48 hours!) of the Amorphophallus Titanum; the giant penis plant in the Hortus Botanicus, where we hosted our ESOF delegate party.
Discover the EU Pavilion and the European Talent Fair at ESOF2022!
From 13 to 16 July 2022, the European Union will be present at the ESOF2022 exhibition with a dedicated EU pavilion. The physical EU pavilion programme will mainly focus on EU Missions, a novelty of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme bringing concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges and on young academic careers.
ESOF2022 in Katowice – Live Broadcasts Online
EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2022 takes place on 13-16 July 2022 in Leiden (the Netherlands), the European City of Science 2022. At the same time, ESOF 2022 Regional Site accompanying conference takes place on 15 July at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, the city preparing for the title of European City of Science 2024. Events in both places can be watched online on a specially dedicated platform.
NEWS & MEDIA
ESOF2022: An Explosion of Science!
There are no coincidences, you force luck: Leiden has been the City of Science since the beginning of the year, the tenth edition of the largest European interdisciplinary science conference ESOF2022 – already brimming with science – was coming up when two more gifts arrived: the presentation of the first the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) photos, and the flowering (once every ten years for only 48 hours!) of the Amorphophallus Titanum; the giant penis plant in the Hortus Botanicus, where we hosted our ESOF delegate party.
Discover the EU Pavilion and the European Talent Fair at ESOF2022!
From 13 to 16 July 2022, the European Union will be present at the ESOF2022 exhibition with a dedicated EU pavilion. The physical EU pavilion programme will mainly focus on EU Missions, a novelty of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme bringing concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges and on young academic careers.
Regional Site Katowice
As part of ESOF2022 in Leiden, Netherlands, from 13 to 16 July 2022, a regional ESOF2022 took place in Katowice, Poland on July 15th. Katowice was granted the title of European City of Science 2024.
About ESOF2022
Discover the city of Leiden
Leiden is a city in the Netherlands ideally situated between The Hague and Amsterdam and only 12 kilometres away from the Sea shore.
Everything that characterises Leiden’s Golden Age heritage survives to this day: the picturesque historic city centre still holds its landmarks from that time in the form of beautiful city mansions by age old canals.
Venues
ESOF2022 in Leiden had several venues which all welcomed different elements of the conference programme. All the venues were located in the city center. This exceptionnal venues had a rich history like the Pieterskerk or the Stadsgehoorzaal.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 884011