The British Council, with funding from the European Commission's "Researchers in Europe" initiative, is running an ambitious programme of events called Researchers in Society (RISE). With Europe facing an ageing, male dominated research population and a high and rising drop out rate among science undergraduates, RISE aims to raise the profile of science researchers by encouraging encounters between researchers and the public.

Together with the Genoa Science Festival, the British Council Italy has organised a Café Scientifique on an issue which affects everyone.

We are using the Earth's resources faster than they can regenerate themselves. If everyone lived like Western Europeans we would need 3 planets to provide for our needs. So what can we, as citizens, do about it? Give up our cars, eat organic, wash green, clean green, cut down on household waste?
There are solutions. There are many different things that could be done to reduce our impact on the planet and its people and therefore make the world a better place.

In the relaxed atmosphere of a Café Scientifique, over an aperitif, you will have the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas with Ann MacGarry, Fiorello Cortiana, and Simone Grosso.