Lowlands 2025 will take place from 15 to 17 August. Do you have an interesting idea for a study you would like to conduct at Lowlands Science? The Radboud University science communication team will be happy to help you. We will guide you in preparing a pitch and proposal so that you make a good impression on the organisation. You can reach us at media [at] ru.nl (media[at]ru[dot]nl) or by calling +31 (0)24 361 6000. You can also contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss something.
Your research must be submitted to the organisation no later than 28 March. If you would like us to help you think through your research, please contact us by mid-March at the latest to give you enough time to process our feedback.
What is Lowlands Science?
In the Lowlands Science Lab, festival visitors voluntarily take part in experiments to help advance science. As a researcher, you not only have the opportunity to collect a lot of valuable data, but it is also a great opportunity to bring your project to the attention of tens of thousands of people and the national media.
In recent years, numerous universities, colleges, hospitals and other institutions have conducted research at Lowlands. For example, on topics such as sustainable eating behaviour, pain stimuli, language development and agility when drunk. An overview of previous research can be found on the Lowlands Science website.
Criteria
Lowlands Science is organised by Lowlands, the Dutch National Research Agenda (NWA), New Scientist and the BKB campaign agency. If you don't need help, register directly via the Lowlands Science website. Please take the following criteria into account:
- The research must be socially relevant and of interest to Lowlands festival-goers.
- The Lowlands visitor must be able to participate in the research, be the subject of the research or be able to learn something from it. Research that only uses surveys, for example, is not interesting for the visitor.
- The research must take into account the environmental conditions of a festival site: vibrations, loud noise, music and alcohol consumption, among other things. Research that requires a soundproof space is not feasible, for example.
- The research should be described in a maximum of 1500 words.
- A floor plan of the required space/physical set-up including dimensions must be submitted with the application.