SciFest 2022 is cancelled
Uppsala University and SLU are cancelling the annual science festival SciFest in March. The SciFest team finds that it is impossible to carry out an infection-proof event with a SciFest feeling in the current circumstances.
of SciFest. Photo: David Naylor
– It was a really tough decision to make. Especially since the interest from the researchers was exceptional this year! We also intended to invest extra in the 10-year anniversary, says Katarina Holmborn Garpenstrand, project manager of SciFest.
SciFest started 2012. Last year it was digital and reached new target groups throughout the country. Early this autumn, the SciFest team decided to invest entirely in the physical event at Fyrishov, which is still SciFest's core. But since then, the covid-19 situation has changed.
– We have investigated different alternatives how to follow the restrictions and create a safe and good SciFest. But in the end, we didn’t think any of the alternatives worked, says Katarina Holmborn Garpenstrand.
Register for SciFest 2023 instead
The SciFest team wanted it to be an attractive event that would not feel too limited for visitors and exhibitors. The Wow feeling is important! However, it is of course absolutely central that it is and feels safe for everyone present.
Hopefully the situation with infection rates is better in March.
– SciFest is a big event that takes time to rig. It is not possible to be open to all possibilities for too long. Now we hope that everyone who wanted to join this year registers for SciFest 2023 instead, says Katarina Holmborn Garpenstrand.
Annica Hulth
The science festival SciFest
SciFest is a science festival with a wide range of workshops, shows, competitions, research meetings and lectures. The first SciFest took place in 2012 and was arranged by Uppsala university. From 2020, SciFest is co-arranged by Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.