Comic strip in science project
2025-2026
EU-CONEXUS Comic strip in science project is open to PhD students and researchers who are working on the sustainability of coastal zones whether their research tackles the engineering sciences (mechanics, materials, etc.), the environment, biogeochemistry, ecology, social and human sciences but this is not an exhaustive list.
Through this project, EU-CONEXUS aims to promote 9 research projects (one research project per EU-CONEXUS partner country) in order to inform a non-expert audience about how EU-CONEXUS addresses coastal sustainability. The project aims to raise the awareness of the general public on this topic and increase interest in science.
Each PhD student and researcher will be paired up with an artist from his or her country and their research project will be transposed into a 3 pages comic with a cover illustration.
The project will be held in two phases.
First phase (from June to November 2025): Creation of four comic strips with researchers and artists from France, Greece, Spain and Lithuania.
– France: Annabel Audureau & PieR Gajewski
Annabel Audureau, a researcher based at La Rochelle Université with her research project called ” The New Robinson Crusoe Women: Adventurers of the Postmodern World ” is paired up with PieR Gajewski an illustrator and comic author from La Rochelle.
– Greece: Konstantinos Velaoras & Steve Stivaktis
Konstantinos Velaoras, a researcher based at the Agricultural University of Athens with his research project called ” The Impact of Environmental Certifications on Consumer Behavior for Certified Hotels. Analysis Through the Theory of Planned Behavior” is paired up with Steve Stivaktis an illustrator and comic author from Athens.
– Spain: Alonso Sanchez Rodriguez & Xulia Vicente
Alonso Sanchez Rodriguez, a researcher based at the Catholic University of Valencia with his research project called “Walkable cities: promoción de la salud y mejora del bienestar a través de senderos urbanos en tres barrios de la ciudad de Valencia ” is paired up with Xulia Vicente an illustrator and comic author from Valencia.
– Lithuania: Greta Gyraité & Ula Rugeviciute Rugytė
Greta Gyraité, a researcher based at Klaipeda University with her research project called “From Sea to Sickbed : Then Unseen Story of Vibrio spp” is paired up with Ula Rugeviciute Rugytė an illustrator and comic author from Kaunas currently based in Strasbourg (France).
Second phase (from November 2025 to April 2026): Creation of five comic strips researchers and artists from Croatia, Romania, Ireland, Germany and Cyprus.
The final deliverable will be a digital magazine containing the nine research projects transposed into nine comic strips addressing the general public and which can be downloaded free of charge.
Draft timeline of the project
| Actions | Deadlines |
|---|---|
| Submission of expressions of interest | Wednesday 2nd April 2025, midnight |
| Selection of the 9 research projects | Monday 14th April 2025 |
| Notification of acceptance | April 2025, week n°16 |
| First phase: Dialogue artist/scientist with creation of four comic strips | From June to November 2025 |
| Second phase: Dialogue artist/scientist with creation of five comic strips | From November 2025 to April 2026 |
This activity is organised under the EU-funded Project EU-CONEXUS Plus (Project number 101089709) titled : “A significant step forward for the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability” .
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
