To gather views from residents of the ZAC de la Fontaine Margot, and to introduce the Smart Noz project and the Noz Breizh Chair, we set up two cafés-échanges at the Centre social Couleur Quartier with the support of its team.

The discussions focused on representations of the night and the characteristics of nocturnal practices, retracing the most frequent movements and collecting words related to the night from the participants.

A final café exchange took place at the Christmas market organized by the Centre social on December 15, 2023. We were able to present the Chair's various activities to a curious audience, who were able to discover our board game and insect taxa as dissemination tools. Our presentation appealed to an intergenerational audience, and discussions with participants ended at 8:00 pm.
 

Thank you to all the participants and to the organizers!

The team presented the findings of its 2nd field study at the Centre social et culturel Les Amarres in Keredern, with a theatrical show entitled Les lumières de la nuit.

On the menu :

• MonaLuna theater company staged a production recounting the exchanges between the team and local residents;
• the first results of the sociological surveys were presented;
• other activities entertained residents, including a virtual reality simulation of public lighting.

Thank you to all the participants and to the organizers who welcomed us so warmly!

The first results of the Smart Noz project were presented on December 16th, 2022 at the Centre Social de Kerangoff in two steps: a stand set up by the team of researchers and a show put on by MonaLuna theater company.

The stand notably included a virtual reality demonstration so that participants could view a digital model of an urban space at night. A cardboard model of a neighborhood at night showed how certain types of lighting can become "barriers" for nocturnal animals, preventing them from feeding or circulating freely...

It was also the opportunity to show the first analyses of data collected from residents of the Kerangoff district. This gave rise to exchanges with the public on the impact of artificial light on biodiversity, and the balance to be struck between saving energy and the need to feel safe at night. The issue of light pollution was also a major topic of discussion.

Discussions with participants ended at around 5:30 p.m., allowing the show organized by MonaLuna theater company to begin. About forty people from the neighborhood were present. The event was greatly appreciated and was even reported in the local press.