In a workshop at Cartoonmuseum Basel, Kerstin Beyer-Hans introduced pu- pils to the world of the nanosciences. Local and international Broad range of activities The SNI’s outreach team has developed a wide range of exper- iments with a view to getting children, young people and the wider public excited about various aspects of the nanosciences as well as appealing to potential students. The team primarily offers these activities in Northwestern Switzerland, tailoring them to the respective event, age group and thematic focal area. This flexible program has become well established at schools and organizations in recent years, resulting in a steadily grow- ing number of inquiries. In 2025, numerous pupils from the two Basel half-cantons and the Canton of Aargau encountered the nanosciences for the first time through SNI activities — including workshops as part of the IBSA Foundation’s “Let’s Science” initiative at Cartoonmuseum Basel as well as experiment parcours allow- ing school classes to discover the various aspects of the nanoworld. Once again, “MINT on the move” was a particular highlight of 2025. Featuring experiments and handicrafts aboard a train in collaboration with Schweizerische Südost- bahn, the activity was also attended by a team from Swiss tele- vision SRF, who reported on this unusual format for STEM pro- motion from the SNI as part of the news program Schweiz Aktuell. It was with great enthusiasm that the SNI team took part, for the first time, in the Gurten Spring Festival in Bern, the Basel Holiday Pass, the open day at phaenovum in Lörrach, and a collaboration with the VHS Bremgarten, as well as the events “Aarau wird zum Bauernhof” (“Aarau becomes a farm”) and “Ad- vent i de Altstadt” (“Advent in the old town”) in Aarau. Our presence at these various markets added to our well-established stand at the Rüeblimärt and offered a chance to engage in many conversations with a wide audience. Focusing on accessible ex- periments and handicrafts, the stands attracted numerous vis- itors — and the SNI team also brought many of these experi- ments together on its three new social media channels by the name of “Nano.Neugier” in 2025. On Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, Dr. Kerstin Beyer-Hans published new ideas for creative activities on a weekly basis, helping to boost the SNI’s visibility. The SNI principally engages with potential students at stu- dent fairs, which the Study Coordination team attends regu- larly, as well as through advertisements and the “Schnupper School“ of the University of Basel. In addition, numerous nano- science students visited their former schools to talk about their personal experiences of this demanding degree program. When communicating research findings, the SNI follows a broad-based approach and sets its sights on an international audience. Via social media, the SNI regularly posts short articles on the excellent research supported by the SNI and thereby reaches a growing academic readership. In addition, the twice- yearly online magazine “SNI INSight” provides information aimed at the SNI network. Further informationen: SNI website: https://nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/ LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3rbYP4s YouTube: https://bit.ly/4q9V1Mh + https://bit.ly/3NPKXdN SNI INSight: https://bit.ly/4cJUn52 At the Future Day, Battist Utinger explained to an interested audience how colors can be produced by different structures. On visits to the SNI, pupils make various stops to learn about different as- pects of the nanosciences. SRF reported on “MINT on the move” aboard a train operated by Südostbahn. Kerstin Beyer-Hans 67 SNI Annual Report 2025