Fascinating research: Science Slam inspires in Spremberg!

Fascinating research: Science Slam inspires in Spremberg!

On Friday, June 27th, the closing event of the Science Slam, a format that aims to present scientific topics in an entertaining and understandable way, will take place at the Spreekino Spremberg. Loud b-tu.de, four slammers from the Brandenburg Technical University (BTU) are competing to make their knowledge and research results accessible to a broad audience.

The scientific contributions cover a variety of topics, including: Dr. Jane Worlitz, the operational director of the Center for Hybrid Electric Systems Cottbus (chesco), will give insights into her research on teaching, further training and coaching with her lecture “(e)mission (im)possible”. Mareike Herold, research associate at the Institute for Heritage Management, is dedicated to the Lusatian opencast mining landscape with the title: "Recognize, understand, match! The opencast mining landscape in dating mode". Other presentations include Anja Schöter, who deals with the topic “I am not a sadist”, and Martin Lautsch, who talks about the “Scientific study of the UFO phenomenon”.

Variety of topics

The event also includes Alexander Leymann and Willi Max from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, who will speak together about “Non-violent communication: Why feelings are also crucial in science communication”. Dr. Gregor Pasemann from the Humboldt University Berlin presents his topic “Of Cells and Models”. In addition, Jonas Petasch, a student at the University of Leipzig, will present his concerns about “Studying Sorbian: Between identity, idealization and I don’t know exactly what that brings.”

The event promises to be an exciting mix of science and entertainment, with individual lectures limited to ten minutes each. The audience has the opportunity to vote after each talk to determine the best slammer, making the event interactive and engaging. This format promotes science communication that loud DFG aims to inform the general public about scientific findings and to strengthen trust between science and society.

The DFG emphasizes the importance of scientific communication, which is understood as a dialogue between scientists and society. It comprehensively supports the transparent presentation of research projects in Germany and promotes numerous initiatives to improve science communication.

Arrival and participation

Admission to the event is free, but advance reservations are requested. For the journey there are hourly RE connections from Cottbus main station to Spremberg, which take just 18 minutes. The Science Slam, which was launched in 2021 by the Brandenburg Science Minister Manja Schüle, takes place in many German cities and inspires a wide audience, from students and science nerds to retirees and young people.

The Science Slam format is also an important part of the current discussions about the role of research in society and the importance of science communication, such as those on scienceslam.de are described. Research projects by young scientists are presented here and the topics range from molecular biology to history to astrophysics.