Soapbox Science - Berlin Science Week 2017

Soapbox Science - Science Week 2017

Date? 7. November 2017; 12:00 - 14:00

Location? Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Straße 4, 10785 Berlin

Organizer? Soapbox Science Berlin, Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure, Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin

The event is free, in English and German, and aimed at all audiences. Everyone is welcome.

Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and the science they do. Soapbox Science events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate; they follow the format of London Hyde Park’s Speaker’s Corner, which is historically an arena for public debate. With Soapbox Science, we want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy, learn from, heckle, question, probe, interact with and be inspired by some of our leading scientists. No middle man, no powerpoint slide, no amphitheatre – just remarkable women in science who are there to amaze you with their latest discoveries, and to answer the science questions you have been burning to ask.

Soapbox Science is staging its second event in Berlin, this time as part of Berlin Science Week. If you’d like to see what Soapbox Science looks like in action, join us for talks on subjects ranging from structural biology and neuroscience to ecology and climate change. This event is co-sponsored by NeuroCure, the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, and the IGB Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in support of women in science.