Document Actions

You are here: Home › Newsroom › Appointments › Facets of Science Communications

Facets of Science Communications

The seven-part lecture series “In Dialogue: Sciences and Their Audience” will begin on 2 November 2022

Freiburg, Oct 27, 2022

University College Freiburg presents the lecture series “In Dialogue: Sciences and their audience” in cooperation with the University of Freiburg’s Studium Generale program. On seven Wednesday evenings, University of Freiburg professors and invited experts will speak about various aspects of science communications. The opening lecture will be held by Prof. Dr. Julika Griem, director of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen and vice president of the German Research Foundation (DFG) on the topic “Orte und Räume in der Wissenschaftskommunikation” (Places and spaces in science communications).

  • What: lecture series

  • When: Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 6:15 p.m.

  • Where: lecture hall 1098, collegiate building I (KG I), ground floor, Platz der Universität 3, 79098 Freiburg

  • Subsequent dates:
    • Wednesday, 16 Nov. 2022: Prof. Dr. Michael Schwarze (vice president for academic affairs of the University of Freiburg) on the topic “Dialogräume der Lehre. Überlegungen eines Geisteswissenschaftlers” (Dialogue spaces in teaching: The reflections of a humanities scholar)
    • Wednesday, 23 Nov. 2022: Panel discussion with students and teachers on the topic “Nachhaltigkeit in Studium und Lehre – keine Kompromisse?!” (Sustainability in studies and teaching – no compromises?!)
    • Wednesday, 30 Nov. 2022: Prof. Dr. Michael Müller, professor of pharmaceutical and medical chemistry: “‘Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen’ – zum Wert von wissenschaftlichem Wissen” (“The truth will set you free” – on the value of scientific knowledge)
    • Wednesday, 7 Dec. 2022: Prof. Dr. Armin Grunwald from the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on the question: “Wissenschaftliche Beratung des Deutschen Bundestages – wie funktioniert sie?” (Providing scientific advice to the German Bundestag – How does it work?)
    • Wednesday, 25 Jan. 2023: Panel discussion on the topic “Chancen und Herausforderungen des Wissenschaftsjournalismus” (Opportunities and Challenges of Science Journalism)
    • Wednesday, 1 Feb. 2023: Prof. Dr. Frieder Vogelmann from University College Freiburg on “Unwahrheiten in der Politik: Ein Bestiarium” (Untruths in politics: A bestiary)