Visibility
NeuroCure supports events for the public that increase the visibility of women and other underrepresented groups in science, including:
On November 4 and November 10, 2023, Soapbox Science Berlin and LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin joined forces during Berlin Science Week for two joint events, one at the Natural History Museum and one at the Holzmarkt, to showcase the power of diversity both in scientists and in their research.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
The mission of LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin is to increase the visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM and connect the community, starting with Berlin.
NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin were sponsers of the event.
Speakers: Aranzazu Arias-Rojas, Bengisu Berispek, Manisha Biswas, Laura Boreggio, Ale Garin-Fernandez, Nina Grexa, Ulrike Löber, Subham Mukherjee, Neher Aseem Parimoo
On Saturday, June 24, 2022, 3-6 p.m. Soapbox Science Berlin celebrated its seventh year in Berlin with an event at Potsdamer Platz showing the power of diversity in scientists and their research.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin were sponsers of the event.
Speakers: Mandy Mangler, Adelina-Elisa Olbrich, Aziza Ben Halima, Hanna Dubrovska, Joana Grah, Inga Lödige, Samantha Mendosa, Elisa Maggio, Lynn Govaert, Veronica Diez Diaz, Anna Alessandra Monaco, Flor Yanelli, Manisha Biswas
Speaker M. Biswas (Photo K. Mason)
On Saturday, June 18, 2022, 2-5 p.m. Soapbox Science Berlin celebrated its sixth year in Berlin with an event at Potsdamer Platz showing the power of diversity in scientists and their research.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin were sponsers of the event.
Speakers: Maike Paetzel-Prüsmann, Serena Giardino, Hongyan Zhao, Anita Waltho, Tatiana Levinson, Erika Martinez Ruiz, Wanda Caló, Camila Mazzoni, Alexandra Tzilivaki, Henrike Indrischek, Maya Ben-Yami, Neha Aggarwal
Speaker A. Tzilivaki (Photo K. Mason)
On Saturday, November 6, 2021, 12-2 p.m. - with masks and social distancing - Soapbox Science Berlin and LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin joined forces during Berlin Science Week for a joint event at Invaliden Park to showcase the power of diversity both in scientists and their research.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
The mission of LGBTQ+ STEM Berlin is to increase the visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM and connect the community, starting with Berlin.
NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin were sponsers of the event.
Speakers: Diana Alatriste Gonzáles, Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt, Jasper Grendel, Rachel Lippert, Leona Nest, Eleftheria Saplaoura, Marwa Shumo, Alex Trettin
Speaker D. Alastriste Gonzales (Photo K. Mason)
On Saturday, June 26, 2021, 2-5 p.m. - with masks and social distancing - Soapbox Science Berlin staged its sixth event in the German capital, this summer again at Washingtonplatz, Berlin Central Station. Twelve female scientists from around the globe stepped onto their soapboxes to showcase their science to the public on a range of topics.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin are sponsers of the event.
Speakers: Marie Cherasse, Kiara Freitag, Valby van Schijndel, Ezgi Erdem, Meike Schickhoff, Anna Lena Kronsbein, Marwa Shumo, Merve Kaptan, Lam-Ha Ly, Sabrina Patsch, Julie Louvrier, Lisa Budzinski
Speaker K. Freitag (Photo C. Kunze)
Speaker M. Shumo (Photo K. Mason)
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, 2-5 p.m. - with masks and social distancing - Soapbox Science Berlin staged its fifth event in the German capital, this time at Washingtonplatz, Berlin Central Station. Twelve female scientists from around the globe stepped onto their soapboxes to showcase their science to the public on a range of topics.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
The event was co-sponsored by NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, and selected to participate in the DFG 2020 campaign.
Speakers: Shadi Bagherzadeh Azbari, Mina Bižić, Mathilde Cordellier, Alice Di Tucci, Ana Garcia-Hernandez, Zandra Fagernäs, Rachel Lippert, Julia Markowski, Sandra Naumann, Inga Patarcic, Nieves Lopez Salas, Anna Taranko
Speaker R. Lippert (Photo R. Lippert)
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, 2-5 p.m., Soapbox Science Berlin staged its fourth event in the German capital, this time at the World Clock on Alexanderplatz. Attracting their biggest crowd to date – over 1000 visitors – twelve female scientists from around the globe stepped onto their soapboxes to showcase their science to the public on a range of topics from neuroscience to physics, superbugs to dinosaurs, our changing environment to the search for greener systems, and much more.
Soapbox Science is novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into a hub of scientific learning and discussion.
The event was co-sponsored by NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin.
Speakers:
Giulia Codenotti, Rosa Doran, Yara Haridy, Heike Kalesse, Selin Kubilay, Sarah Loos, Fatuma Mohamed, Elisa Schaum, Maria Teresa Bautista Solans, Tanja Straka, Linn Voß, Susanne Wegmann
Link to the event poster
Speaker S. Wegmann (Photo K. Mason)
On Friday, June 1st, 2018 between 2 and 5 p.m. at the Park at Gleisdreieck, female scientists from different corners of the world stepped onto their soapboxes and fascinated the crowds with their passion for research. In this novel public outreach platform that promotes women scientists and transforms public spaces into arenas for learning and scientific debate, twelve speakers gave talks on topics from neuropathology and psychiatry, to physics and informatics, to ecology and climate impact.
This third Soapbox Science event in Berlin was co-sponsored by NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin.
Speakers:
Foteini Vervelidou, Gabrielle Thomas, Pascale Eede, Divya Seernani, Ana-Maria Olteteanu, Ilona M. Otto, Ana Alonso, Anna Jäger, Sandra Kerbler, Morelia Urlaub, Teresa Morganti, Maja Grubisic
Photo: Claudia Blum
On Tuesday November 7th, 2017, 12 - 2 pm at the Sony Center am Potsdamer Platz, Soapbox Science staged its second event in Berlin, this time as part of Berlin Science Week. Visitors joined us for talks on subjects ranging from structural biology and neuroscience to ecology and climate change (see highlights video). This event, which was free to the public, was 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.
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.
Speakers:
Mariana Cerdeira, Wing Ying Chow, Teresa De Marzo, Sophie Dithmer, Anja Eggert, Constance Holman, Zara Khan, Katarzyna Winek
Photos: Cecilia Kruszynski
On Sunday, June 4th, 2017 from 2 to 5 pm on the Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin hosted its very first Soapbox Science event. The event was co-sponsored in part by the Cluster of Excellence NeuroCure and the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin.
Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and the science they do. These events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate. The Soapbox Science platform aims 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.
Photos: Cecilia Kruszynski