“Science Night” Celebrates Its Premiere in the City
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Around 40 partner institutions will jointly organize the Science Night, from A for “Academy for Theater and Digitality” to Z for “Zoo Dortmund.” Dortmund’s universities and scientific institutes, along with many other educational partners, will offer readings, interactive activities, excursions, and workshops, as well as cultural and musical contributions until late at night. The program also includes lectures and discussions on various topics. Under the theme of “Freedom,” the nationwide Science Year 2024, TU Dortmund University scientists will discuss topics such as how soccer can promote democracy or how the film “Ex Machina” addresses artificial intelligence. Additionally, there will be a Science Slam, science shows, and many interactive stations. Visitors of all ages can get hands-on with various experiments, such as building a foldable microscope, soldering a circuit, or mixing a skin cream. Excursions, like a food tasting with the small monkeys Plumploris (slow lorises) at the Dortmund Zoo or a virtual flight into space with “SPACEBUZZ One” on the TU campus, round out the offerings.
Selected Program Highlights with TU Dortmund University Participation
Around the Dortmunder U
| From 4:10 p.m. | Opening with Ina Brandes and the “Denksport” quiz, including TU President Prof. Manfred Bayer, moderated by journalism student Alina Bähr |
| From 4:00 p.m. | Ice cream truck organized by particle physicists from the Excellence Cluster Initiative “Color meets Flavor” (Courtyard) |
| 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Exhibition “Zwischen den Wegen” by Jette Flügge (University Floor in the Dortmunder U) |
| 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Science Show by the Physikanten (Brewer’s Tower) |
| 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Science Show by the Physikanten (Courtyard) |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Discussion “Listening and Traveling” on the perception of Eastern European cultural history, with – amongst others – Tobias Flessenkemper, Head of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg; led by Prof. Barbara Welzel (University Floor in the Dortmunder U) |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Panel discussion “Fair Play for Democracy? Soccer, Diversity, and Responsibility,” including Prof. Thomas Goll (Rooftop of the Dortmunder U) |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Film discussion on “Ex Machina,” including Dr. Stefan Michaelis and Fabian Ostermann from the Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (Cinema) |
| 8:30 p.m. | Concert by the United Harriet Colliery Band (Courtyard) |
| 9:45 p.m. | Concert by Groove m.b.H. (Courtyard) |
| 10:00 p.m. | Pub Quiz moderated by Prof. Sascha Pöhlmann (Brewer’s Tower) |
On Campus
| 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Virtual space flight in SPACEBUZZ One (Martin-Schmeißer-Platz) | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | School lab of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) (Emil-Figge-Straße 66) | |
| 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Tour of the DELTA electron storage ring (Maria-Goeppert-Mayer-Straße 2 | |
5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Soccer robot game (Otto-Hahn-Straße 8) | |
| 6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Soccer robot game (Otto-Hahn-Straße 8) | |
| All day | Art trail on the campus of TU Dortmund University |
In the City
| 4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Bus tour “Arriving and staying in Dortmund”, with Prof. Susanne Frank and others (departure from Dortmund main station) |
| 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | Lecture “Fit with physics - The human being as a runner”, by Prof. Heinz Hövel (VHS, Kampstraße 47) |
At the bus stops of Dortmund Central Station (towards the city exit), a shuttle bus will run to the TU Dortmund University campus at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Independent travel by bicycle or S-Bahn is also possible.
Science Night is a format of the Masterplan Wissenschaft 2.0 (Master Plan Science 2.0) in cooperation with the science association windo e.V. and with the friendly support of the Dortmund Foundation. Science Night is embedded in the „Digitale Woche Dortmund #diwodo“, which takes place from 23 to 28 September 2024.
Most program points are free and can be attended without registration. Exceptions include the special program at the cinema and at Phoenix des Lumières (for a fee) as well as excursions with limited participant numbers. Starting at 11:00 p.m., the “Science Night: The After-Show Party,” organized by the General Student Committee (AStA) of TU Dortmund University and the AStA of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, will take place at the dance café Oma Doris.
The entire program and all information about the event can be found on the website.