Berlin Science Week is an annual science festival that takes place from November 1st to 10th and brings together people from the fields of science, business, politics, art and society.
Under the motto "Dare to Know", Berlin Science Week collaborates with organizations worldwide to showcase scientific excellence, advance discussions about global challenges and find new, interactive and entertaining ways to make science, research and innovation accessible and engaging .
Every year, 150 organizations, 600 speakers and over 20,000 participants gather - both online and in person - to exchange knowledge, connect with one another and find out about the latest scientific advances.
The focus is on exchange and reflection: the program includes interactive and often interdisciplinary formats such as panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, VR experiences, film screenings, music installations and much more.
The participating organizations organize their contributions around one or more of the 11 topic clusters:
- Planetary Health and Sustainability
- Tech and engineering innovations
- Health & Wellbeing
- Future of life and work
- Social trends and transformations
- Discover earth and space
- Art & Science
- Science fun!
- Open science and collaboration
- Breakthroughs and foresight
- Learning and working in science