Science & Society

In our question-and-answer tool “Ask the Expert”, you can ask the experts from our Cluster of Excellence questions on the topic of ‘Heart & brain – understanding together’: Link to “Ask the Expert”

“Know more, get inspired! Discussing cutting edge science topics with neuroscientists. Making neuroscience accessible for everyone”.   The Podcast “Neuroscience and Beyond – Podcast about scientists and their exciting research” was created by a team of PhD students located in Göttingen, who share a passion about neuroscience and science communication.

What are the arguments for and against animal experiments in science? How are they currently regulated? What animal-free methods are available? And how can these be used effectively in research? The ethical issues surrounding the topic of animal testing are complex. How does science meet these challenges?   Journalist and

Lego workshop with MBExC member and biophysicist Prof Dr Timo Betz (Third Institute of Physics, University of Göttingen)   In this workshop, biophysicist Prof Dr Timo Betz and Dr Bart Vos showed children and young people aged 10 and over how to build their own microscope out of Lego bricks

In the 4th Chalk Talks Series of the Forum Wissen Göttingen, three scientists from the MBExC Cluster of Excellence presented interesting aspects of their research to a broader public:   “Geheimnisse des Buchs des Lebens (Secrets of the Book of Life)” – Chalk Talk with Prof. Dr. Bernd Wollnik, Institute

“Heart & Brain – Understanding Together”   Special exhibition at Forum Wissen from 18 April until 20 October 2024   How does a “plaster” for the heart work? How can we hear with the help of light? And what is the path from basic research to diagnosis and therapy? The

Focusing on the heart and brain together („Herz und Hirn gemeinsam im Fokus“) is the topic of the public lecture series organised by the University of Göttingen and the Lower Saxony Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Göttingen this winter semester. In the series, scientists of the Göttingen Cluster of

New fascinating images from the “World of Senses” exhibition (part 2) were shown from in the main entrance hall of the University Medical Center Göttingen from the end of June to the end of August 2022. Here you find the UMG clip about the current exhibition: Watch this video on

With a lecture by MBExC spokesperson Tobias Moser, further scientific lectures and a booth within the Sensory Trail, organized by the Collaborative Research Center 889, the Cluster of Excellence MBExC presented itself to many interested visitors at the 5th Night of Science in Göttingen in the Central Lecture Hall Building

The MBExC presented selected research exhibits at the IdeenExpo in Hannover from 02 -10 July 2022. The  nationwide, successful cooperation between business, science and politics aims to promote next generation careers. It combines sound knowledge transfer with a high fun factor, and invites young visitors and families with more than

Almost 500,000 visitors celebrated with about 250 exhibitors on 9 theme miles in Hanover on the “Tag der Niedersachsen” (“Day of Lower Saxony”) from July 10-12 – and the MBExC was there with various exhibits to present the fascinating multiscale heart and brain research to a broad public. link to

This summer, the MBExC will again be present at several public events to engage and inspire people about its pioneering heart and brain research.   June , 10-12, 2022: Tag der Niedersachsen (Hannover) The MBExC will present several exhibits to to present its fascinating multiscale heart & brain research and

Over the next 12 months, the MBExC will be present at Göttingen, Wilhelmsplatz with a series of six beautifully illustrated and illuminated City Light posters to engage and inspire people about the pioneering heart and brain research and the amazing scientists at the MBExC. This poster series is accompanied by

In the 19th episode of the series “Lautstark, der Talk rund ums Hören” of the German Cochlear Implant Society (Deutsche Cochlea Implantat Gesellschaft e.V.), Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser, speaker of the MBExC, explains vividly how optogenetics can restore lost hearing function. The round table is simultaneously translated into written text.

On the World Hearing Day, Prof. Dr. Dirk Beutner from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, UMG Göttingen and Dr. Marcus Jeschke from the Cognitive Hearing in Primates group at the German Primate Center and UMG are talking about hearing at the Stadtradio Göttingen broadcast “Mittendrin”, organized by the MBExC in collaboration

Communicating scientific findings to the local, regional, national, and international public, and raising awareness about integrative research and topics of MBExC is of major importance for us and society. Here we engage in dialogue with the public promoting interest and confidence in science. In June 2019 the MBExC presented selected