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AHA - The Science Communication Hub

Science provides new insights and offers solutions to challenges. This knowledge must be available to society so that it can shape the future. That is why renowned scientific institutions in Munich have launched a new initiative: AHA - The Science Communication Hub. Our common goal: to communicate complex research results to everyone in a simple and understandable way. Our website, events and a city-wide festival make research visible and promote dialog between science and society. AHA is a clear commitment to science communication!
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Festival

A festival of science

A large-scale, city-wide AHA Festival for young and old will break new ground in communicating science and its relevance in an understandable way. Our events and offers invite you to join in and engage in dialog!
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Our supporters

Markus Blume

Bavarian Minister of State for Science and the Arts
"Bavaria is a top location for science, a hotbed of groundbreaking inventions and a campus of talent. With the Science Communication Hub, we want to bring this magnificent scientific landscape to life and at the same time inspire confidence in progress and the future. The mission of the Science Communication Hub is to enable scientific participation for all citizens with appealing and innovative offers."
Dr. Katja Wildermuth, Director General of Bayerischer Rundfunk
"We need good science communication in order to be able to conduct the important social debates about the future on a sound basis. Science and facts are the best remedy against populism."
Dr. Katja Wildermuth, Director General of Bayerischer Rundfunk
Dr. Katja Wildermuth
Director General, Bayerischer Rundfunk
"An open society benefits from good science communication. As Managing Director of Wissenschaft im Dialog, I am delighted that AHA exists. Here's to a successful start and working together for a good cause!"
Dr. Benedikt Fecher
Managing Director, Science in Dialogue
"Good science communication is important in a complex world in which citizens should be able to competently assess the achievements of science, but also its limitations. AHA can make an important contribution here."
Prof. Dr. Mike S. Schäfer, Professor of Science Communication at the University of Zurich
Prof. Dr. Mike S. Schäfer
Professor of Science Communication, University of Zurich
Willi Weitzel, world explorer, film and so on, TV presenter, reporter, film producer
"The mission I have given myself is to impart not only knowledge to children, but also an attitude."
Willi Weitzel, world explorer, film and so on, TV presenter, reporter, film producer
Willi Weitzel
TV presenter, reporter and film producer
"The ivory tower is nice, the ivory tower is important, but at the end of the day, what happens in science should also provide impetus for society. This is especially true for the social sciences and humanities."
Fabian Wendt
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech
Portrait of Mai-Thi Nguyen-Kim
"Science communication needs good, low-threshold hooks. By that I mean not only thinking about the core, the actual content, but also putting a lot of energy into appealing packaging."
Portrait of Mai-Thi Nguyen-Kim
Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
Chemist, science journalist and presenter
"Science is omnipresent in our society, in our everyday lives. We need good science communication to make this visible. And we need initiatives like AHA to strengthen good science communication."
Verena Brown
Media Officer, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Beatrice Lugger, consultant for science communication, advisor to NaWik gGmbH
"The AHA initiative can provide valuable impetus for good science communication with society. Especially if the participating institutions really succeed in joining forces and work together on specific topics and engage in open dialog with citizens on a cross-institutional basis."
Beatrice Lugger, consultant for science communication, advisor to NaWik gGmbH
Beatrice Lugger
Consultant for science communication, consultant at NaWik gGmbH
"Good science communication helps to combat fear of the future because it conveys that researchers in many disciplines are working on solutions for a better future every day."
Wolfgang Kerler
Editor-in-Chief, 1E9 Denkfabrik GmbH
Simone Fleischmann, President of the Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV)
"Education thrives on free access to knowledge. When science becomes understandable and tangible, it is not only researchers who benefit, but also our pupils - the young people who are shaping our future - and thus society as a whole. Making science accessible to everyone means strengthening education, democracy and future skills - this is exactly what we need more than ever."
Simone Fleischmann, President of the Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV)
Simone Fleischmann
President, Bavarian Teachers' Association (BLLV) e. V.
"1 + 1 > 2? Yes! Strong networks such as AHA - The Science Communication Hub or Kunstareal München are more than the sum of their parts. This is where the interdisciplinary discourse that our society so urgently needs takes place."
Laura Schieferle
Office Management, Kunstareal Munich

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The hub in conversation with...

How can complex topics be communicated in an understandable way? Our discussion partners share their experiences, challenges and visions - for a science that reaches everyone.

Willi Weitzel

World explorer film and so on, TV presenter, reporter, film producer

To the interview

Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

Doctor of Chemistry, science journalist and author

To the interview

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Experience and create unforgettable AHA moments with us and make an important contribution to our society!
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