Experience science in a new way: AHA Events in the fall

The initiative of Munich's scientific institutions, academies and museums invites a wide audience to take part in several free events in October and November.

Munich, October 9, 2025: From October 2025, AHA - The Science Communication Hub will be presenting several specially designed events that bring current research to the general public and connect it with everyday life. The AHA Events invite a broad audience to interact with researchers.
Admission to all AHA Events is free.

AHA Wirtshaus-Wissen with presenter Willi Weitzel
Sport - The superpower for body and mind

The second edition of AHA Wirtshaus-Wissen, hosted by Willi Weitzel ("Willi wills wissen"), will be "Pretty sporty!". Together with experts from the AHA network, he talks to the - mainly young - audience about what happens in the body during sport, where the energy comes from and how sport affects the mood. How many gummy bears does the body actually burn during sport? What does sport have to do with my homework? Sport in climate change: How does my body react when I play soccer in the heat? Does sport make you happy? Taking part, trying things out and asking questions are expressly encouraged.

Willi's guests will be: Prof. Dr. Karsten Köhler, TUM; PD Dr. med. habil. Katharina Lechner, Helmholtz Munich; Malte Satow, doctoral student at LMU and aspiring physician; Dr. phil. Julia Schoierer, LMU Klinikum; and Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai, Director at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry and member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Recommended for children from 3rd grade.
Free admission, registration required:
https://eveeno.com/ahawirtshauswissen-10_25 

Date: October 19, 2025, 3 pm (admission from 2 pm)
Location: Hofbräukeller am Wiener Platz, Innere Wiener Str. 19, 81667 Munich - Isarsaal on the 1st floor
Further information: https://aha.bayern/article/aha-wirtshaus-wissen-2/

AHA district walk
Neuperlach of the animals

More and more animals are moving to the city. Here they find favorable living conditions for themselves and their offspring - but they also have to assert themselves. What if we saw wild animals as city dwellers? The AHA district walk, designed and accompanied by UnDesignUnit, invites you on a participatory species trail through Neuperlach. Participants get to know the Munich district from a completely new perspective and are invited to ask questions and think further: Who else lives on the built-up areas and in between besides us humans? What needs do our animal "neighbors" have - and how can we take them into account? What strategies for sustainable urban design could be derived from this? Playfully staged design methods support a change of perspective and help to broaden our perception of urban space.

For families with children from 3rd grade, young people and all interested parties.
Participation free of charge. Registration required:
https://eveeno.com/AHA-Spaziergang-NP-der-Tiere_241025.

NEW DATE: November 21, 2025, 2:30 p.m.
Meeting point: main entrance pep Einkaufscenter Neuperlach, Thomas-Dehler-Straße 10, 81737 Munich
Further information and registration: https://aha.bayern/article/aha-stadtteilspaziergang-neuperlach/

AHA dialog events for the Science Year 2025
"Well connected!?" and "Energy wanted!"

Together with the Munich-based animation studio kurzgesagt, AHA has produced four scientifically sound and entertaining short videos to mark the Science Year 2025 "Future Energy". The video series "kurzgesagt: Energie! - What will the energy supply of the future look like?" is freely available on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok and briefly and concisely explores various aspects of tomorrow's energy supply:

• Renewable energies ("Could we run everything on renewables?")
• Saving and converting ("Can you store the Sun?")
• Geothermal energy ("Let's punch a hole in the Earth to harvest power!", Online: 16.10.)
• Grids and security of supply ("Let's cause a country-wide blackout!", Online: 30.10.)

Two evening events in the auditorium of the Deutsches Museum Munich bring interested young people into a relaxed exchange with researchers from the AHA institutions. They are aimed in particular at an audience between the ages of 16 and 25. In order to reach as many people as possible, the events are streamed live. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR).

Free admission. Registration possible shortly.

Dates: November 24 and December 3, 2025, both at 7 p.m.
Location: Auditorium of the Deutsches Museum Munich, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich - and via live stream
Further information: https://aha.bayern/article/kurzgesagt-energie/

About AHA - The Science Communication Hub

AHA - The Science Communication Hub is a new initiative of scientific institutions, academies and museums that promotes dialog between science and society. The aim of the initiative is to make scientific content accessible, relevant and inspiring for everyone, to build bridges and invite conversation.
www.aha.bayern

About the Year of Science

The Year of Science is an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) with Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD). Each year, it focuses on a current research area or an important future topic in order to promote dialog between the public and science on this topic. AHA is delighted to be one of 15 funded projects from over 200 submissions in the Science Year 2025.
www.wissenschaftsjahr.de/2025

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Presenter Willi Weitzel ("Willi wills wissen"). Credit: ©2025 Willi Weitzel
AHAdistrict walk "Neuperlach of the animals". Credit: ©UnDesignUnit
AHAdialog events in the Science Year 2025 - Energy Supply of the Future. Credit: ©AHA - The Science Communication Hub, Illustrations: kurzgesagt