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16.01.2020 12:40

20 Years of "Die Junge Akademie" – An Invitation to Change Your Perspective

Anne Rohloff Geschäftsstelle
Die Junge Akademie an der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Nationalen Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina

    "Die Junge Akademie" is turning 20 years old and is celebrating this anniversary in various formats. On the theme of "Changing Perspectives", the members are inviting all interested parties to events in pubs, museums, buses and cinemas. In Berlin, they will meet in Heimathafen Neukölln with personalities from science, popular culture and the public sphere to discuss topics such as artificial intelligence or sustainability. In addition, until the end of March, "Die Junge Akademie" is also looking for ideas and solutions for a sustainable future, as part of an online competition.

    For the last twenty years, "Die Junge Akademie" has brought together young academics and artists from various disciplines as they work on interdisciplinary projects at the interface of science and society on the other. Initially founded as an experiment in 2000, the concept has since established itself successfully on the international stage. On occasion of its anniversary in 2020, members will seek to enter and intensify their exchange with society through two major series of events, an ideas competition, and other activities. The aim is to leave familiar contents, forms and contexts behind. “The motto for 'Die Junge Akademie'’s anniversary year is ‘Changing Perspectives’. We want to invite people to rediscover science with us. "Die Junge Akademie" is a great opportunity for all of us to build unconventional bridges between science and society,” says the Speaker Philipp Kanske, psychologist and neuroscientist at TU Dresden.

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    Whether it is sustainability, art, dissent or artificial intelligence – all the big, important topics will be in the spotlight in the 2020 anniversary year. In the “Cha(lle)nging Perspectives” lecture and discussion series, six working groups of "Die Junge Akademie" are presenting one evening each at the Heimathafen Neukölln in Berlin. Together with renowned guests from the sciences, arts, and public sphere, members will discuss current scientific and other major social topics. It is also about allowing critical voices to be heard in order to provoke interesting changes of perspective. The audience is invited to join in the discussion and develop new perspectives on much debated topics. Harald Schmidt will be the first to give a talk on “Popular Culture”. More information on the dates can be found at https://2020.diejungeakademie.de/en/challenging-perspectives-en.

    Where does science take place and who can participate in scientific debates? The requirements for communicating scientific findings have changed. For example, the call for public science is becoming increasingly stronger as a result of growing social challenges. In its anniversary year, "Die Junge Akademie" is leaving the usual places of scientific activity behind and is entering the heart of society with a series of events as part of diejungeakademie@. Members host events at cinemas, cultural centres, pubs and even public transport to offer an insight into their work and current debates within their disciplines. Above all, they wish to converse with members of the public – regardless of whether or not they have anything to do with science. More information about the planned events can be found on the website https://2020.diejungeakademie.de/en/diejungeakademie-en.

    The online competition “Visions / Solutions for a sustainable tomorrow” started back in December. In this ideas competition developed by the Sustainability Working Group, "Die Junge Akademie" is seeking visions of a sustainable world and solutions for specific climate and environmental problems. Digital entries can be submitted at https://2020.diejungeakademie.de/en/visions-and-solutions-en until 31st March 2020. Prize money of up to €2000 can be won.

    More information on the anniversary year events can be found at https://2020.diejungeakademie.de/en and with the hashtag #jungeakademie2020.

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    "Die Junge Akademie" is the first academy of young academics worldwide; offering prominent young scientists and artists, from German speaking backgrounds, interdisciplinary and socially relevant space for academic collaboration. The academy was founded in 2000 as a collaborative project of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Since then, "Die Junge Akademie" has developed into a model organization and inspiration for similar initiatives worldwide.

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    Die Junge Akademie
    Anne Rohloff
    Phone: +49 (0)30-203 70-563
    presse@diejungeakademie.de
    www.diejungeakademie.de/en


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