Each year, HU provides funding for collaborative projects involving researchers from its strategic partner universities. Several of the projects supported through these Flex Funds will also be featured at the Long Night of Science, inviting visitors to explore their research topics and gain insights into their findings so far. Want more international research? Have a look through the Long Night’s programme!
Berlin – Oxford: Knowledge, Movement and Embodied Futures
The Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik and the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities bring together researchers and practitioners working at the intersections of artificial intelligence, digitality, performance and movement. As part of this collaboration, the public engagement hub “Embodied Futures: Knowledge and Movement” is being established at HU and, during the Long Night of Science, it invites children to join a special workshop.
5.15 – 5.55pm and 6.15 – 6.55pm, Lise-Meitner-Haus, room 3.101 “WisTanz. Tanz das Universum: Tanzworkshop zu unsichtbaren Phänomenen der Physik für Kinder ab 7 J.” A workshop led by choreographer Irina Demina in collaboration with the theoretical physicists Professor Valentina Forini and Dr Allison Pinto.
Berlin – New York: Urban experiences in South Asia
The project “HU–NYU Conversations in Media and Area Studies (CoMAS)”, a collaboration between HU’s Institute for Asian and African Studies and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University, is offering several programme highlights.
5.30 – 6.50pm, main building, lecture theatre 2095A “The Promise of Freedom? Cities as Refuge and Trap in Postcolonial India” A multimedia presentation by Arvind Rajagopal (NYU) and Prerna Agarwal (Leuphana).
6.15 – 7.00pm, main building, lecture theatre 2095A “Yaadgah: Memories of Srinagar” Arshi Javaid reads from her book and reflects on memory, loss and urban experience in Srinagar, India.
6.00 – 9.00pm, main building, Löwenlounge „Stadt-Bilder und Gedichte“, „BATA Stories: Shoes & Schools“, „Sichtbar, sicher, zugehörig Stadt/Raum/Performativität“, „Stadt im Film: Architektur und Zusammenleben in Indien“ Multimedia exhibitions featuring posters, videos and audio texts.
Berlin – Canberra: Bridging chemical biology and Malaria research
HU’s Department of Chemistry is collaborating with colleagues at the Australian National University on the project “The Sphingolipid Metabolism of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum as a Novel Drug Target”. At the Adlershof campus, the team will offer an engaging and entertaining insight into their research.
7.00 – 7.45pm, Walter-Nernst-Haus, lecture theatre 007 „Wie man Blut saugt (und dem Opfer dabei ein gutes Gefühl gibt)“ A presentation by the fictional vampire biotechnologist Quentin Vérfaló exploring the intersections of chemical biology and malaria research.
Berlin – Beijing: Emotions and Language Comprehension in Bilingual Speakers
The research project “Emotion Effects on Bilingual Speakers’ Language Comprehension”, a collaboration between HU’s Department of German Studies and Linguistics and researchers at Peking University, presents current findings on language processing.
5.00 – 8.00pm, main building, room 2249a “Reading: Eyes, Brain and Behaviour” An information stand featuring videos, interactive games and short experimental demonstrations.