Up to 25,000 people want to experience research

Opened the fifth Night of Science on the Central Campus: Mayor Petra Broistedt, University President Professor Metin Tolan and DPZ Managing Director Professor Stefan Treue. Photo: University of Göttingen/Peter Heller Fifth Göttingen Night of Science with 420 events at 34 locations in the city area For the first time, the Night of Science took place in summer: stage programme on the central campus. Photo: University of Göttingen/Peter Heller Once again, up to 25,000 interested people visited the events of the fifth Göttingen Night of Science this weekend, which took place in summer for the first time this year. "We are very pleased that so many Göttingen residents again took advantage of the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the research institutions at the Göttingen Campus during the fifth Night of Science," said University President Professor Metin Tolan. "I would like to thank our partners at the Göttingen Campus and all participating institutions, whose staff worked hard to make the fifth Göttingen Night of Science such a success once again." Photo: University of Göttingen/Peter Heller Visitors could choose from more than 420 events at 34 locations from 17:00 to midnight, including science slams, lectures, hands-on activities, guided tours, workshops, films, concerts, experiments and interactive presentations. Whether natural sciences, humanities or social sciences, whether central or northern campus, city centre, in the research buildings of the University Medical Center, the DLR or at the external locations at HAWK and Sartorius - once again a wide range of fascinating topics was spread across the entire city area.