Which topics are my colleagues in Hamburg, Bremen and Kiel researching? These questions are asked by numerous Ph.D. students and young researchers from the climate and marine sciences. The annual conference of the north German research association from Kiel, Hamburg and Bremen is supporting knowledge exchange on new and interdisciplinary projects, strengthening the network of young researchers, and encouraging interdisciplinary work on scientific topics.
“We want a better network for young researchers in the climate and marine sciences. Our conference forms an important basis for future cooperation and career opportunities” says economist Ute Kapaun from the Institute of Economics at the Kiel University and one of the main organizers of the Young Scientists Conference.
For the first time, new experimental presentation techniques, such as Pecha Kucha and Twin Talks, are being tested at the conference. In Pecha Kucha, a Japanese method, the presenter must explain 20 power point slides with just 20 seconds for each slide. In Twin Talks the researcher finds another person to present the other topic.
“We want the oceanographer to also understand the economist. Therefore the presentations must become more comprehensible overall and we achieve this with new science communication approaches” says co-organizer Dr. Lavinia Patara, oceanographer at GEOMAR I Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
The three north German Clusters of Excellence “The Future Ocean”, MARUM and CliSAP focus on marine and climate research. The conference, moreover, strengthens north Germany as a research location. “The more we know about each other, the more we can also represent German marine and climate research at conferences” the organizers Ute Kapaun and Lavinia Patara assure.
The Young Scientists conference is held alternately at the three sites and jointly organised. Next year the conference of the northern Clusters will be held at the University in Hamburg.
Link to the program of the Kiel conference:
http://conferences.futureocean.org//YSC/YSC3
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Participants at the Young Scientists Conference in Kiel
Young researchers network at the Young Scientists Conference in Kiel
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- Participants at the Young Scientists Conference in Kiel
- Young researchers network at the Young Scientists Conference in Kiel
Images: Anna Thielisch / Future Ocean
Links
www.futureocean.org
www.marum.de
www.klimacampus.de
Contact
Ute Kapaun, Institute of Economics, Kiel University
Telephone +49 (0) 431-880-5633
kapaun@economics.uni-kiel.de
Dr. Lavinia Patara, GEOMAR I Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Telephone +49 (0) 431-660 4014
lpatara@geomar.de
Friederike Balzereit, Public Outreach,
Cluster of Excellence “The Future Ocean”
Telephone: +49 (0) 431-880-3032
fbalzereit@uv.uni-kiel.de
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