Prof. Dr Magnus Schmidt and Dr Angela Magin welcome you to the HFU Summer School.
Furtwangen University ‘Summer School’ returns for third year
Unfamiliar worlds, exciting experiments and extraordinary discoveries await all curious minds at the third “Summer School” at Furtwangen University (HFU). Through a varied programme of lectures and workshops, science will once again come to life at HFU during the summer holidays. “I find the ingenuity of my colleagues in choosing their lecture topics particularly remarkable; thanks to this, we are once again able to offer a colourful programme this year,” says a delighted Dr. Angela Magin, organiser of the Summer School.
Programme throughout the summer holidays
This year’s Summer School kicks off on Friday, 31 July at 11.00am with the lecture ‘Children’s University – Paediatric Surgery’ by Prof. Dr Constanze Kiese. At the Furtwangen campus, she will answer questions such as: What should you do with a broken tooth, and does olive oil really help with burns? Following this, starting at 2.00pm, Prof. Dr Markus Egert will take a close look at the Microbe of the Year, the mould Penicillium, and explain how this fungus saves human lives.
On Tuesday, 4 August, hormones will be running wild during the lecture by Prof. Dr Kirsten Steinhausen and Prof. Dr Ulrike Lindwedel on the topic of menstruation, the menopause and women’s health at the Furtwangen campus. “A very special highlight this year is our Space Day at the Schwenningen Campus. “In two lectures, visitors will learn more about distant galaxies and perhaps even extraterrestrials,” says Prof. Dr Magnus Schmidt, who is also involved in organising the Summer School. “We’ll kick off on Wednesday, 5 August with Prof. Dr Gerhard Kirchner, who will reveal everything about the discovery and exploration of exoplanets. “Afterwards, I will be speaking about cosmic chemistry, outgassing and the search for the smallest particles and aliens in the universe,” reveals Schmidt.
The programme continues on Monday, 24 August in Schwenningen with a lecture entitled ‘How genetic engineering helps in the fight against microplastics’ by Prof. Dr Ulrike Salat. On Wednesday, 24 August, Prof. Dr Mike Fornefett will talk about people and their devices. He will take a look at the diversity of devices that have emerged over time – from the first simple tools right through to highly sophisticated technical systems. On the same day, Dr Angela Magin will be taking an in-depth look at texts at the Furtwangen campus. “How different does a description of an experiment sound when written as a children’s book, for social media or as a thriller? How is a text actually created? I will be answering these questions,” says Magin, who both teaches academic writing and is an author herself. On Friday, 28 August, printed knowledge meets the digital world and artificial intelligence. The library team at the Schwenningen Campus will be offering research tips and showcasing the range of resources available – from printed books and e-resources to AI-powered research tools. Things are set to get hot and cold on Thursday, 3 September with Prof. Dr Gerhard Kirchner and Prof. Dr-Ing Christian Krause. The pair will be presenting spectacular experiments ranging from minus 196 to over 1,000 degrees Celsius as part of their experimental show ‘Fire and Ice’ at the Furtwangen Campus. On Wednesday, 9 September, at the Schwenningen Campus, Dr Jawad Slieh will give a lecture entitled ‘From 1001 Nights to 1001 Ingenious Ideas’, exploring how the Orient shapes our lives and which inventions remain significant to this day.
The Summer School concludes on Thursday, 10 September on the Freiburg Campus. In their workshop ‘Blue Lights & Superpowers’, Prof. Dr Marion Meinert and Dr Manuela Rösch will work with participating children aged eight and over to design comics and posters about disaster situations and consider how to protect themselves from them. In their subsequent talk for adults, they will provide an overview of civil protection and disaster management, as well as European cooperation. The aim is to make safety tangible and to offer guidance in the event of an emergency.
The HFU Summer School programme is open to those of all ages, free of charge and without registration. Details of all dates and further information can be found on our website: Internal link opens in the same window:https://www.hs-furtwangen.de/veranstaltungen/summer-school.