Berlin Science Week

Inspire curiosity in the next generation. 🔬✨ This year, Berlin Science Week is dedicating part of its morning programme on 7–8 November to families and young audiences at our Festival Centre at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. We’re looking for interactive stands, workshops and hands-on activities, games, performances, storytelling formats and more. If you’re exploring topics that matter to future generations — or if you’re interested in making your research accessible and engaging for families — we’d love to develop ideas together with you. Book a consultation call with our team to discuss possible formats and shape your contribution to the programme. Participating organisations benefit from strong visibility within the festival programme and full production support from the Berlin Science Week team. 📅 Consultation calls available for institutions until 24 May. Link in bio.

🎉 Our Community Day at Haus der Kulturen der Welt was fully booked! Yesterday, we welcomed the Berlin Science Week community to our future Festival Centre — and what a lovely afternoon it was. All tickets were gone, the room was full, and we welcomed 100 new and existing partners, researchers and art science practitioners for an inspiring afternoon together. 💛 We loved seeing so many familiar and new faces come together to exchange ideas, spark conversations, and help shape the future of Berlin Science Week 2026. We’re deeply grateful to @hkw_berlin for welcoming us into their inspiring space and for the warm support from their fantastic team throughout the day. ✨ The energy in the room made one thing very clear: there is strong enthusiasm for exchange, collaboration, and new ways of bringing science into dialogue with society. We’re excited for what’s ahead. ✨

Are you a researcher ready to share your work with a wider audience? 🎤 Apply to speak at the Inspiration Stage at our festival center Haus der Kulturen der Welt. We’re looking for researchers, experts, and emerging voices who want to turn their complex ideas and research findings into engaging public talks that resonate. Selected speakers will receive professional coaching from public speaker and storyteller Dyane Neiman ( @the_bear_storytelling_berlin ), a writing workshop, stage photography, and the opportunity to present their work at the heart of the festival. We encourage speakers to seek funding from their affiliated institutions. 🗓 Apply before 24 May. Find out more via the link in bio.

Call for Participation: Citywide Programme 2026 Your chance to bring science into the city – whether you want to explore scientific topics in engaging and accessible ways, exchange with the public about new research, experiment with creative and artistic formats, or bring science into unexpected settings. For the citywide programme, we’re welcoming event submissions from researchers, artists, science communicators, cultural organisations, independent collectives and interdisciplinary collaborators. Events will become part of our official festival programme, gaining visibility and reach amongst our diverse festival audience, while remaining independently organised by hosts. 📍 Across Berlin 📅 1–10 November 2026 ⏰ Register by 24 May 2026 🔗 Link in bio

Call for Participation: Art & Science Programme 2026 Bring your art–science work to Berlin Science Week’s Festival Centre at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. For the 2026 theme In Touch, we’re looking for performances, installations, guided tours, live music, workshops and wildcard formats that explore what happens when science touches our lives — our bodies, relationships, emotions, politics and everyday realities. Selected projects become part of the official festival programme and receive visibility, production support, technical infrastructure and access to an interdisciplinary community. 📍HKW, Berlin @hkw_berlin 🗓 6–8 November 2026 ⏳ Apply by 24 May 2026 🔗 Link in bio.

We’re excited to share our 2026 Festival Theme: In Touch!  Science is not distant, exclusive, or closed off. It is a collective adventure—the deeply human pursuit of knowledge. With this year’s festival theme, In Touch, Berlin Science Week 2026 focuses on the personal side of science: how research touches and improves our lives, affects the people behind it, and connects us with one another.  The 2026 programme highlights the people, institutions, and stories behind the scientific breakthroughs, exploring what happens when science is in touch, when it loses touch, and how it connects us all. Partners are invited to share their research and the stories behind it, engaging the public and demonstrating the real-world impact of their work. Want to become part of our 2026 programme? 🔗 Check out our Call for Participation via the link in our bio! 📅 Call closes on 24 May 2026!  #InTouch #BerlinScienceWeek26 #ScienceCommunity #FallingWalls

The Berlin Science Week 2026 Call for Participation is OPEN! & you can become part of our programme! 🌟 Whether you work at an organisation, are a researcher, in the early stages of your career, or an artist, we have opportunities for you to get involved and share your work with the curious all over Berlin! This year, our Festival Centre at Haus der Kulturen der Welt opens up new possibilities and formats to bring your research, ideas, or practice to this year’s festival. We’re excited about the festival season ahead and can’t wait to put together a programme that explores all the ways science touches our lives. 📅 Call closes on: 24 May 2026 🔗 Link in bio!

🎉 Big news: Berlin Science Week is moving to @hkw_berlin – the Haus der Kulturen der Welt! From Nov 6–8, HKW will become the heart of our festival, a transdisciplinary hub to explore how science shapes our world and touches our lives. 🌟 If you want to contribute to our programme, whether by sharing your research or joining our Art & Science Programme, you can learn more about this year’s Call for Participation at our Info Session on April 21 at 14:00. 🔗 Link in bio! #BerlinScienceWeek #HKW #ScienceFestival #Festival #Transdisciplinary

Calling all aspiring graphic designers! We’re hiring! We’re looking for a Student Assistant / Studentische Hilfskraft (m/f/x) to join our team. In this role, you’ll support the visual storytelling behind Berlin Science Week, from social media graphics to presentations and short-form video content. What you’ll do: • Design and create social media content • Select and edit images for social media, newsletters, and our website • Support the planning and publishing of posts • Layout presentations, guides, and other visual materials • Assist with editing video footage for Reels We’re especially looking for an aspiring designer, ideally studying Communication Design, Media Design, Visual Communication, or a similar field. However, if you love design, can translate complex ideas into engaging visuals, and have the skills to work confidently with tools like Canva and InDesign, we encourage you to apply regardless of your field of study. 📍 Start: 15 April 2026 ⏰ Hours: 20 hours/week ❗ Please note: This role is for students and requires applicants to be enrolled in a German university or institute of higher education. You don’t meet every one of our requirement? Apply anyway. Your motivation and willingness to learn matter most to us. Link in bio! #SHK #JobsMitSinn #Hiring #ScienceFestival #GraphicDesign #Festival #BerlinScienceWeek

Scientific breakthroughs shape our lives and lay the foundation for tackling the greatest challenges of our time. Yet, for many not directly involved in it, science feels distant.  
 We believe science can only fulfil its potential when it is embraced as a vital part of everyday life. At Berlin Science Week, our mission is to strengthen the role of science in building a more resilient society. By placing cutting-edge research at the heart of cultural life, we make science understandable, approachable, and accessible to those it is meant to empower. 
 We can’t wait to bring science back into the city this 1–10 November! #BerlinScienceWeek26 #ScienceCommunity #FallingWalls

We’re hiring a Technical Producer (m/f/x)! Our team is gearing up for an exciting festival season, and we’re looking for someone to lead the production of our Festival Centre. As the Technical Producer for Berlin Science Week, you’ll be a driving force in bringing science to life by: - Leading technical planning and event execution - Developing run-of-show and stage management plans - Coordinating with partners, freelancers, and the team - Overseeing setup, troubleshooting, and on-site operations and more! If you’re a strong project manager who thrives on problem-solving and wants to make an impact at one of Europe’s largest science communication events, apply now! 🔗 More info & application via the link in our bio!

And that’s a wrap! #Wrapped The 2025 festival season has officially come to a close, and what a year it was. Our final report is out now, ready to relive the highlights, link in bio! We’d like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who made this season unforgettable: visitors, volunteers, partners, performers, and our incredible team 💛 We’re signing off until 5 January, then it’s full speed ahead. Thinking about partnering with us 2026? Let’s just say…we’ve got some exciting things planned. #BerlinScienceWeek26 📩 Become a 2026 partner: [email protected]