Fame­Lab 2023: Talk­ing Science

Under the mot­to “Talk­ing Sci­ence”, sci­en­tists from numer­ous coun­tries around the world have the chance to present their research on stage at this event. The spe­cial fea­ture: the pre­sen­ta­tion may only last 3 min­utes and must con­tain the right amount of sci­ence and wit to engage the audi­ence and the expert jury. Tech­ni­cal aids such as Pow­er Point pre­sen­ta­tions are pro­hib­it­ed. Only props that can be worn on the body or quick­ly set up are allowed.

Join in!

Par­tic­i­pa­tion is open to master’s stu­dents, doc­tor­al stu­dents and sci­en­tists aged 21 and old­er who are research­ing, study­ing or work­ing in the fields of sci­ence, tech­nol­o­gy, math­e­mat­ics, com­put­er sci­ence, psy­chol­o­gy or medicine. 

Tak­ing part in Fame­Lab offers not only pub­lic atten­tion for the top­ics but also valu­able expe­ri­ence in sci­ence com­mu­ni­ca­tion, train­ing for speak­ing in front of an audi­ence, excit­ing con­tacts with oth­er com­mit­ted young sci­en­tists and, final­ly, sim­ply a lot of fun!


The reg­is­tra­tion for the region­al pre­lim­i­nary round in south­west Ger­many on 29 March 2023 at the Kul­turzen­trum Toll­haus in Karl­sruhe is now pos­si­ble. Appli­ca­tion dead­line: Feb­ru­ary 28, 2023


What else is there at Fame­Lab besides Fame?

Besides a Prize mon­ey 300 € the win­ner will par­tic­i­pate in a renowned com­mu­ni­ca­tion and media train­ing by the Nation­al Insti­tute for Sci­ence Com­mu­ni­ca­tion (NaWik). This year, NaWik is also spon­sor­ing a vouch­er for a #Wis­sKomm sem­i­nar from its exten­sive in-house offer­ing worth €295.

As a win­ner, you also qual­i­fy to take part in the Fame­Lab Ger­many finals in Biele­feld, Ger­many, and thus also have the chance to take part in the grand inter­na­tion­al finals.

  1. Prize: 300 € + com­mu­ni­ca­tion and media train­ing + #Wis­sKomm sem­i­nar from the range offered by the Nation­al Insti­tute for Sci­ence Com­mu­ni­ca­tion (NaWik) worth 295 € + par­tic­i­pa­tion in the Fame­Lab Ger­many finals in Bielefeld
  2. Prize: €200 + com­mu­ni­ca­tion and media train­ing + par­tic­i­pa­tion in Fame­Lab Ger­many: final in Bielefeld 

The win­ner of Fame­Lab Ger­many will take part in the inter­na­tion­al final.


When and where?

The par­tic­i­pants will com­pete in four region­al finals for a place in the Fame­Lab Ger­many finals in Biele­feld. In the pre­lim­i­nary round in Karl­sruhe on March 29, 2023 the Fame­Lab win­ner for South­west Ger­many will be deter­mined at the Kul­turzen­trum Tollhaus. 

The Ger­man final will be held in Biele­feld on May 25, 2023. Accom­mo­da­tion and trav­el expens­es will be reimbursed.

What’s the point?

Fame­Lab gives you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to give your field of research just the right amount of pub­lic­i­ty. The media pres­ence and suc­cess of the Fame­Lab­bers is remark­able: The win­ners of the last years are invit­ed again and again to (pro­fes­sion­al) events, pan­el dis­cus­sions and work­shops after Fame­Lab, among oth­ers to the TEDx series.

Source: From the press release of the Sci­ence Office of the City of Karlsruhe.