3rd Young Investigator Appreciation Day

Young Investigator Appreciation Day 2025 – Science Communication – 24th of June

Ingenium invites you to the

3rd Young Investigator Appreciation Day!

With this event we want to:

  • honour your excellent work,
  • welcome the Athene Young Investigators (AYI), appointed to the AYI Programme of TU Darmstadt in 2025,
  • offer you a platform to establish networks and,
  • exchange on what is needed to effectively gain scientific independence. How is scientific independence to achieve and what is to consider.

Who can participate?

The event is open for all established researchers (R3) and postdoctoral researchers (R2) of all research disciplines of the Rhine-Main Universities. The event is also open for doctoral candidates and staff members of TU Darmstadt with interest in scientific independence.

When will the event take place?

Tuesday, 24th of June, 2025 at 3:00 pm (registration)

Where will the event take place?

Friedrich-Ludwig-Weidig-Saal and Lobby (S3|20 Room 18, Rundeturmstraße 10, 64283 Darmstadt)

How can I register?

Sorry, registration is not open yet.

What is the event language?

The event will be held in English.

This was: 2nd Young Investigator Appreciation Day 2024

May 2024
3:00 pm Registration
3:30 pm Welcome
Prof. Dr. Franziska Lang, Vice President for Academic Careers at TU Darmstadt
3:40 pm Athene Young Investigator Appointment Ceremony 2024
Prof. Dr. Franziska Lang, Vice President for Academic Careers at TU Darmstadt
4:00 pm Science Communication – What is needed to effectively communicate scientific knowledge to the public?
Prof. Dr. Nina Janich (German Studies – Applied Linguistics, TUDa), Dr. Patrick Honecker (Chief Communication Officer, TUDa) and two well known journalists by profession with expertise in communicating scientific results through different types of media, Mr Johannes Geiger (Deputy Chief Editor of Terra X and MAITHINK X, ZDF) and Ms Judith Kösters (Editor of thematic team “Climate”, HR and ARD).
5:30 pm Get together
6:30 pm Closure