From lectures and discussions to concerts, exhibitions and sports events. In the Open Humboldt section, we keep you up to date on all public events and projects.
Academic freedom protects not only individual researchers, but also universities. Political influence remains a danger - self-administration, legal protection and solidarity are required.
At universities, the invitation or disinvitation of politically exposed speakers often leads to controversy. The decision about who may or may not speak should be guided by the university’s core mission.
Academic freedom not only protects individual academics, it also has an institutional side. University autonomy is a core principle that serves the common good – but political interventions face limitations where "scientific adequacy" is lacking.
25 years of Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. The HU is represented in the anniversary year with almost 200 different science projects: from robot football and viticulture in Brandenburg to oceans in a glass of water.