Jule Specht will take part in a panel on the topic "Department Structure".

Interdisciplinary meeting bringing together expertsfrom imaging single molecules to whole organisms.

The Polymath in an Age of Specialization: An endangered species?

In a cultural history of polymaths from the Renaissance to the present (from Leonardo da Vinci to Umberto Eco), Peter Burke examines the figure of the polymath and its survival in an age of specialization.

The talk is followed by a discussion with members of Die Junge Akademie, amongst them Fabian Krämer and Christoph Lundgreen, who critically examine the role of disciplinary borders in their work within their research group “Two Cultures of Sciences“.

The fifty members of the Junge Akademie gather thrice a year in alternating cities.

As part of a cooperation project of Die Junge Akademie, Michael Bies and Lena Hipp, together with Carina Sprungk (Berlin Social Science Cener), explore the question of what makes work "good". The panel discussion will be dedicated to the question "What is good work in the academic context".

Members of the Junge Akademie come together on a regular basis in order to exchange ideas and map out future projects and research groups.