Introducing Göttingen Research to the Public
May 10, 2026, City Center Göttingen

Science goes City introduces the work of Göttingen researchers to the public while they go shopping! Three SFB labs contribute to this year’s event: At the Johanniskirche, Nivedita Mani and her team from the „Wortschatzinsel“ inform about their work on language acquisition, whereas Hannes Rakoczy and the „Göttinger Kindsköpfe“ present how they study the socio-cognitive development of infants. At the Gänseliesl, Susanne Bögeholz, Sebastian Löser and the science communication research team provide insight into our nonhuman primate research with the SFB Virtual Tour. More information can be found on the Science goes City 2026 website.

Chalk Talk: Hormone und Sexualität
Feb 13, 2026, 16.30, Forum Wissen

The final talk in season 7 of the Chalk talk series is given by another SFB member. Lars Penke from the Institute of Psychology will talk about hormones and sexuality and will explain how he aims to tease apart the influences of hormones and personality on human mating behavior.

Chalk Talk: Im Tal der Tränen
Jan 23, 2026, 16.30, Forum Wissen

It is called „back to the roots“: No powerpoint slides, videos or other modern technology. The Chalk talk series forces researchers to explain their work with chalk and blackboard only. The popoular science talk series is entering its seventh season and welcomes a recurring participant back to the Forum Wissen. Anne Schacht kicks off the year 2026 with a talk „Im Tal der Tränen“