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Whether we’re playing on our smartphones, driving, making coffee or streaming a series: we’re constantly reliant on energy. We use energy, we recharge our batteries, and we try to save energy. The generation and management of various forms of energy are key challenges of our time. In the face of the climate crisis and scarce resources, we must find new ways to ensure our energy supply is sustainable and fair. This requires not only innovative technologies and creative solutions, but also collaboration and commitment from various sectors. The energy transition can only succeed if politics, science, business and civil society work together towards a common goal. The German Government’s Year of Science 2025 is dedicated to the theme of ‘Energies of the Future’
The 2025 University Competition – Showcasing Your Research! aims to explore various aspects of future energy and to invite young researchers to carry out their own creative communication projects. What might a sustainable energy supply of the future look like? On which technologies and concepts could it be based? How can we reduce our energy consumption and make it more efficient? Particular emphasis will be placed on research questions from the humanities, social sciences and the arts. What social and cultural changes are necessary to support the energy transition? How can we strengthen societal acceptance of new technologies? What kind of communication about the energy transition is needed to engage all citizens? What ethical questions arise from global access to energy and the associated inequalities? And how can we ensure that the energy transition is shaped in a fair and inclusive manner?
Through this competition, Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) is calling on students, PhD candidates and early-career researchers from all disciplines to submit their communication ideas on innovative technologies such as geothermal energy or hydrogen, as well as on topics such as sustainable mobility, social justice and energy poverty, smart grids and more. We are looking for imaginative projects that make scientific content accessible to the public and promote dialogue between the research community and society.
Who can take part, and how can you get involved?
The competition is open to undergraduates, PhD students and early-career researchers from all disciplines who are based at a college, university or non-university research institution in Germany.
Those interested should complete the application form on the competition website by 25 November 2024.
The University Competition as part of the Year of Science 2025 – Energy for the Future is a project organised by Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD) in collaboration with the Federal Association for University Communication, the German Rectors’ Conference and the Young Academy. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Further information on the competition, guidance for applicants, FAQs, forms, consultation hours, etc. can be found on the university competition website via the following link: https://www.hochschulwettbewerb.net/2025/wettbewerb/
Source: www.hochschulwettbewerb.net