University Day 2023: Connecting researchers of tomorrow
On 29 November 2023, the Zukunfskolleg organized a University Day in collaboration with the Hegau Bodensee Seminar.
One ZUKOnnect Fellow and one Herz Fellow from the Zukunftskolleg offered workshops and interacted with pupils of the Hegau Bodensee Seminar (aged 16–18) to share their fascination for science around the world.
To get familiar with the research topic of the fellows, the participants received video links etc. in advance.
Workshop 1:
Jennifer de Sousa Barros (Herz Fellow / Biology):
“From Drácula to Batman: the truth about the real ecosystems’ heroes, the Bats!”
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct2gdb - a podcast talking about different aspects of bats - ecological importance, fears, and covid too.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcZ0DohEzvU - a short video, just doing a parallel from what we can learn from bats.
Workshop 2:
Khanyile Mlotshwa (ZUKOnnect Fellow / Politics and Public Administration):
“Cities and inequality”
- Urbanization and the growth of global cities - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBbnL3pMRA&t=132s
- Why South Africa is the most unequal country on Earth and how to fix it | DW News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71-jlOvrUFc
- South Africa: Country of Contrasts | Extreme Inequality, Townships and White Slums | Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5h-MG7GjTM