Geist Heidelberg 2025 – Get your tickets now!

Under the motto CoScience: Science Needs Collaboration, we invite you from October 17 to December 09 for the 15th time to our science festival Geist Heidelberg. Together with renowned partners such as Heidelberg University, the German Cancer Research Center, the Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation, and many other institutions, we bring current research into direct conversation with society.

Neurologist Simone Spuler opens the festival with a lecture on the use of stem cells and the CRISPR gene-editing tool to treat muscle diseases. Frank Winkler, recipient of the 2025 Brain Prize, explains how brain tumor cells communicate with nerve cells – a breakthrough for new therapies. Ana Pombo shows how DNA controls our genes and contributes to a better understanding of diseases.
Maria Leptin and Wolfgang Wick discuss political interference in science under Trump and the new significance of Germany as a research hub.
Giulia Enders takes the audience on an entertaining journey through the human body. Elaine Chew sheds light on the role of music in heart research, while Christoph Biermann explores the power of chance in football. Physicist Metin Tolan humorously explains why Santa Claus has the toughest job in the world.
To conclude the festival, Nobel Prize winner Aaron Ciechanover speaks about the opportunities and risks of personalized medicine.

We warmly invite you to join our interdisciplinary exchange with leading researchers and young talents. Secure your tickets for your personal highlights – advance sales are now open.

We look forward to seeing you!

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