A lot of our scientific culture is quite opaque – almost like a black box in some cases . Particularly for young scientists it is usually quite difficult to get a clear and real/honest insight into the life of a scientist. What is typically communicated are polished results, straightforward careers and an overly idealistic view of science. 

The aims of the project Black Box Science are:

• start discussions about various topics concerning our everyday scientific lives
• learn from each other and start solving issues
• offer young researchers a better insight into the real scientific world

organized by Prof. Kaufmann / Uni Hamburg
funded by VolkswagenStiftung