Photo Journal
Daily updates from the 2026 GDNÄ Conference
A Nobel Laureate giving a lecture, the jGDNÄ on the podium, discussions during the coffee break, the atmosphere at the Congress Centrum Bremen: you can find daily updates on this page featuring highlights from the 134th Meeting of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Physicians. A picture accompanied by a brief caption – here we report concisely on key topics and interesting moments. A detailed photo report will be published on this website shortly.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
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School Programme 2026: Young people preparing for the 2026 Assembly.
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A view of the lobby of the Bremen Congress Center.
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A packed auditorium at the evening event “Science in 5 Minutes.” Around 500 participants are expected at the 134th GDNÄ meeting, including 150 high school and college students. The young people come from the Bremen region and all over Germany.
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GDNÄ Vice President Heribert Hofer with the winners of the “Science in 5 Minutes” competition, as determined by audience response. The deciding factor was the intensity of the audience’s applause, which was measured via an app. First place went to Anne Marie Bobes (20), who presented her project on the aerodynamics of birds; standing to her right is Lennart Kleemann, who took second place with his entry “Microfluidics: Bringing the Dead Back to Life.” On the far left: Paul Mühlenhoff, director of the GDNÄ student program; to his right is Professor Heribert Hofer, who plays a decisive role in shaping the student program.
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A well-attended conference highlight: Professor Thomas Zurbuchen of ETH Zurich during his public evening lecture, “The Modern Search for Life in Space: From the Drake Equation to Astrobiology.”
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A well-attended conference highlight: Professor Thomas Zurbuchen of ETH Zurich during his public evening lecture, “The Modern Search for Life in Space: From the Drake Equation to Astrobiology.”
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Science in 5 Minutes: In the packed Hanse Hall of the Bremen Congress Center, six high school students and six college students presented their projects to the audience. The topics ranged from a journey into the interior of a black hole to energy generated by microbes from plastic waste, to applications of microfluidics in medicine. GDNÄ Vice President Heribert Hofer moderated the evening event. The photo shows the competition winner, Anne Marie Bobes , during her presentation.
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A well-attended conference highlight: Professor Thomas Zurbuchen of ETH Zurich during his public evening lecture, “The Modern Search for Life in Space: From the Drake Equation to Astrobiology.”
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A well-attended conference highlight: Professor Thomas Zurbuchen of ETH Zurich during his public evening lecture, “The Modern Search for Life in Space: From the Drake Equation to Astrobiology.”