Science

Research travel guide for Europe

The Science Guide is based at the Chair of Science Journalism at TU Dortmund University. Students from Germany and France collect research stories from all over Europe – on their investigations with scientists from the European continent and at European research conferences.

Auszug der Website des Science Guide Europa

Europe

Germany, France

Dortmund, Strasbourg, Dijon

Funding period: 2012-2023

Deutsch-Französisches Seminar auf Exkursion — Students from Germany and France at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) conference in Vienna. Photo: TU Dortmund University

With the aim of contributing to an international exchange of information via science journalism, the Wilo-Foundation provided financial support for more than ten years for the annual German-French seminar hosted by the Dortmund Chair of Science Journalism in association with Strasburg University and University of Burgundy in Dijon. During the first years, up until 2017, the seminar on science journalism took place once every year, its venue alternating between France and Germany.

A research guidebook – including both German and French perspectives

In 2020, the German-French seminars were developed further and a new component added: conference reporting. Today, these seminars are held every two years. Students from Dortmund and from the universities of Strasburg and Dijon reported for the Science Guide on the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Leiden, Netherlands, in 2022 and on the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, in Vienna, Austria. The website www.science-guide.eu is a bilingual “travel guide” for the European science landscape, created by young journalists from France and Germany. Another aim of the collaborative initiative is to deepen mutual understanding of the respective other culture in science and journalism.

Photo Header: TU Dortmund University

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Since its founding more than 55 years ago (1968), TU Dortmund University has developed a highly diverse profile, encompassing 17 faculties ranging from science and engineering to social sciences and culture studies. The university has more than 32,400 students and 6,600 employees, including 325 professors. It offers 80 degree programmes in traditional and innovative subjects, including some unique programmes such as science journalism or spatial planning, and a broad range of programmes for future teachers of all school types.

Since 2006, the bilingual, application-oriented scientific seminar has been led by Univ.-Prof. Holger Wormer, Chair of Science Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund. This is one of a total of eight chairs at the renowned Institute of Journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund, which is one of the best-known journalism training institutions at German universities.

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The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

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