{"id":77091,"date":"2025-11-06T14:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?p=77091"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:05:39","slug":"sommer-der-wissenschaft-a-new-way-to-experience-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/sommer-der-wissenschaft-a-new-way-to-experience-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Sommer der Wissenschaft: a new way to experience science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Jona Rada, former Predoctoral Fellow, EMBL Heidelberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after spending years around microscopes, I was drawn into a new world of science and discovery during the summer programme of the EMBL exhibition \u2018The World of Molecular Biology\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a scientist and an escape room connoisseur, I was thrilled to sneak into one of the programme activities, titled \u2018Microscopes and Mysteries\u2019, an escape room experience with a touch of a treasure hunt, all revolving around microscopy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teamed up with teens between the ages of 15 and 18, I embarked on a journey that made me forget I was still inside the institute where I used to work. What I thought would be simple games introducing young students to basic science turned out to be an engaging quest. We used microscope cameras to observe rabbit taste buds and uncover hidden clues on walls. Cracking our way through puzzles and riddles, in the course of a few hours, we playfully moved from shining light through bottles with fluorescent liquids to preparing samples for high-tech 3D imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 EMBL programme, \u2018Summer of Science\u2019 (\u2018Sommer der Wissenschaft\u2019 in German), started as a collection of science games and activities that were initially designed for workshops for school students and teachers, and for EMBL Open Days. EMBL&#8217;s Science Education and Public Engagement (SEPE) Team, which also runs the &#8216;The World of Molecular Biology\u2019 exhibition, wondered if they could use these to create an engaging summer programme for families and young people in and around Heidelberg, Germany, that would offer creative ways to engage with the exhibition and the science behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_11_Shreya_SEPESummer-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Collage of three images. One shows a young woman looking into a microscope while someone leans on the table. One shows four participants at a table with a laptop and some pieces of paper. 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Unsurprisingly, according to feedback gathered from the participants, everyone\u2019s favourite part of the event was that they were allowed to build and use microscopes themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, I was happy to observe the instruments that I had only known in the context of research being used and explored by young people of different backgrounds and ages. I&nbsp; realised that these activities were not only increasing access to scientific research for the younger generation but were also exposing me, a scientist, to playful curiosity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the \u2018Microscopes and Mysteries\u2019 event, Summer of Science offered many more ways to connect to science and allowed children and adults alike to see the world with new eyes. The activities were designed with broad and diverse audiences in mind, including new activities suitable for children under 14 years old and families. These included a foldscope workshop for 7-10 year olds, activities centred around the SEPE-developed game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/lab-matters\/exploring-nexus-island\/\">Nexus Island<\/a>, and a guided tour of EMBL&#8217;s &#8216;laboratory on wheels\u2019 \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/embletc\/issue-101\/taking-science-on-the-road\/\">Advanced Mobile Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_11_Shreya_SEPESummer-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Collage of four images, each showing a child (7-10 years old) looking through a paper microscope (foldscope). \" class=\"wp-image-77101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_11_Shreya_SEPESummer-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_11_Shreya_SEPESummer-1-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_11_Shreya_SEPESummer-1-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Children using foldscopes in a workshop during the &#8216;Sommer der Wissenschaft&#8217; programme. Credit: Joseph Franciosa\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The motivation behind Summer of Science was to introduce relevant EMBL science to anyone in the Heidelberg area interested in learning about it. Dorothea Deschermeier, Exhibition Manager at EMBL, fondly remembers an older visitor who visited the EMBL exhibition for the third time. \u201cWhen people keep coming back, that\u2019s when we know we are doing things well,\u201d said Deschermeier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Microscopes and Mysteries\u2019 reminded me that science itself is the ultimate escape room \u2014 nature hides clues, scientists solve puzzles, and breakthroughs are like unlocking new doors. That excitement is the reason I became a scientist in the first place. 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