Press Release 169/2016

Science in the City: Window Shopping with Ocean View

“Ocean Shop Window“ Video Project of KIT to Start on December 19 in Karlsruhe – Contribution to the Science Year 2016*17 Is Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research
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From December 17, the video project will provide insights into the colorful underwater world first in Karlsruhe and then in other German cities. (Photo: Nils Pickert)

Seas and oceans are gigantic habitats, but not everybody has the opportunity to marvel at them in front of own homes or on travels. Now, they will be brought into German pedestrian areas by short films and documentations in the “Ocean Shop Window” organized by the Science Communication Unit of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The “Ocean Shop Window” will start at bspace on Kronenplatz (Fritz-Erler-Straße 7) in Karlsruhe, where the installation will be presented from December 17 to 23, 2016 from 4.30 pm to 9 pm. The official opening party will take place on December 19, 2016, 6.30 pm. Representatives of the media and interested citizens are cordially invited. 

 

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For more information in English:
http://schaufenster-ozean.de/ocean-shop-window

 

 

More information on the Science Year 2016*17 – Seas and Oceans is available at:

https://www.wissenschaftsjahr.de/2016-17/weiterfuehrende-informationen/englisch/science-year-201617-seas-and-oceans.html

 

Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 9,800 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 22,300 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.

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