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Our mission

Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women and non-binary scientists and the science they do. Events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate; they follow the format of London Hyde Park’s Speaker’s Corner, which is historically an arena for public debate. With Soapbox Science, we want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy, learn from, heckle, question, probe, interact with and be inspired by some of our leading scientists. No middle man, no PowerPoint slide, no amphitheatre – just remarkable women and non-binary scientists who are there to amaze you with their latest discoveries, and to answer the science questions you have been burning to ask. Or simply hear them talk about what fascinates them, and why they think they have the most fantastic job in the world!

11 July 2026

Tübingen Holzmarkt

Organising team

Ben Höltgen
Dilsad Er
Kayoon Kim
Melanie Stelly
Michela Petriconi
Dr Monika Lam
Rebecca Linkmeyer
Ritu Roy Chowdhury
Salma Thalji
Susan Fischer

Previous speakers

2025

Alexandra Waldherr
Dr Aleya Marzuki
Ana Villar
Annalena Kofler
Carolina Guidolin
Dr Christine Preiser
Elise Bücklein
Gesa Freimann
Hanna Wierenga
Dr Maydel Fernandez-Alonso
Sisi Deng

Contact

soapboxscience.tuebingen@gmail.com