15 May 2024 | LUH, Welfengarten 1
History of a Divided Germany: Between Historical Reappraisal and Debates on Commemorative Culture
In 2024, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s “Science Year” is dedicated to the topic of “freedom”, its importance in our democracy, its meaning and its various facets. What would research be like without freedom? What would freedom be like without responsibility? What would we be like without freedom? What do we need to maintain our freedom – for example, in terms of medicine, society and energy policy? And what did Leibniz know about freedom? Leibniz University Hannover is taking up these questions and invites citizens to enter into dialogue regarding diverse aspects of freedom in education and research.
Leibniz Science Cube: Freedom
Exhibition
Leibniz University Hannover, Lower ground floor in the main university building (Welfengarten 1)
The exhibition in the Leibniz Science Cube presents research topics and projects at Leibniz University Hannover that relate to “freedom”. The exhibition also covers Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s thoughts on freedom and free will.
From Self-Tracking to Organ Donations – Decision-Making Freedom: Opportunity or Imposition?
Lecture and panel discussion (opening event)
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 6 pm
Leibniz University Hannover,
Lichthof (atrium of the main university building)
(Welfengarten 1)
More opportunities and more knowledge mean more freedom. But on what basis should individuals make free decisions? The opening event for the Science Year addresses the issue of decision-making freedom using the example of medicine.
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75 Years of the Constitution – How Do We Protect Our Liberal Order?
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Leibniz Campus Lecture
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 6 pm
Leibniz University Hannover,
Lichthof (atrium of the main university building)
(Welfengarten 1)
The Leibniz Campus Lecture speaker is Peter Müller, former minister president and justice minister in Saarland and former judge at the Federal Constitutional Court. In his talk, he will cover the creation of the constitution, key decisions, and current questions related to its continued development and reform.
Freedom in Transition
Lecture series in cooperation with Volkshochschule Hannover
15 May, 6.30 pm, Leibniz University Hannover
Lower ground floor in the main university building (Welfengarten 1)
27 May, 5 June, 18 June, 6 pm, VHS Hannover (Burgstraße 14)
Professors from the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will speak on four different evenings. The common element will be the Science Year theme “freedom”. The speakers will outline how thinking about the various dimensions of freedom influences highly diverse subject areas.
Leibniz and Free Will – How can a person have free will if God has preordained everything?
Talk to mark Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s 378th birthday
Leibniz University Hannover, Lower ground floor in the main university building (Welfengarten 1)
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 2 pm
To mark the birthday of LUH’s namesake, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Leibniz researcher Dr. Ariane Walsdorf (Science Communication, Communications and Marketing) will give a talk and introduce the polymath in the context of the Science Year on “freedom”. The neighbouring EXPLORE!Leibniz room will also present a special exhibition titled “Leibniz and Freedom”.
The Constitution: Continuity and Innovation
Leibniz Campus Lecture
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 6 pm
The Leibniz Campus Lecture speaker is Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo Di Fabio, professor of law and former judge at the Federal Constitutional Court. In his talk on the constitution, he will discuss how the people do not exist for the state, but rather that the state is a purposeful creation of the people designed to guarantee a liberal order in which they can flourish.
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Sites of Knowledge – Leibniz Uni in the City
Lecture series
19 September (Zentrale enercity), 24 October (Landtag), 14 November (Wilhelm Busch Museum), all at 6 pm; 28 November (Pavillon), 7 pm
Four locations in Hannover, four topics, and four talks featuring two experts each – as part of the Sites of Knowledge lecture series, LUH researchers engage in dialogue with representatives from business, politics, the cultural sphere and administrative entities. They leave the university for thematically suited locations around the city and engage in discussion with audience members.
It exists. It doesn’t exist. The Question of Free Will
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Herrenhausen Late
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:30 pm
Xplanatorium Herrenhausen (Alte Herrenhäuser Straße 5)
The Herrenhausen Late event series is a collaboration between the Volkswagen Foundation and Leibniz University Hannover. The speaker in December is Prof. Dr. Dietmar Hübner, professor of practical philosophy with a focus on ethics in science at LUH.
Impressions from events on “Freedom” in Science Year 2024
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