»Matters of Activity« welcomed Dr. Ina Czyborra

Last Monday, October 30th, »Matters of Activity« welcomed the Berlin Senator for Higher Education and Research, Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Ina Czyborra, as a guest at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The directors of the Cluster of Excellence, Prof. Dr. Claudia Mareis, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schäffner, Prof. Dr. Peter Fratzl, and Prof. Dr. Horst Bredekamp, were joined by HU President Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal and HU Vice President for Research Prof. Dr. Christoph Schneider.

After a presentation of the four Cluster spokespersons about the current research of »Matters of Activity«, MoA researchers gave concrete insights into three research fields: Microbiologist Prof. Dr. Regine Hengge and transdisciplinary designer Emma Sicher spoke about the productive interweaving of microbiology and design in research on bacterial cellulose. Cultural and media scientists Dr. Martin Müller and Léa Perraudin gave insights into the work of »CollActive Materials«, an experimental laboratory where people from society and science speculate together about the materials of tomorrow. Prof. Dr. Igor Sauer, head of Experimental Surgery at Charité, and interaction designer Anna Schäffner showed how surgical robots can interact more intelligently with their environment in the future.

The visit is part of a series in which the senator visits Berlin's seven Clusters of Excellence to gain insight into their work and importance for the city.