Honest discussion rather than simple answers – Viadrina at Berlin Science Week

Three days, five topics, eleven researchers, countless discussions – that was Viadrina’s debut at Berlin Science Week. From 6 to 8 November 2026, researchers from Viadrina University hosted the ‘Conversation Lab for Europe’s Future’ at the festival centre in the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. The idea was a hit: without a break, visitors engaged with Viadrina researchers in a variety of formats to discuss pressing current issues on which conversations seem to be becoming increasingly difficult – ranging from right-wing extremism and disinformation to toxic geopolitics and the sense of security in local communities.