Karin Hausmann-Kasper

It is a breakthrough for mathematics to have its own International Day (IDM) every year on March 14, proclaimed by UNESCO. It follows an open, participative approach to connect all through a central portal, an interactive event map, activities, calls, videos, etc. The first IDM “Mathematics is Everywhere” was held…

Nominated by: Australian National University Presented by: Mark Mattingley-Scott

Nominated by: Catherine Fletcher, Science Creates Ventures Presented by: Neil Morris

The nominating institution Curriki on the breakthrough: The challenge facing education worldwide is the lack of high quality easy to use tools for educators to create truly engaging digital learning experiences. For too long, the technologies required to build and publish Next Generation learning experiences have been out of reach…

Nominated by: Callum Benson, Monash University Presented by: Richard Parsons

PRESENTED BY Silvan Siegrist NOMINATED BY Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. Tags: Prop Tech, Digitize, Buildings, Clean Tech, Buildings, Energy Efficiency

Combating the Pandemic: How a novel approach helps combat the COVID-19 pandemic With almost five million suspected deaths worldwide and counting, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest disasters in human history. Once its global spread and destructive force became clear at the beginning of 2020, scientists…

The nominating institute Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the breakthrough: Mouncey’s Joint Genome Institute has partners worldwide to facilitate access to groundbreaking genomic technologies. These characterise plants and microbes and their environmental interactions, and ultimately address grand challenges in bioenergy, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. Through community collaborations, the JGI team…

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Marianne W. Mureithi who is part of the Falling Walls Female Science Talents Program. She talked about her role as Chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology at the University…

FutureLearn built a community of practice for educators who needed to transition rapidly to remote teaching during the coronavirus pandemic. We built the course with the aim of both supporting emergency remote teaching during COVID-19 and laying sustainable foundations for the longer-term shift to online education. Starting as an idea…