Jean-François Ghiglione

The nominating institution Chinese University of Hong Kong on the breakthrough: International student exchange is key to nurture future global citizens. Recent travel restrictions due to COVID-19 have stopped such activities worldwide. Taking advantage of recent, accelerated use of digital technology in higher education, the APRU Virtual Student Exchange (VSE) program…

Mathematical structure permeates the natural world. Dr. Fathauer’s work blends mathematics with organic and inorganic forms from nature. This synthesis allows him to create novel and compelling artworks, realized as prints and ceramic sculptures. These derive their appeal from juxtapositions such as complexity and order; movement and balance; and geometric…

How Gravitational Waves Let Us Hear the Sound of Space For centuries we’ve only possessed one sense to explore space: our eyes. Everything we know about the universe is based on things we observed gazing at the stars. Using powerful telescopes and ever-more sophisticated technology, we have managed to map…

PRESENTED BY Lubomila Jordanova NOMINATED BY BMW Foundation, Herbert Quandt Tags: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction, Sustainability, Climate Action, Corporate Sustainability, CO2 Emissions

Nominated by: Frans Cornelissen, University Medical Center Groningen Presented by: Alessandro Grillini

In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with John Jumper, Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category of Engineering and Technology. He discussed the Artificial Intelligence protein folding system AlphaFold which he developed together with his team…

Power Asymmetries: How big platforms change the organization of society Our society is increasingly defined by big platforms and their algorithms. Google is already an integral part of education and the workspace, while Facebook, Amazon and Spotify heavily influence how we communicate, what we buy and what music we listen…

SciAccess breaks barriers for disabled individuals in science through 4 key initiatives: 1) AstroAccess, where Disability Ambassadors conduct zero-gravity experiments aboard parabolic flights for accessible space exploration; 2) Zenith, connects blind students worldwide with space science mentors for leadership opportunities; 3) The SciAccess Conference, uniting global participants to advance disability…

Ulrike Malmendier: Breaking the Wall to Inflation – Falling Walls Science Summit 2023 Inflation, especially when experienced at high or unpredictable rates, gives rise to several significant economic issues. Firstly, it erodes the purchasing power of consumers, leading to a decrease in the overall standard of living. Fixed-income earners, such…