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Want a front-row seat at the Falling Walls Science Summit? Subscribe for livestream now and we'll send you the links to watch the sessions as they happen, 6–9 November 2026. Leading scientists, decision-makers and emerging talents, live from the stage. Subscribe for the livestreams via the link in bio. A person wearing headphones holds a large camera, with bold text overlay reading "WATCH THE FALLING WALLS SCIENCE SUMMIT 2026 LIVE JOIN US ONLINE!" in front of a backdrop featuring partial text "WALLS SUMMIT." by @falling_walls
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"Treating climate futures as apolitical does not make them so – it simply moves the politics out of view," argues Jessica Jewell, Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Social Sciences and Humanities category. At the Falling Walls Science Summit, she reads the political traces hidden in energy data to show which transitions are most likely – don't miss her breakthrough talk on 9 November. If you're interested in the questions underneath – how science earns trust, why evidence rarely shifts political decisions on its own and what society should expect from science – make sure to check out the full programme reserve your seat at the Falling Walls Science Summit. by @falling_walls
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Applications are open for the the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2027! We’re looking for 20 exceptionally talented women* in science from all disciplines to join a one-year career programme designed to support the next step in their careers. What to expect? From skill-enhancement workshops and mentoring to high-level events in Berlin and an international network of peers and role models, the Intensive Track is designed to help early-career women in science build skills, gain visibility and explore new pathways towards leadership. 🔗 Find out more via the link in bio. Thank you to our partners Bayer Foundation, Elsevier Foundation, VolkswagenStiftung and DFG for supporting the programme. * Female Science Talents recognises that gender is not binary and welcomes submissions from cis and trans women, as well as genderqueer and non-binary people. #FallingWalls #FemaleScienceTalents #WomenInScience #Fellowship A group of people is seated together, with several smiling and looking forward, in a modern indoor setting; text on the image reads "FALLING WALLS FEMALE SCIENCE TALENTS," along with dates "1 OCT — 15 NOV 2026" and a call to "APPLY FOR THE INTENSIVE TRACK 2027." by @falling_walls
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Can you explain a breakthrough in three minutes? These researchers can. Meet the latest Falling Walls Lab winners are heading to Berlin for the Falling Walls Science Summit this November. Congratulations to: Manon Murdeu – Falling Walls Lab Zurich, Switzerland Petrus Namwandi – Falling Walls Lab Windhoek, Namibia Jose Luis Caamaño Olivares – Falling Walls Lab Valparaíso, Chile Lilian Lin – Falling Walls Lab Taiwan Abdullah Al Alawi – Falling Walls Lab Nizwa, Oman Fernanda del Cid Hernández – Falling Walls Lab Guatemala City, Guatemala Sayanta Goswami – Falling Walls Lab Chennai, India Franziska Paul-Shushan – Falling Walls Lab Singapore Claudia Steinbach – Falling Walls Lab Vienna, Austria Bar Shahar – Falling Walls Lab Tel Aviv, Israel Ana Sofia Olival – Falling Walls Lab Braga, Portugal Daniel Truchan – Falling Walls Lab Bratislava, Slovakia Eduardo Quijano – Falling Walls Lab Mexico City, Mexico Prerana Chaudhari – Falling Walls Lab Jena, Germany Goitseone Carol Matsididi – Falling Walls Lab Gaborone, Botswana They're part of the 100 Lab winners from around the world who will present on stage, each with three minutes to pitch. One will take the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year title in the Emerging Talents category. See them live – join us from 6–9 November at the Falling Walls Science House in Berlin. The photos feature Prerana Chaudhari, Fernanda del Cid Hernández, Abdullah Al Alawi, Lilian (Li-Han) Lin, Franziska Paul-Shushan, Manon Murdeu, Eduardo Quijano, Claudia Steinbach, Ana Sofia Olival. by @falling_walls
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This November, meet the people working on some of the biggest questions in fusion, industrial AI, physical AI, hydrogen and deep tech at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin. On 9 November, Yu Huang​, the 2026 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Engineering & Technology category, will take the stage to present a new approach to catalyst design and explore a key question: What will it take to make hydrogen fuel cells cost-effective at scale without compromising performance or durability? The programme also brings together researchers, business leaders and policymakers to discuss how new technologies can move from research into practice, and what it will take to develop them responsibly and at scale. Secure your seat via the link in bio. by @falling_walls
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Congratulations to the latest Falling Walls Lab Finalists from across the globe! Don’t miss the chance to see these visionaries pitch their breakthrough ideas live by securing your seat for the Falling Walls Science Summit. Cheers to: Abraham Zavaleta Romero - Falling Walls Lab Bogotá, Colombia Alimerinda Mlambo - Falling Walls Lab Gauteng, South Africa Sandile Gumbi - Falling Walls Lab Cape Town, South Africa Ruba Aldaghamin - Falling Walls Lab Ramallah, Palestine Davis Ogega - Falling Walls Lab Nairobi, Kenya Lameck Jailosi - Falling Walls Lab Lilongwe, Malawi Vasudha Narasimha Swamy - Falling Walls Lab Bengaluru, India Dianay Maans - Falling Walls Lab Pretoria, South Africa Ali Kusay - Falling Walls Lab Canberra, Australia Beatriz Aira Jacob - Falling Walls Lab Bangkok, Thailand They are among 100 Falling Walls Lab winners from around the world who will bring their bold ideas to the stage. One of them will be named the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Emerging Talents category. The photos feature Alimerinda Mlambo, Ruba Aldaghamin, Lameck Jailosi, Dianay Maans, Sandile Gumbi. by @falling_walls
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Falling Walls Engage Hub Malawi is hosted by Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), one of Malawi’s leading institutions for agricultural research and innovation. As part of the Falling Walls Engage network, the Hub connects practitioners in Malawi with a global community to exchange ideas and learn from different approaches that connect science with society. The Hub focuses on bringing scientific knowledge into conversations around issues that affect communities directly. From initiatives around deforestation and environmental degradation to using newspapers and radio to share research stories, Engage Hub Malawi works with researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the public to explore how science can inform everyday decisions. For Hub Manager Patricia Ngwale, this work starts with a simple question: who needs to hear the story behind the science? She focuses on finding ways to make research relatable and meaningful, so that scientific knowledge can become part of conversations that matter across Malawi. Learn more about Hub Malawi and their work via the link in bio. by @falling_walls
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Presenting the 25 science start-ups joining us in Berlin this autumn for the Falling Walls Venture competition! Nominated by renowned institutions and evaluated by the Falling Walls Venture Advisory Board of esteemed experts, these Finalists address challenges including organ shortages, robot memory loss, perishable foods, toxic space mobility and many more. These remarkable businesses represent the forefront of scientific entrepreneurship across health, engineering and sustainability. We look forward to seeing these start-ups pitch their ideas at the Falling Walls Science Summit this November where they'll connect with investors, industry leaders and fellow entrepreneurs. Falling Walls Venture is an international platform that supports and showcases the entrepreneurial potential in science. Fostering the talent of pioneering founders who have successfully turned science into business, the Venture programme demonstrates how entrepreneurial solutions play an essential role in solving the most pressing challenges of our time. by @falling_walls
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Interested in the latest breakthroughs in the world of physical sciences? Don’t miss David Awschalom on 9 November at the Falling Walls Science Summit! He is going to presents his breakthrough approach to quantum technology: turning proteins into quantum devices, qubits, that can report what's happening inside a living cell. Secure your spot now via the link in bio. by @falling_walls
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Celebrating 10000 pitches. Since the first Falling Walls Lab in Berlin in 2011, when 10 presenters took the stage, the programme has grown to 92 local Labs in 60 countries in 2026. Over the past 15 years, students and early-career researchers have used these three-minute pitches to present their breakthrough research, innovative ideas and potential solutions to problems that we are facing today. On 15 September, we welcomed our 10000th presenter ever to pitch at a Falling Walls Lab at the Falling Walls Lab Prague Magdaléna Malásková with her pitch on BREAKING THE WALL OF NEUROLOGICAL POISONING. To mark the occasion, she has received a ticket to the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin this November. A few highlights of Falling Walls Lab Some Labs have been with us for over a decade, such as Labs in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Oman, Poland, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland and Tunisia. In the 2026 season, we have received more than 3100 applications and more than 1000 innovators took part in Falling Walls Labs worldwide. The 100 winners of those Labs will advance to the Global Finale at the Falling Walls Science Summit on 6 November. Stay tuned to find out who will take home the title Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Emerging Talents category. Featured in the photo: Magdaléna Malásková at the Falling Walls Lab Prague. Drei Personen stehen nebeneinander; die mittlere hält ein Papier und eine Auszeichnung, während die dritte Person ein Mikrofon hält. by @falling_walls
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Congratulations to the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2026! Each year, we celebrate outstanding researchers whose work is pushing beyond established limits, across disciplines, institutions, and geographies. Don't miss their presentations on 9 November at the #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit26. 🔬 Life Sciences Georg Schett, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg Breaking the Wall of Autoimmune Diseases 🌌 Physical Sciences David Awschalom, University of Chicago Breaking the Wall of Quantum with Molecules & Proteins 🔩 Engineering & Technology Yu Huang, University of California, Los Angeles Breaking the Wall of Cost-Effective Hydrogen fuel Cells 📚 Social Sciences & Humanities Jessica Jewell, Chalmers University of Technology Breaking the Wall of Apolitical Climate Futures 🎨 Art & Science Isidora Correa, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Breaking the Wall of Lithium Recovery with Bacteria 🚀 Women's Impact Award Manali Mukherjee, McMaster University Breaking the Wall of Long COVID Denial The Science Breakthroughs of the Year within the categories of Science Start-Ups /#FallingWallsVenture, Science Engagement /#FallingWallsEngage and Emerging Talents /#FallingWallsLab will be announced after the Pitch Competition on 6 November. The image displays the title "Falling Walls Science Summit" and the text "Meet the Science Breakthroughs of the Year" against a red and pink background with geometric shapes. by @falling_walls
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The Berlin Science Week 2026 @berlinscienceweek​ programme is out now! Berlin's annual science and culture festival, hosted by Falling Walls Foundation, brings together 230+ partner institutions and an expected 35,000 curious minds from across the city. This year's theme, In Touch, explores the personal side of science: how research touches our lives, how it changes us, and how it connects us with one another. The 2026 programme spotlights the people and stories behind scientific breakthroughs across 300+ events over ten days, running from 1–10 November in locations citywide, including the Festival Centre at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW). Events are in English and German, most of them free. Explore the programme via the link in bio. The image shows the announcement poster for Berlin Science Week, which will take place from November 1-10. by @falling_walls
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