Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board accompanies the Forum Wissen in its development. The Advisory Board advises the Executive Board of Göttingen University on the further development of Forum Wissen. It has the following tasks:
- Advice on the development of the Museum of Knowledge with regard to content and strategy and the emerging umbrella institution of the Forum Wissen including the Museum of Knowledge, the Biodiversity Museum and the Thomas Oppermann Cultural Forum
- Advice on the development of the operation of the Forum Wissen
- Support for national and international co-operations for exhibitions, research and science communication activities
- Regular reporting on the work of the Forum Wissen to the member of the Executive Committee responsible for the Forum Wissen and the management of the Forum Wissen
Members of the Scientific Board
- Dr. Marjan Doom
Director of the Ghent University Museum - Prof. Dr. Michael John Gorman
Founding Director of the BIOTOPIA – Naturkundemuseum Bayern - Prof. Dr. Anna Greve
Director of the Focke Museum - Prof. Dr. Carsten Könneker
President of the HITS Foundation Heidelberg - Prof. Dr. Anja Laukötter
Professor of Cultural History, Jena University - Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch
Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, LMU Munich - Prof. Dr. Senja Post
Head of Science Communication, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - Steph Scholten
Director The Hunterian, Glasgow University - Jeremy Upton
Director Library and University Collections Edinburgh - Prof. Johannes Vogel Ph.D.
Natural History Museum Berlin - Prof. Dr. Julia Voss
German Historic Museum Berlin