Welcome to the Website of the Science Slam Club Basel. We are a group of students and researchers from Basel interested in practicing and amplifying Science Communication.
The Science Slam Basel 2026 takes place on Friday, 30 October 2026 at Kulturhuus Häbse!
We are looking for slammers that can explain a research topic in a fun and entertaining way in 8 minutes to a large lay audience! If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form.
We plan a Science Slam workshop around 4 week before to help you prepare your slam. We might organise another slam in the week before the Science Slam for you to get ready for the event.
Some info/tips for your slam:
Use slides, stage props or conduct live experiments to wow the audience!
Avoid technical jargon and complicated slides!
Talks can be given in English, German or Swiss German.
FameLab 2026 brings young researchers to the stage to share their science in just three minutes. The Basel semi-final took place on 3 June at 6:30 pm at Verso.
FameLab is an international science communication competition that gives young scientists a stage to inspire audiences around the world. Their challenge: explain a scientific topic in just three minutes – convincingly, creatively and without slides.
Thanks to all participants, the jury members, Kelly and Aurelie for making this an amazing evening!
And congrats to Mohammed, Anna, and Sofia for reaching the Swiss final.
These were the participants:
Victoria Brugada Ramentol “The Algorithm Knows Your Brain”
Claudia Nguyen “Uncertain: Superbugs and Where to Find Them: Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance Over Time and Space”
Meltem Gönel “When the vessels go on strike: Why Successfully Treating a Stroke Is Sometimes Not Enough to Save the Brain”
Michael Lukas Keller “A Toast to Potential: What a skin cell can tell us about dementia”
Sofia Garipova “Rolling stones that save our lives”
Anna Uzonyi “Scars are cool, but dolphins are cooler”
Leonie Seefeldt “Slaying Sleeping Beauty”
Mohamed El Fakiri “The Radioactive Pop”
Marta López Gilberte “How far we’ll go: The unknown waters of fitness and assisted reproduction”
Cristina Cipriano “Who decides which nature survives?”
Important Dates
Semi-Final Bern, 30 April 2026
Semi-Final Zurich, 6 May 2026
Semi-Final Lausanne, 20 May 2026
Semi-Final Basel, 3 June 2026
Virtual Master Classon 13 & 14 June 2026 (mandatory for all national finalists)
25 francs: Supporter ticket – You contribute a little extra and help make the event possible. ❤️
Please note: You can select your preferred ticket category in the final step of the booking process.
After Party: The official Basel Science Slam Afterparty Location will be at Schall & Rauch from 11.30 pm
About the event:
Motivated researchers from various disciplines compete against each other to briefly and understandably explain a scientific topic in eight minutes. Whatever is fun is allowed! From presentations to props to songs and live experiments, there are no limits to creativity. The viewers vote the best slams, which entertained and fascinated them the most. The audience can also look forward to an exciting supporting program.
The evening will be in English, the slams will be in German and English. 🇬🇧🇩🇪
Host: Amber Eve
Our guest speaker is Christine Blume
The musical acts are Piera Nicola and Daria Arkova
Our guest slammer is the Winner of the 2023 Basel Science Slam Michael Morari
And these our contestants for this years edition of the science Slam:
Arthur Krause – Get High On Your Own Supply
Samira Künzler – Origami Gone Wrong: Epigenetics in cancer
Jonas Biedermann – What’s In A Voice?
Alex Serra – Turning Looters into Tutors: Lessons we can learn from parasites
Christian Lotz – TAZAPF: For a better gut feeling
Kunal Soni – Make Electrictiy Great Again!
Alex Lammers – Die Spinnen, Die Wissenschaftler*innen
