In order to enable citizens to actively participate in this discussion, it requires a broad science education and an understanding of scientific research. The Schering Stiftung pursues these objectives through a variety of initiatives. It organizes science lectures for a wider audience, holds public discussions and symposia on controversial scientific topics, and promotes science communication in Germany.

Science and Art

The dialogue between disciplines – in particular between the sciences and the visual arts – has been burgeoning for years. Especially science institutions have discovered art as a medium to intelligibly communicate their specialized knowledge to a broader public. The Schering Stiftung, however, is interested less in science communication than in a dialogue between artists and scientists at a more fundamental level.