From 1. till 10 November this year, the Berline Science Week and the Falling Walls Conference are hosting this year's World Science Summit. Some of the world's best researchers are coming together to discuss and celebrate the most important breakthroughs in science and research.

Because of the current situation, the event will primarily take place online. This also means, that the event will be accesible to an audience even bigger than under normal circumstances. Within 10 days, there will be a broad range of different events, including workshops, science slams and much more.

A special event is the awarding of the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year. Thomas Risse is nominated for Social Sciences and Humanities. If you'd like to see his nomination video and find out how society benefits from his research, you can follow this link.