Live Podcast Events on Health and Digitalization

Through the Science Years, the BMFTR highlights a specific topic in science communication. In 2026, the theme is Medicine of the Future, with a special focus on prevention, digitalization, participation, and precision. The University of Bremen, together with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, is among the selected, funded projects with the project “Digital Health Talks – The Live Podcast on the Health of the Future.” Five events in various cities across Germany will address topics such as health communication in the digital space and the use of personal data in health research.
 

How Does Social Media Affect the Health of Children and Adolescents?
 

The series will kick off with an event in Bremen on May 30, 2026, as part of the Long Night of Museums. The event will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Banking Hall of the Forum at Domshof building. Entitled "Likes, Limits, Laws – Should We Ban Social Media and Smartphones for Children?" (“Likes, Grenzen, Gesetze – Sollen wir Kindern Social Media und Smartphones verbieten?”), host Rasmus Cloes, press spokesperson at BIPS, will talk with Professor Louisa Kulke from the University of Bremen and Tobias Windbrake from the “Smarter Start” parent initiative about how social media use affects the health of children and adolescents and how and where cell phone bans and age limits might be appropriate.
 

"We've been producing a podcast on this topic for two years now," explains project lead Dr. Maren Emde. She coordinates research and knowledge transfer in the field of health sciences at the University of Bremen. "We're excited that this new event format will allow us to discuss highly relevant issues at the intersection of health and digitalization with a wide range of people."
"In Bremen, we are at the forefront of 'Digital Public Health' and have played a decisive role in shaping it. Since 2019, we have been conducting interdisciplinary research on this topic at the eponymous Leibniz ScienceCampus. The funding for the Science Year demonstrates not only our scientific expertise in this field, but also our strength in science communication,” emphasizes Professor Benjamin Schüz of the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research at the University of Bremen. Professor Schüz serves as the project’s academic supervisor alongside Professor Hajo Zeeb from BIPS.
 

All events are free to attend in person and will be streamed online. They will be available for later listening via all podcast providers. During the interactive sessions, viewers can join the discussion in various ways. Further information and the full program are available on the following website: https://www.digital-public-health.de/dh-talks.htm.