Around 130 spectators gathered in the museum's lecture hall to learn about a wide range of research being conducted at Leipzig University. Seven slammers presented their research topics in English and German in a vivid, humorous, entertaining, and exciting way.
Luisa Kosel was crowned the winner by mobile phone vote with her contribution on “Myrrhische Darmwende” – the effect of myrrh in the intestine. She received the Golden Megaphone and a year's subscription to the Leipzig city magazine kreuzer.
In addition to Louisa Kosel, six other slammers presented their research on stage at the GRASSI Museum:
- Fathima Cherichi Purayil with “Cloud stories written by rivers in the sky” about invisible rivers in the sky
- Victor Jüttner with “A light bulb is just a computer” about smart homes and cybercrime
- Chirag Singal with “I will, but others' won't! Sharing Behavior among children” about sharing among children and the difference between ‘WEIRD’ and “NORMAL” in psychology
- Julia Bartsch with “Hushed up – Can the media break the silence about death and dying?” about the taboo subject of death and its representation in the media
- Eleanor Butler with “Fire regimes and their changes” on the transformation of wildfires
- Diego Espejo with “Surgical ASMR: What really happens inside the patient?” on improving minimally invasive surgery through vibrations and acoustic signals
The slammers received a preparatory workshop in advance from the Graduate Academy Leipzig. Author and poetry slammer Franziska Wilhelm hosted the evening.