From July 5 to 11, the science festival “SchlauRaum” is taking place, transforming the city of Münster into a vibrant campus. Under the theme “Why? How? Healthy?”, the festival focuses on the theme of health – organized by the University of Münster, FH Münster, Münster University Hospital (UKM) and Münster Marketing.

During the opening weekend, one of the highlights was a pavilion dedicated to “One Health – the health of humans, animals, and the environment.” At the booth, researchers Prof. Stephan Ludwig, Dr. Friederike Jansen, Johannes Ponge, Prof. Benedikt Heuckmann, and Dr. Ulrich Hobusch presented interactive, real-life examples illustrating the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. They demonstrated how scientific insights can help identify and combat risks at an early stage.

Johannes Ponge, a research associate at the Chair of Information Systems and Logistics, showed how simulations can support understanding, predicting, and containing disease outbreaks. The simulation models a virtual representation of the German population to test which interventions (e.g. social distancing or vaccinations) may help slow the spread of infectious diseases.

The One Health Platform brings together more than 1,300 researchers from various disciplines.