Girls’ Day at the Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research
The 9th Girls’ Future Day took place on 23rd April - this year
featuring the Max-Planck Institute for Neurological Research for
the first time: 20 schoolgirls tried out the roles of research
workers or industrial machinists. Who’s employed, apart from
scientists, in a research institute? In an introductory session
the invited guests learned that without the support of technical
assistants, electricians, secretaries, laboratory workers and
many other skilled workers, researchers would not be able to
achieve their goals. Then, after posing for a group photo, it
was down to work, with the girls putting themselves to the test.
Two girls tried their hand at some of the tasks of an industrial
machinist. After a short briefing on safety at work, they got
some practical experience in metal working. This filing job
takes a lot of time and patience – it’s not so easy to get a
hole perfectly round! Even for this sort of apprenticeship you
need to be comput