At the end of April, the 2012 Youth Future Day took place at Carl von Ossietzky University. The Medical Physics Working Group also took part, with various presentations on the topic of hearing. A total of eight girls from Years 5 and 6 gained an insight into the day-to-day work of Medical Physics. They were able to test how hearing ability can be measured and assessed using an audiogram. Afterwards, they had the opportunity to try on a hearing aid themselves and thus get a feel for what it is like to hear with modern hearing aids. During a guided tour of the vibration laboratory and the anechoic chamber, the girls learnt about current research projects in physics. During a visit to the nearby ‘The Haus des Hörens’, a detour to the ‘Hörgarten’ was also on the programme. The ‘Hörgarten’ consists of various exhibits on the theme of hearing, such as the ‘Hörthron’ (hearing throne) or the ‘Mittelohr-Pauke’ (middle ear drum). Naturally, a demonstration of the Communication Acoustics Simulator (KAS) was also a highlight of the visit to The Haus des Hörens. The KAS allows the acoustic properties of a wide variety of rooms to be simulated by varying the effective acoustic size of the space. This enabled the girls to experience just how quickly a church can suddenly be transformed into a classroom. The next Youth Future Day will take place on 25 April 2013. Interested pupils can contact the University’s Gender Equality Office. [6 June 2012]