Falling Walls Lab Adelaide 2025
Three minutes is all it takes!
The University of Adelaide is proud to present Falling Walls Lab Adelaide 2025.
Falling Walls Lab 2025 is a world-class pitch competition and networking forum that brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary pool of students and early-career professionals by providing a stage for breakthrough ideas both locally and globally.
About Falling Walls
The Falling Walls Foundation is a non-profit organisation in Berlin, dedicated to supporting science and the humanities. It is a unique international platform for leaders from the worlds of science, business and politics, the arts, and society. Falling Walls fosters discussion on research and innovation, and promotes the latest scientific findings among a broad audience from all parts of society.
Join the 2025 Adelaide event
Falling Walls Lab Adelaide 2025 is an exciting and fast-paced event that will showcase some of South Australia’s emerging students, researchers and early career professionals in all disciplines. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a global event, witness cutting-edge ideas, and support the visionaries who are shaping our future.
Falling Walls Lab Adelaide 2025
In just 3-minutes, South Australian participants will present their research, business model or innovative idea, pitching their solution to a global challenge and showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society.
Past presentations include ‘Breaking the Wall of Plastic Accumulation’ and ‘Breaking the Wall of Cultural Barriers.’ The breakthrough factor and potential impact of the presented work as voted by the jury panel determines the winners.
The winners of Falling Walls Lab Adelaide will travel to Canberra to make their pitch on the national stage at the Australian Falling Walls Lab Finale on Monday 1 September.
The winner of the Australian Falling Walls Lab Finale will then travel to Berlin to compete in the Global Lab Finale on Thursday 6 November, attending the Falling Walls Science Summit and taking part in an exclusive extended program during their stay. At the Global Finale, the top 100 international Lab winners compete to become the Breakthrough Winner in the Emerging Talents category of Falling Walls. The winner will take home the title and prize money, and receive the opportunity to pitch their idea once again on the grand stage of the Falling Walls Breakthroughs of the Year.
Eligibility Criteria
Participants must fulfil at least one of the following formal requirements:
- You are currently enrolled in university and/or are a postdoc.
- You received a Bachelor’s degree no more than 10 years ago.
- You received a Master’s degree no more than 7 years ago.
- You received a PhD no more than 5 years ago.
- You are a resident of South Australia.
- You are able to attend the in-person event in Adelaide on Wednesday 30 July if you are a shortlisted applicant. Winners of the Adelaide event must also be available to travel to the Australian Finale on Monday 1 September.
For more eligibility criteria, please visit the Falling Walls Lab website.
Applications for the Adelaide Lab can be submitted through the Falling Walls website and close on Wednesday 2 July at 11:59pm.
The benefits of participating at Falling Walls Lab include:
- Sharpened skills: Enhance your presentation, communication, and critical thinking by pitching your innovative idea to peers and a jury of experts.
- Global exposure: Gain visibility in front of industry leaders, investors, and potential partners who can help take your project to the next level.
- Networking opportunities: Connect with like-minded innovators and other participants from around the world.
- Valuable feedback: Receive feedback from a diverse jury and audience, helping to refine and improve your idea.
- Compete for recognition: Enter for a chance to become an international Falling Walls Lab winner and advance your project further.
Winners of the Australian Falling Walls Lab Finale will receive:
- Trip to Berlin: Travel and accommodation to attend the Falling Walls Science Summit and Global Finale.
- Global recognition: Compete for the Breakthrough Winner of the Year title in the Emerging Talents category and present your project to a global audience.
- Science Summit ticket: A ticket to the prestigious Falling Walls Science Summit (7-9 November 2025), where leaders from science, industry, and policy-making meet, network and discuss.
- Extended program Access: Past events included a Springer Nature science publishing session, 'Insights into German Research' excursions, and networking dinners.
- Exclusive networking: Connect with world leaders in science, industry, and policy during the Science Summit and through other exclusive events.
- Pitch video: Increase global visibility with your project’s pitch video.
- Alumni network: Gain exclusive access to the Falling Walls Lab alumni network for ongoing collaboration and support.
Previous Falling Walls Lab Adelaide events
