At a science slam, the speakers try to present their scientific topic in such a way that the audience chooses them as the “slam champion”. Each slammer has a maximum of ten minutes to present their current research topic in a popular science presentation and win the hearts of the audience. At the end, the audience present evaluates the presentations with points cards and thus crowns the “slam champion”. The decisive factor for the evaluation is therefore not just who does the best research, but also who gives the best presentation.

The event's sponsor is Öffentliche Versicherung Braunschweig.