The research project Public Spheres (Teilprojekt Öffentlichkeiten, TP Ö) focussed from the beginning on the interplay between the arts and the academia in different realms of public space. The arts and the academia do not relate to one another merely as mutual observers, instead interacting in diverse forms of cooperation that often have a public dimension. Under these conditions, the project developed its own topic-specific forms of scientific and knowledge communication. Cooperation and dialogue will be developed in three laboratory formats – the Intervention Space Art and Academia, Forum: The Present and the Future Lab, seeking to answer the following questions: How can spaces be opened up in which forms of intervention in both theory and practice are jointly questioned and opened up to public discussion? Which audiences can be addressed via the interplay of art and academia? Which formats are best adapted to creating dialogue concerning the opportunities and limitations of artistic intervention? How are public spaces for the everyday practice of the arts and sciences affected by changes in forms of communication brought on by globalisation, digitalization, and current experiences of pandemics? These and other questions will be further explored and developed in a laboratory setting during the second funding period (2026–2029).