A magnetic stirrer having a magnetic drive and a placement surface for a laboratory vessel comprising a substance to be stirred, wherein the magnetic drive is configured to generate a magnetic field varying such that a magnetic stirring element in the laboratory vessel can thereby be driven to make a stirring movement to stir the substance, wherein the magnetic stirrer further comprises a heating apparatus which is configured to heat the placement surface to heat the substance, wherein the magnetic stirrer comprises a display apparatus which is configured to display a respective temperature state of the placement surface, wherein the display apparatus is further configured to display a respective heating state of the heating apparatus, characterized in that the display of respective temperature states and of respective heating states takes place in a combined manner, with different combinations of a respective temperature state and a respective heating state being indicated by different visual signals so that a conclusion can be drawn both on the respective temperature state of the placement surface and on the respective heating state of the heating apparatus from a single signal in each case, wherein the display apparatus comprises an illumination element controllable to transmit light, wherein the display apparatus is configured to control the illumination element to transmit light having respectively different illumination characteristics for the display of different temperature states of the placement surface and/or of different heating states of the heating apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is configured to control the illumination element to transmit pulsing light of different pulse frequencies for a combined display of a switched-off state of the heating apparatus and of different hot states of the placement surface. wherein the magnetic drive is configured to generate a magnetic field varying such that a magnetic stirring element in the laboratory vessel can thereby be driven to make a stirring movement to stir the substance, wherein the magnetic stirrer further comprises a heating apparatus which is configured to heat the placement surface to heat the substance, wherein the magnetic stirrer comprises a display apparatus which is configured to display a respective temperature state of the placement surface, wherein the display apparatus is further configured to display a respective heating state of the heating apparatus, characterized in that the display of respective temperature states and of respective heating states takes place in a combined manner, with different combinations of a respective temperature state and a respective heating state being indicated by different visual signals so that a conclusion can be drawn both on the respective temperature state of the placement surface and on the respective heating state of the heating apparatus from a single signal in each case, wherein the display apparatus comprises an illumination element controllable to transmit light, wherein the display apparatus is configured to control the illumination element to transmit light having respectively different illumination characteristics for the display of different temperature states of the placement surface and/or of different heating states of the heating apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is configured to control the illumination element to transmit pulsing light of different pulse frequencies for a combined display of a switched-off state of the heating apparatus and of different hot states of the placement surface.