Press Releases

PM Understanding Machine Learning. Lecture as part of the series "We Research. For You." on July 22, 2026

PM Is a Christian allowed to go to war? Lecture as part of the series "We Research. For You" on July 8, 2026

Press Release Strategies of an Attic Pottery Workshop at the End of the 6th Century BCE Lecture as part of the series “We Research. For You." on July 1, 2026

PE Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Press Release Work Ethic and Max Weber. The Timeless Relevance of a Classic. Lecture as part of the series “We Research. For You." on June 10, 2026, at 6:15 p.m.

Press Release Model Study on the Antiepileptic Valproate: Impact on Early Brain Development

Press Release: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Awards Awards for Pioneering Research in Baden-Württemberg

Press Release Late Neanderthals in Europe Descended from a Single Population

Press Release (MWK) State Research Awards 2026 to Tübingen, Mannheim, and Freiburg

Press Release Model Study on the Antiepileptic Valproate: Impact on Early Brain Development

Press Release: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Awards Awards for Pioneering Research in Baden-Württemberg

Press Release Late Neanderthals in Europe descended from a single population

Press Release (MWK) State Research Awards 2026 go to Tübingen, Mannheim, and Freiburg

Press Release New Academy Project from the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Digital collection of core vocabularies for approximately 1,500 languages of the world

PM Peripatetic meeting in Karlsruhe. Public event featuring a lecture by Jörg Schmalian on "Quantum Entanglement in Quantum Materials" on October 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. at KIT

Press Release Academy Day 2025 “Understanding One Another—Together into the Future” (internal link) at “Heidelberg Autumn”
Public event hosted by all State Academies of Sciences on September 27, 2025, in the New Auditorium of the University

PM Heidelberg Academy lecture series with Christian Drosten (internal link) on the topic "Genetic Research on Pathogens Following COVID-19"
Public lecture on September 26, 2025, in the University’s Alte Aula

PM U.S. Dominance in the Polycrisis: How Global Risks Threaten Democracy (internal link)
Public lecture on July 30, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series "We Research. For You."

PM From Taishan to Wutaishan: How Buddhism Found Its Way to China’s Sacred Mountains (internal link)
Public lecture on July 16, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series "We Research. For You."

Press Release: A Public Gamble. Jaspers and the Media (internal link)
Public lecture on July 2, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series “We Research. For You.”

Extract PM as a basis. News from the Marx-Engels Collected Works (internal link)
Public lecture on June 18, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series "Insights. For you." 

PE 2025 Annual Celebration (internal link)

Press Release: Social Relevance and Scientific Progress—Supporting Young Scholars in Baden-Württemberg: The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities awards seven endowed Awards (internal link)

Press Release The Double Anniversary of Elector Carl Theodor (1724–1799) and His Connection to the Old Heidelberg Residence (internal link).
Public lecture on December 18, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series “We Research. For You."

PM Understanding Past, Present, and Future Challenges for the Economy (internal link): Launch of the long-term project “Financial and Business Research from a Long-Term Perspective.” New inter-academic project between HAdW, the Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Literature | Mainz, set to begin in January 2025.

Press Release “1848 in Retrospect: Echoes of a European Revolution (internal link),” Heidelberg Academy lecture series with Christopher Clark on November 13 at 6:00 p.m. in the Neue Universität (Aula), Heidelberg

Press Release: "More Powerful Than the Sword—Writing Freedom" (internal link), opening reception on October 11 at 4:30 p.m. at the University Museum and starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Heidelberg Depot

Press Release from the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts (PDF): State Research Prize and Award for Courageous Science goes to female researchers from Freiburg, Heidelberg, and Tübingen—an award for three outstanding female scientists who have made significant contributions to cancer and climate research

Not Just in Hebrew. How the Jewish Middle Ages Read the Bible (PDF)
Public lecture on July 17, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series “We Research. For You."

Women’s Spaces: Ceiling Paintings in Baroque Residences Commissioned by or for Women
Public lecture on July 3, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series “We Research. For You."

Excerpts as a foundation. News from the Marx-Engels Collected Works
Public lecture on June 19, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series "We Research. For You."

Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities on June 8, 2024, Welcome Address by Ministerial Director Hans J. Reiter ─ Keynote Address on Justice in Our Education System from the Perspective of Students ─ Award Ceremonies

Mental Stability – How Do We Find Our Balance?
Public Lecture on June 5, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series "We Research. For You."

2023 Academy lecture series with Robert Schlögl - https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/2026-01/35_2023_PM_Academy_Lecture_2023.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">"No Energy Transition Without Hydrogen – Dimensions and Challenges" (PDF), November 13, 2023, Alte Aula at Heidelberg University.

Academy Day 2023 - A Global Comparison of Concepts of Justice - Press Release from the Union (of the Academies) - (PDF), November 7, 2023, Berlin.

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities elects Hans-Georg Kräusslich Elected New President (PDF).

How Gods Get Married: Temple Rituals in South Indian Hinduism (PDF), public lecture as part of the staff lecture series "We Research. For You." on July 18, 2023.

Interdisciplinary Science Communication Day (PDF) – Lectures, working groups with presentations, panel discussion – July 6, 2023. 

In the Light of Time (PDF) – Medieval stained glass as an object of faith, longing, and research, public lecture as part of the staff lecture series "Insights. For you." on July 4, 2023.

“There’s more to it than that” (PDF) – The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories and Non-Scientific Beliefs, public lecture as part of the staff lecture series “We Research. For You.” on June 28, 2023.

Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (PDF) on June 24, 2023. Opening remarks by Minister of Science Petra Olschowski and Christoph Markschies, President of the Union (of the Academies) ─ Keynote address on “Energy Supply in the Age of Climate Change” by Matthias Kind ─ Award Ceremonies

“Now Tell Me, How Are You Doing Spiritually?” – On an Elusive Concept and the Crucial Question of Late Modernity (PDF): Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Michael Höffner (Berlin) as part of the conference “(Experiencing) Spirituality. The Five Senses in Medieval Religious Communities” on June 14, 2023

Innovations from the Paleolithic Era (PDF): Public lecture by Miriam Haidle as part of the staff lecture series "Insights. For you." on May 23, 2023

Quantum Technology – An Opportunity for Humanity (PDF): Public Lecture by Wolfgang Schleich as part of the Peripatetic Meeting in Ulm on April 22, 2023

Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Expands International Collaborations (PDF): First joint event with the Estonian Academy of Sciences to take place on April 13, 2023, in Tallinn

The Inscriptions of Schwäbisch Hall (PDF) – A standard reference work has been published. Book presentation on April 21, 2023, in Schwäbisch Hall

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Awards Seven Endowed Scientific Prizes (PDF) to young researchers—including, for the first time, the new Hector Foundation Award for Computer Science

https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/2026-01/22_2022_PM_Millionenfoerderung_fuer_WIN-Kollegiatin_Simone_Mayer.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Fellow of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Receives Million-Euro Grant (PDF) from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for Research on a Rare Neurological Disease

Protecting the Global Climate Through National, European, and International Law  (PDF) - Hybrid lecture by Paul Kirchhof as part of the series "Academy for Future - Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?" on November 22, 2022, 6:15 p.m., lecture hall at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM

Indian Consul General Visits Project (PDF) “Legends of Hindu Temples in South India” at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

New research project in the Academies’ Program for the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Bible glossaries as hidden cultural carriers (PDF). Judeo-French Cultural Exchange in the High Middle Ages

https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/2026-01/20_2022_PM_Akademievorlesung_2022.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Heidelberg Academy lecture series (PDF) featuring Monika Schnitzer—Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts—speaking on “The Importance of Competition for Innovation,” November 14, 2022, 6:00 p.m., Old Auditorium of Heidelberg University

Press release from the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts (PDF): State Research Prize awarded to physicist Prof. Dr. Anke-Susanne Müller at KIT and Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfister at KiTZ Heidelberg − Minister of Science Olschowski: “Leading Research Figures in the State | Recognition Also for Courageous Work” − Award for Courage in Science Goes to Konstanz and Tübingen

"Climate Crisis(es) in Russia, the U.S., and China (PDF): Regional Focus and Global Significance" – Panel Discussion (hybrid event) as part of the series "Humanities in Dialogue" (external link) in cooperation with the Max Weber Foundation and the Union (of the Academies) on October 20, 2022, 6:00 p.m., Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Karlstr. 4) and online via Zoom. At the same time, the panel discussion will take place as part of the event series "Academy for Future (internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?"

China in the Climate Crisis (PDF): Authoritarian Environmental Policy and the Construction of an Ecological Civilization – Hybrid Lecture and Discussion as Part of the Series "Academy for Future (internal link) – “Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?” on July 28, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., Lecture Hall of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM

Two new research projects (PDF) for the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Opera Without Singing: The Melodrama (PDF). Lecture as part of the staff lecture series “Insights. For you.” on July 20, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Humanists in Religious Conflicts (PDF) – Reuchlin and his student Melanchthon. Lecture as part of the staff lecture series Insights. For you. on July 14, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

Fake News (PDF) – Exposing Biased Media Coverage. Presentation as part of the staff lecture series "Insights. For you." on June 22, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/2026-01/12_2022_PM_Between_Temple_and_Pet_Cemetery.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Between Temple and Pet Cemetery (PDF) - Ancient Egyptian Crocodile God Cults. Lecture as part of the staff lecture series "Insights. For you." on June 1, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

CREATIO - The End as a Beginning (PDF): Global and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Workshop on May 21, 2022, CATS Heidelberg

https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/2026-01/10_2022_PM_Annual_Celebration_2022.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (PDF). Welcome Address by Minister of Science Theresia Bauer — Keynote Lecture on Politics in China by Heidelberg Sinologist Barbara Mittler on May 21, 2022, Old University of Heidelberg, Aula

20 Years of Young Science (PDF). Ceremony and public presentation marking the WIN anniversary, as well as Award Presentations on May 20, 2022, at Karlsplatz, the Academy building, and via live stream

"Will My Car Become Smarter Than Me? Perspectives on Autonomous Vehicles" (PDF). Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Christoph Stiller (KIT) as part of the “Academy Lectures” series organized in collaboration with the Württemberg State Library on May 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., WLB Stuttgart or via livestream

"Catalyst or Career Hindrance—How Is the World of Work for Women Changing Due to the COVID-19 Crisis?" (PDF) Public lecture by Michèle Tertilt as part of the “Peripatetic meeting” on April 30, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., University of Mannheim, Aula, Castle, East Wing, 68131 Mannheim, and live stream via YouTube

"Alternative Technologies for Low-Emission Mobility" (PDF) - Hybrid presentation and discussion as part of the series "Academy for Future (internal link) - Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?" on April 5, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the lecture hall of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM.   

Can, should, and will we store large quantities of CO₂ in geological formations? (PDF) Hybrid lecture by Friedemann Wenzel as part of the series "Academy for Future (internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?" on March 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the lecture hall of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM.

Solar Energy: Can Photovoltaics Prevent a Climate Catastrophe? (PDF) Hybrid lecture by Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Klaus von Klitzing as part of the series "Academy for Future (internal link) — Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?” on February 22, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., Lecture Hall of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via Zoom.

125 Years of Das Deutsche Rechtswörterbuch (PDF) - Federal Constitutional Court President Stephan Harbarth Congratulates

"The Potential of Renewable Energy in Europe – What Is Possible?" (PDF) Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Platt on January 18, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Lecture Hall) – Hybrid event with livestream (ZOOM) as part of the new series "Academy for Future (internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?"

"Our Earth Has a Fever (PDF) – Is There a Vaccine? The State of the Climate Crisis and Potential Solutions": Hybrid Lecture as Part of the New Series "Academy for Future (internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?” November 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Audimax at the University of Hohenheim and digitally via live stream.

2021 Academy lecture series: Andreas Reckwitz on "Loss: The Other Side of Progress" (PDF),  November 15, 2021, 6:00 p.m., Alte Aula at Heidelberg University and digitally via live stream

Coherence and Breaks (PDF) – Public Interdisciplinary Conference of the WIN Kolleg with a linguistic supporting program on the philosophy of science and scientific communication (hybrid event), 8:30 a.m., Lecture Hall of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM

The Southwest and the History of the European Reformation (PDF) – New Findings – Academy Lecture by Prof. Dr. Christoph Strohm (Online), September 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – A joint event with the Württemberg State Library

The Arrow of Time—The Eternal Dream of Time Travel (PDF)—Academy lecture by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schleich (Online), July 27, 2021, 7:00 p.m. – A joint event with the Württemberg State Library

Closing Concert (PDF) as part of the research project “18th-Century Court Music of Southwest Germany” – July 17, 2021, at Schwetzingen Palace

Fellow of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities on Young Scientist of the Year 2020 (PDF)

Manfred Lautenschläger Establishes New Prize for Young Scholars (PDF), which will be awarded by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities starting in 2022

Awards: Six young researchers receive Awards (PDF) from the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Three new projects launched in the Young Researchers Program (WIN Kolleg) (PDF) of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

How Will COVID-19 Change Our Daily Lives? (PDF) - Statements – Panel Discussion – “House of Commons Debate” – September 28, 2020, 6:00 p.m. in Karlsruhe

Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities elects Bernd Schneidmüller as its new president (PDF)

Human Origins – Digital Future (PDF). Online Conference of the research project “The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans” – July 27–31, 2020

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities awards six Awards for outstanding scientific achievements (PDF)

https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/documents/PM_Heinz%20Maier-Leibnitz-Award%202020_awarded_to_Fruzsina%20Moln%C3%A1r-G%C3%A1bor.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Germany’s Most Prestigious Young Scientist Award Goes to a Fellow of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (PDF)/ DFG and BMBF Award the 2020 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Awards / Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor Among This Year’s Prize Recipients

"The Threat of Climate Change: Climate Neutrality by 2040—Necessary, Possible, Achievable?!" (PDF) - Peripatetic meeting in Hohenheim - November 30, 2019, University of Hohenheim, Schloss Hohenheim 1, 70599 Stuttgart, 11:00 a.m.

"Heidelberg sinologist Rudolf G. Wagner is posthumously awarded the Karl Jaspers Award" (PDF) - Invitation to the ceremony - November 14, 2019, Old University (Aula), Grabengasse 1, Heidelberg, 6:30 p.m.

"Karl Jaspers in Heidelberg" (PDF) - Conference with a public evening lecture - November 7 and 8, 2019, University Archives, Akademiestraße 4

"Academy lecture series: The First Image of a Black Hole" (PDF) - Lecture - November 4, 2019, Alte Aula at Heidelberg University

Social Inequality in Bronze Age Households (PDF) - Press Release dated October 15, 2019

"The Silence of Organizations – How Organizations Cover Up Deviance" (PDF) - Academy Conference with Public Evening Lecture - October 9 and 10, 2019

"How Will Autonomous Driving Change Our Daily Lives?" (PDF) - Discussion Evening - September 23, 2019, ZKM (Media Theater), Karlsruhe

"Thematic Conference in Munich: Focus on the Middle Ages" (PDF) - September 12, September 2019

"Staff Presentation: Medieval Monasteries as Innovation Labs" (PDF)- July 10, 2019

"https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/documents/PM_Serenade_Concert_in_the_Hofgarten_of_the_Heidelberg_Academy_of_Sciences.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Serenade Concert in the Courtyard Garden of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities" (PDF) - June 29, 2019

"Staff Presentation: When the Big Bad Wolf Was Still Bad" (PDF) - June 26, 2019

"Staff Presentation: Assur is King" (PDF) - June 5, 2019

"Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities" (PDF) - May 18, May 2019 in Heidelberg

"Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Honors Six Young Researchers with Awards" (PDF) - Award Winners’ Presentations on May 17, 2019

"Aging: Biology and Opportunities (PDF) - Interdisciplinary Symposium" - Heidelberg, March 28–30, 2019

"Martin Bucer Digital (PDF) - On the International Visibility of Early Modern Sources" - Presentation event on February 28, 2019

"Religious Communities in the Middle Ages: Between Court, City, and Monastery" (PDF) - Lecture on February 12, 2019, as part of the conference organized by the interacademic research project “Monasteries in the High Middle Ages”

Peripatetic meeting with the University of Konstanz - "How deliberative was the mediation process regarding “Stuttgart 21”? (PDF) Linguistic Analysis of Political Communication" . Lecture by Katharina Holzinger

Heidelberg Academy lecture series 2018 - https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/documents/PM_Akademievorlesung_Hartmut_Boehme.pdf" data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">Chance in History - History of Chance (PDF)

Support for Nepal’s Cultural Heritage - https://www.hadw-bw.de/sites/default/files/documents/PM_Kulturerbe_Nepals.pdf data-original-line-height="21.599999999999998">HAdW Participates in the Documentation of Endangered Historical Monuments (PDF)

15 Years of Employee Presentations “Insights. For you.”: Homesickness and Crime (PDF). Karl Jaspers on the Psychopathology of Infanticide – July 25, 2018, in Heidelberg