The Academy's Media Offerings
The Academy’s media offerings range from the new video podcast series “Blauer Salon” to promotional videos, recordings of lectures, and livestreams. You can find recent media from the past few months below.
All videos are also permanently available on YouTube. Check it out:
Event
2026 Annual Celebration
Footage from June 20, 2026, taken in the Alte Aula at Heidelberg University. Featuring opening remarks, the annual reports from the Academy and the Young Academy, a keynote address by Jonas Grethlein titled “Prometheus,” an awards ceremony, and music.
Lecture
Prometheus. Der antike Mythos
Keynote address by Jonas Grethlein at the Annual Celebration on June 20, 2026.
Podcast der Akademie
Südsüdwest
Der Podcast bietet spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Forschung, die Herausforderungen der Wissenschaft und schafft eine Plattform für den Austausch zwischen verschiedenen Disziplinen.
Lecture
A Wrong Turn: How Empirical Educational Research Has Led Education Policy Astray
Presentation by Hartmut Esser (Mannheim) at the plenary session’s academic meeting on April 18, 2026.
Video
"Father and Son" Piano Poetry Slam with Joshua Steib
In his piece, Steib not only draws on the melody of Cat Stevens’ song “Father and Son,” but also frames it as a conversation between generations—about the pressing issues of the present, intergenerational justice, and how we can once again look toward and move into the future together.
Video
Brief Profiles
Let the film begin! A short video series offering a glimpse into the work of our research projects.
Video
Academy Day 2025 – Understanding One Another. Moving Forward Together
The Academy Day took place on September 27, 2025, in Heidelberg.
Video
2025 Annual Celebration
Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Photo taken on May 23, 2025, in the Alte Aula at Heidelberg University.
Brief Profile
Malalas' Commentary
The Tübingen research project takes us back to the time of Emperor Justinian