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The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities mourns the loss of Rolf Emmermann

* January 12, 1940 † July 10, 2026

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Emmermann most recently worked in the field of mineralogy and petrology at the GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geosciences in Potsdam.

Stefan Pfister, ein Mann mit grauen kurzen Haaren, die zum Seitenscheitel gekämmt sind, lächelt in die Kamera. Er trägt ein helles Hemd und darüber ein dunkles Sakko.ein

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Stefan Pfister Honored with the Thomas and Doris Ammann Award

Pediatric oncologist Stefan Pfister was honored with the Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to research on childhood brain tumors.

Matthias Kind (l) überreicht Willi Jäger (r) die Urkunde und die Ehrenmedaille der Gelehrten Gesellschaft der Tschechischen Republik.

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Willi Jäger Receives Medal of Honor from the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

Willi Jäger receives the Medal of Honor from the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for his outstanding scientific contributions.

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The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities mourns the loss of Thomas Hauschild

* October 16, 1955 † May 4, 2026

Thomas Hauschild most recently worked in the Department of Ethnology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.

Gruppenfoto der Preisträger vom Landesforschungspreis 2026 mit Ministerin Olschowski und Akademiepräsident Kräusslich.

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2026 State Research Award: Award Ceremony on June 11 in Stuttgart

On June 11, 2026, Minister Olschowski presented the State Research Award. President Kräusslich spoke in his capacity as chair of the selection committee and delivered the laudatory address.

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Rohini Kuner Receives the Jung Award in Medicine

Rohini Kuner has been awarded the 2026 Jung Prize in Medicine for her groundbreaking work in the field of pain research.

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The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities mourns the loss of Klaus Fiedler

* September 7, 1951 † May 12, 2026

Prof. Dr. Klaus Fiedler most recently worked in the field of social psychology at Heidelberg University.

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Call for Proposals: Academies Program 2029

Call for applications: Academy Prizes 2027

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Dictionary

Global Basic Lexicon (GloBasLex)

The Global Basic Lexicon (GloBasLex) project collects and documents basic vocabularies of the world’s languages based on published dictionaries. The goal is to build a freely accessible database of parallel word lists for 1,000 basic concepts, covering nearly all sufficiently documented languages worldwide. With approximately 1,500 languages from every continent, this will be one of the most comprehensive resources of its kind.

Edition

Correspondence between theologians in the southwestern part of the empire in the early modern period (1550-1620)

The research center collects, catalogs, and edits letters written by leading theologians and church leaders during the period between the Peace of Augsburg and the Thirty Years’ War.

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