Welcome to the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

The State Academy of Baden-Württemberg, as a scholarly community and non-university research institution, serves as a strong voice and a bridge for science within the state and beyond.

News Events Media Library

News from the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Zwei Fotoporträts: Links ist Hans-Georg Kräusslich und rechts Thomas Maissen zu sehen.

The Academy

Hans-Georg Kräusslich Re-elected as President of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities – Thomas Maissen Becomes New Vice President

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities has elected virologist Hans-Georg Kräusslich as president for another three years. His new term begins on October 1, 2026. Historian Thomas Maissen was elected as the new vice president. He will also take over the position of Vize President of the Philosophical and Historical Class from Sabine Dabringhaus.

The Academy

ERC Advanced Grant for Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

The European Research Council (ERC) is providing 2.5 million euros in funding over five years for Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg’s HOTHEAD project at the ZI.

The Academy

High Honors for Christoph Markschies

Christoph Markschies was inducted into the Order of Pour le Mérite. Admission to the Order of Pour le Mérite for Science and the Arts is one of the highest honors for science and the arts in Germany.

In addition, Christoph Markschies was awarded the Grand Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for his outstanding achievements.

The Academy

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 expertise 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

The Academy

Stefan Pfister Honored with the Thomas and Doris Ammann Award

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

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

The Academy

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 achievements.

The Academy

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

* October 16, 1955 † May 4, 2026

Thomas Hauschild had his last job in the Field of expertise in Ethnology at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.

All news

Current call

to the call all calls

Call for Proposals: Academies Program 2029

Call for applications: Academy Prizes 2027

Current research projects

WIN Kolleg

In the Age of the Polycrisis

How Complex Crises Arise and How We Can Address Them

Polycrises have the potential to cause the failure of social and political systems. This interdisciplinary project aims to examine the tension between complex crises and the need for sociopolitical measures to reduce this complexity.

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.

Academy projects State projects Third-party funded Completed projects Young Academy ALL PROJECTS

Events and dates

30.09.

2026