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A collection of Neanderthal skeletal remains found in the Goyet Cave in Belgium; three of them are examined in this study.

Research

Late Neanderthals in Europe originated from a single population

A new study by the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, the University of Tübingen, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities State Academy of Baden-Württemberg) highlights the enormous upheavals in the genetic history of Neanderthals.

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Michael Welker ReceivesPrize

Theologian Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Michael Welker has been awardedPrize his lifetime scholarly achievements.

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Christiane Wiesenfeldt is a new member of the Academy

The Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities elected musicologist Prof. Dr. Christiane Wiesenfeldt as a full member.

Photos of the three state research award winners: On the left (Largus Angenen) is an older man with glasses and short hair, in the middle is a woman with chin-length dark hair (Irena Kogan), and on the right is a younger man with short brown hair (Robert Zeiser).

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State research awards 2026 go to Tübingen, Mannheim, and Freiburg

This year, Prize research Prize —the most lucrative of its kind, with a total prize fund of 200,000 euros—honors outstanding scientific achievements in microbiotechnology, migration studies, and immunology.

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Klaus Blaum to Receive Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026

Physicist Prof. Dr. Klaus Blaum is receiving the Prize for his work on physical constants and symmetries in nature, which is based on precision measurements using ions in electromagnetic traps.

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Stefan M. Maul is "University Teacher of the Year"

Assyriologist Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Stefan Maul has been awarded the Prize German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV). Since 2019, he has been directing the excavation of ancient Nineveh, the former capital of the Assyrian Empire (now Iraq).

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Research Projects

Digital collection of basic vocabulary for around 1,500 languages of the world

New project included in the Academies Program funding.

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Call for proposals: WIN Conferences 2027

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Edition

Melanchthon Correspondence (MBW)

The humanist Philipp Melanchthon was Luther’s most important and closest collaborator in the introduction of the Reformation. His approximately 9,750 surviving letters are fundamental to the study of early modern history.

Edition

Sources on the religious and legal history of pre-modern Nepal

The aim is to digitally provide and edit an extensive corpus of documents and texts on the religious and legal history of pre-modern Nepal.

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Events and Dates

20.06.

2026

11:00 a.m.

event

Jahresfeier 2026

10.06.

2026

6:15 p.m.

lecture series

"We research. For you." I: Work ethic and Max Weber. On the relevance of a classic

01.07.

2026

6:15 p.m.

lecture series

"We research. For you." II: Brand name or no name? Strategies of an Attic pottery workshop at the end of the 6th century BC.

08.07.

2026

6:15 p.m.

lecture series

"We research. For you." III: Can a Christian go to war? A question that was already widely debated in the 16th century.

22.07.

2026

6:15 p.m.

lecture series

"We research. For you." IV: Understanding machine learning – a physical perspective

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Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Founded in 1909, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities the State Academy of Sciences of Baden-Württemberg. As a scholarly society and non-university research institution, it promotes interdisciplinary exchange through lectures, events, and interdisciplinary research projects led by both established and early-career researchers, among other initiatives.

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Welcome to the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

News from the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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Current Call for Proposals

Current Job Postings

Call for Entries: Academy Awards 2027

Call for proposals: WIN Conferences 2027

Current research projects

Current research projects

Melanchthon Correspondence (MBW)

Sources on the religious and legal history of pre-modern Nepal

Events and Dates

Athene

Our media offerings

The Blue Salon

academic lecture

Watch out!

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