Press releases

Press Release: Understanding Machine Learning. Lecture as part of the "Wir forschen. Für Sie." series on July 22, 2026

Press Release : Can a Christian Go to War? Lecture as part of the series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on July 8, 2026

Press Release : Strategies of an Attic Pottery Workshop at the End of the 6th Century B.C. Lecture as part of the series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on July 1, 2026

Heidelbergers' PE Annual Celebration Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Press Release: Work Ethic and Max Weber. The Timeless Relevance of a Classic. Lecture as part of the series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on June 10, 2026, at 6:15 p.m.

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

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

Press Release:Late Neanderthals in Europe Descended from a Single Population

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

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

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

Press Release:Late Neanderthals in Europe Descended from a Single Population

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

Press Release:New Academic Project at the Heidelberg- Academy of Sciences and Humanities: A Digital Collection of Basic Vocabulary for Approximately 1,500 Languages of the World

Press Release: "External Meeting " in Karlsruhe. Public event featuring a lecture by Jörg Schmalian on "Quantum Entanglement in Quantum Materials" on October 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at KIT

Press Release: Academy Day 2025 “Understanding One Another—Moving Forward Together” (internal link) as part of “Heidelberg Autumn”
Public event hosted by all state academies of sciences on September 27, 2025, in the University’s Neue Aula

Press releasefrom the Heidelberg- Akademievorlesung , featuring Christian Drosten (internal link), on the topic "Genetic Research on Pathogens Following COVID-19"
Public lecture on September 26, 2025, in the Alte Aula at the University

Press Release: U.S. Hegemony in the Polycrisis: How Global Risks Threaten Democracy (internal link)
Public lecture on July 30, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” 

Press Release: 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 “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” 

Press Release: The Risk of Public Exposure. Jaspers and the Media(internal link)
Public lecture on July 2, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” 

Excerpts from the "Political Economy" as a Foundation. News from the Marx-Engels Collected Works(internal link)
Public lecture on June 18, 2025, as part of the staff lecture series "Wir forschen. Für Sie." 

PEAnnual Celebration 2025(internal link) 

Press Release: Social Relevance and Scientific Progress—Supporting Young Scientists in Baden-Württemberg: The Heidelberg- Academy of Sciences and Humanities s Awards Seven Endowed Prizes(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 “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ”

Press Release: Understanding Past, Present, and Future Challenges for the Economy(internal link): Launch of the long-term project “Financial and Corporate Research from a Long-Term Perspective.” A new inter-academic project involving the Institute for Financial Research ( HAdW ), the Institute for Financial Research and Risk Management ( Academy of Sciences and Humanities ), and the University of Mainz (Literatur | Mainz) will begin in January 2025.

Press Release:“1848 in Retrospect: Echoes of a European Revolution(internal link),” Heidelberg “ Akademievorlesung ” with Christopher Clark on November 13 at 6:00 p.m. at 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): The State Research Prize and the “Prize ” for Courageous Science go 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 faculty lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ”

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 "Wir forschen. Für Sie."

Excerpts as a Foundation. News from the Marx-Engels Collected Works
Public lecture on June 19, 2024, as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ”

Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg “ Academy of Sciences and Humanities ” on June 8, 2024; Opening Remarks by Director General Hans J. Reiter ─ Keynote Address on Equity in Our Education System from the Students’ Perspective ─ Award Ceremonies 

Mental Stability – How Do We Find Our Balance?
Public lecture on June 5, 2024, as part of the employee lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ”

Akademievorlesung 2023 with Robert Schlögl —"No Energy Transition Without Hydrogen — Dimensions and Challenges"(PDF), November 13, 2023, Alte Aula at Heidelberg University.

Academy Day 2023 — Concepts of Justice in a Global Comparison — Press release from the German Academy for Science and Humanities ( Union (of the Academies) ) — (PDF), November 7, 2023, Berlin.

The Heidelberg-based Association of German Publishers and Booksellers ( Academy of Sciences and Humanities ) elects Hans-Georg Kräusslich as its new president(PDF).

How Gods Get Married: Temple Rituals in South Indian Hinduism(PDF), a public lecture as part of the faculty lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” 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, a public lecture as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” 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 “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” staff lecture series on June 28, 2023. 

Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg-based “ 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

“So, tell me, how are you doing spiritually?”—On an Ambiguous Concept and the Crux 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 “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on May 23, 2023

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

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

The Inscriptions of Schwäbisch Hall(PDF) – A Standard Reference Work Has Been Published. Book Launch on April 21, 2023, in Schwäbisch Hall

Academy of Sciences and Humanities , based in Heidelberg, awards seven endowed research prizes ( PDF) to young researchers—including, for the first time, the new Hector Foundation-Prize e for Computer Science

Academy of Sciences and Humanities , a fellow at Heidelberg University, receives a multi-million grant(PDF) from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to conduct research on a rare neurological disorder

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 Must We Act Now?” on November 22, 2022, at 6:15 p.m., in the lecture hall at Heidelberg’s Academy of Sciences and Humanities , and digitally via Zoom

Indian Consul General Visits Heidelberg University’s Project (PDF) “Hindu Temple Legends in South India” Academy of Sciences and Humanities

New Research Project at the Institute for the History of the Bible ( Academies' Programme ) for the Heidelberg Institute for the History of the Bible ( Academy of Sciences and Humanities): Bible Glossaries as Hidden Vessels of Culture(PDF). Judeo-French Cultural Exchange in the High Middle Ages

Heidelberg " Akademievorlesung "(PDF) with Monika Schnitzer—Chair of the "Council of Economic Experts"—speaking on "The Importance of Competition for Innovation," November 14, 2022, 6:00 p.m., Alte Aula at Heidelberg University

Press release from the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts(PDF): State Research Prizegoes to physicist Prof. Dr. Anke-Susanne Müller at KIT and Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfister at KiTZ Heidelberg — Science Minister Olschowski: “Leading researchers in the state | Recognition also for courageous work” — “Prize ” for courageous 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 "Humanities in Dialogue" series (external link) in cooperation with the Max Weber Foundation and the Union (of the Academies) on October 20, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Karlstr. 4) and digitally via ZOOM. The panel discussion will also take place as part of the event series“Academy for Future(internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?” 

China in the Climate Crisis(PDF): Authoritarian Environmental Policy and the Building 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., in the 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 “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on July 20, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

Humanists in Religious Conflicts(PDF) – Reuchlin and His Student Melanchthon. Lecture as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on July 14, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

Fake News(PDF) – Exposing Biased Media Coverage. Lecture as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on June 22, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

Between Temple and Pet Cemetery(PDF) — Ancient Egyptian Crocodile God Cults. Lecture as part of the staff lecture series “Wir forschen. Für Sie. ” on June 1, 2022, at 6:15 p.m.

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

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, at the Old University of Heidelberg, Aula

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

"Will My Car Become Smarter Than Me? The Future of 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., at the WLB in Stuttgart or via livestream

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

"Technological Alternatives for Low-Emission Mobility" (PDF) — Hybrid presentation and discussion as part of the "Academy for Future(internal link) — Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?" series on April 5, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the lecture hall at Heidelberg's " Academy of Sciences and Humanities " and digitally via Zoom.   

Can, should, and will we store large amounts of CO₂ in geological formations?(PDF) Hybrid lecture by Friedemann Wenzel as part of the series“Academy for Future(internal link) — Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?” on March 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the lecture hall at Heidelberg’s “ Academy of Sciences and Humanities ” and digitally via Zoom.      

Honored: Ten Young Researchers Receive Awards from the Heidelberg- Academy of Sciences and Humanities (PDF)       

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., in the lecture hall at Heidelberg’s Academy of Sciences and Humanities and digitally via ZOOM.                                                              

125 Years of the German Legal Dictionary(PDF) — Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Offers His Congratulations 

"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., at the Heidelberg " Academy of Sciences and Humanities " (lecture hall) – hybrid event with a livestream (ZOOM) as part of the new series "Academy for Future (internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Do We Need to Act Now?"

"Our Earth Has a Fever (PDF) – Is There a Vaccine? The State of the Climate Crisis and Possible Solutions": Hybrid lecture as part of the new series "Academy for Future(internal link) – Climate Crisis: Why Must We Act Now?" November 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Audimax at the University of Hohenheim and digitally via live stream.

Akademievorlesung 2021: 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 livestream

Coherence and Disruptions(PDF) – Public interdisciplinary conference of the WIN Research Group featuring a linguistic side program on the philosophy of science and scientific communication (hybrid event), 8:30 a.m., lecture hall at Heidelberg’s “ Academy of Sciences and Humanities ” and digitally via Zoom

Philosophical Faith and Christian Revealed Faith in the Works of Karl Jaspers and Bernhard Welte(PDF) – Conference, October 8 and 9, 2021, 3:30 p.m., Catholic Academy of the Archdiocese of Freiburg – Annual Conference of the Bernhard Welte Society in cooperation with the HAdW, the Göttingen-based Academy of Sciences and Humanities , and the University of Freiburg

The Southwest and the History of the European Reformation(PDF) – New Insights - 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) “ ” by the Research Center “18th-Century Court Music of Southwest Germany” — July 17, 2021, at Schwetzingen Palace

Academy of Sciences and Humanities , a fellow at the Heidelberg Institute, was elected " Young Scientist of the Year 2020" (PDF)

Manfred Lautenschläger is establishing a new award for young talent(PDF), which will be presented by the Heidelberg-based " Academy of Sciences and Humanities " starting in 2022

Honored: Six Young Researchers Receive Awards(PDF) from Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

New Collaborative Project with Heidelberg University and the Mannheim State University of Music and Performing Arts: Hof – Music – City Research Center(PDF)

Three new projectslaunched as part of theHeidelberg- Academy of Sciences and Humanities 's Young Researchers Program (WIN-Kolleg)(PDF)

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

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

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

Academy of Sciences and Humanities , based in Heidelberg, is a member of one of the funded consortia of the National Research Data Infrastructure(PDF)

Academy of Sciences and Humanities , based in Heidelberg, awards six prizes for outstanding scientific achievements(PDF)

Germany's Most Prestigious Young Scientist Award Goes to a Fellow at the Heidelberg- Academy of Sciences and Humanities(PDF) / DFG and BMBF Present the 2020 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Awards / Fruzsina Molnár-Gábor Among This Year's Award Recipients

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

"Heidelberg sinologist Rudolf G. Wagner to be posthumously awarded the Karl JaspersPrize" (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

"Akademievorlesung: 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 Conceal Deviance"(PDF) – Academy Conference with a Public Evening Lecture – October 9 and 10, 2019

"How Is Autonomous Driving Changing 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 , 2019

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

"Serenade Concert in the Hofgarten of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities"(PDF) - June 29 , 2019

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

"Employee Presentation: Assur Is King"(PDF) - June 5 , 2019

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

"Academy of Sciences and Humanities , Heidelberg, 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 of the interacademic research center “Monasteries in the High Middle Ages”

External Meeting with the University of Konstanz - "How Deliberative Was the Mediation on “Stuttgart 21”?(PDF) A Linguistic Analysis of Political Communication. " Lecture by Katharina Holzinger

2018 Heidelberg " Akademievorlesung " - Chance in History - History of Chance (PDF)

Support for Nepal's Cultural Heritage - HAdW is helping to document endangered historical monuments (PDF)

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