Footage from June 20, 2026, taken in the Alte Aula at Heidelberg University. It features 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.

Keynote address by Jonas Grethlein at the Annual Celebration on June 20, 2026.

Presentation by Hartmut Esser (Mannheim) at the academic meeting of the plenary session on April 18, 2026.

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.

Let the film begin! A short video series offering a glimpse into the work of our research projects.

Academy Day took place on September 27, 2025, in Heidelberg.

Annual Celebration of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Photo taken on May 23, 2025, in the Alte Aula at Heidelberg University.

The Tübingen research project takes us back to the time of Emperor Justinian

ROCEEH researchers show how a 29,000-year-old artifact contributed to the development of the principle of the machine—and kept feet dry.

Florian Steger discusses the work of a medical ethicist and how the use of AI could change the doctor-patient relationship.