News from the Academy

Professor Christian Drosten

Events

Academy Lecture with Christian Drosten

The livestream of the Academy lecture is now available on YouTube. 

Volker Wulfmeyer

News

Volker Wulfmeyer Takes Over as Chair of the GLASS Project

Academy member Volker Wulfmeyer has become the first German to serve as co-chair of the GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges Project) committee for Land-Atmosphere System Studies (GLASS). 

Africa

News

Before emigrating from Africa, early humans adapted to habitats in Africa.

A new study in *Nature* shows that, before spreading across Eurasia 50,000 years ago, humans began to exploit various types of habitats in Africa in ways previously unknown.

HAdW

News

New short profile of the Karl Jaspers Complete Edition project

The video offers insights into Karl Jaspers’s thought and work, as well as the editorial work carried out by the KJG.
NOTE: Lecture on “Jaspers and the Media” on July 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Academy.

Calls for tenders

News

Awards of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Here you will find information about the Heidelberger Academy of Sciences and Humanities calls for proposals, Academy of Sciences and Humanities an extended submission deadline of August 31, 2025.