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- Fall plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie gather thrice a year in alternating cities. In 2026, the fall plenary session will be held in Leipzig.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  01.10.26
  
  Ends on
  
  02.10.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Leipzig
- FREIHEITSMONITOR: Wie steht’s gerade um die Wissenschaftsfreiheit?
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  06.10.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt
  Leibniz-Saal
  Markgrafenstraße 38
  10117 Berlin
  
  18:00
- Workshop "Cycling instead of driving: art and science in dialogue"
  
  Cycling instead of driving: art and science in dialogue
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  - society
  - mobility
  - Utopia
  Starts on
  
  10.10.26
  
  Ends on
  
  11.10.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Hochschule Kaiserslautern
  Schönstraße 11
  Kaiserslautern
- Conference: False Opposites
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  22.10.26
  
  Ends on
  
  24.10.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Wittenberg
- Opening Exhibition "We Have Never Been Only Human"
  
  Twelve Speculations on the Posthuman, the More-than-Human and the Non-Human
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  29.10.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Hörsaalruine
  Berlin Museum of Medical History at the Charité
  Charitéplatz 1 (Virchowweg 16)
  10117 Berlin
  
  19:00
- Exhibition "We Have Never Been Only Human"
  
  Twelve Speculations on the Posthuman, the More-than-Human and the Non-Human
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  29.10.26
  
  Ends on
  
  20.06.27
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité
  Charitéplatz 1
  10117 Berlin
- Tandem guided tour "We Have Never Been Only Human" (Maciej Chmara and Nathalie Stelmach)
  
  Nathalie Stelmach (Berlin Museum of Medical History) and artist and designer Maciej Chmara (Die Junge Akademie) will be giving a joint guided tour of the exhibition.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  05.11.26
  
  Ends on
  
  05.11.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berlin Museum of Medical History at the Charité
  Charitéplatz 1
  10117 Berlin
  
  13:00 — 14:00
- Tandem guided tour "We Have Never Been Only Human" (Rona Kobel and Nathalie Stelmach)
  
  Nathalie Stelmach (Berlin Museum of Medical History) and artist Rona Kobel (Die Junge Akademie) will be giving a joint guided tour of the exhibition.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  07.11.26
  
  Ends on
  
  07.11.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berlin Museum of Medical History at the Charité
  Charitéplatz 1
  10117 Berlin
  
  17:00 — 18:00
- Discussion on the topic of responsibility
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  10.11.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Online
  
  18:00
- Spring plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie gather thrice a year in alternating cities. In 2027, the spring plenary session will be held in Stuttgart.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  11.03.27
  
  Ends on
  
  12.03.27
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Stuttgart
- Summer plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie meet three times a year for a plenary session.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  19.06.27
  
  Event access: Internal
- Fall plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie gather thrice a year in alternating cities. In 2025, the fall plenary session will be held in Vienna.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  14.10.27
  
  Ends on
  
  15.10.27
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Vienna
- Film premiere of "I don’t want to set the world on fire"
  
  A film about the phenomenon of climate anxiety and how we might deal with it – by Lea Luka Sikau, Senem Gökçe Oğultekin and Valentina Parati
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  30.09.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Schaubühne Lindenfels
  Grüner Salon
  Karl-Heine-Straße 50
  04229 Leipzig
  
  21:00
- Schulden – Alltag, Institutionen, Folgen
  
  Topics:
  - society
  Charlotte Bartels, Sarah Klosterkamp
  
  2026
- Utopiemobil on tour: Sommerschule Kritische Wohnungsforschung
  
  Am Institut für Humangeographie der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main wird im September 2026 zum vierten Mal die Sommerschule „Kritische Wohnungsforschung – Theorie und Praxis einer progressiven Wohnungspolitik“ stattfinden. Das Utopiemobil ist Teil des Programms.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  22.09.26
  
  Ends on
  
  25.09.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Frankfurt am Main
- Language(s) of Academia
  
  At a meeting initiated by Die Junge Akademie (German Young Academy), 24 academics from 18 countries came together to reflect on how languages shape academic research and its dissemination.
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  18.09.26
- CANCELLED | Open Lab Evening at Futurium: Who is afraid of climate?
  
  In cooperation with the Futurium, members of Die Junge Akadmie, together with their guests, explore the topic of eco anxiety.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  17.09.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Workshop Futurium Lab
  Alexanderufer 2
  10117 Berlin
  Link
  
  17:00 — 20:00
- Coaching "Team leadership in academia"
  
  in-house coaching session
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  15.09.26
  
  Ends on
  
  16.09.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Berlin
- Networking Meeting in Göttingen
  
  On 7 September 2026, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony is hosting a networking event for the German Young Academies.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  07.09.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Göttingen
- Workshop "The Language(s) of Academia"
  
  Language shapes scientific thinking, writing and communication – yet often remains invisible. In the workshop "The Language(s) of Academia", participants reflect on the challenges and potential of multi-lingualism in science by translating their own research into their native language.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  02.09.26
  
  Ends on
  
  04.09.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Frankfurt/Main
- Neue Mitglieder für Die Junge Akademie gesucht
  
  This press release is available in German only.
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  01.09.26
- Summer Academy: "Resistant and Interdisciplinary – Ethnography as Epistemic Practice"
  
  Ethnographic research has now found its way into many disciplines – and yet its epistemological premises, political implications and potential for resistance are often given too little consideration. The Summer Academy provides a forum for discussing ethnography as a contested epistemological practice within various disciplinary contexts.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  16.07.26
  
  Ends on
  
  17.07.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Vienna
- Auswirkungen der bevorstehenden Landtagswahlen auf die Wissenschaftsfreiheit
  
  Topics:
  Hanna Pfeifer
  
  2026
- Farewells, a welcome and a prize draw
  
  There was a lot on the agenda on 27 June 2026: the summer plenary meeting, a welcome for new members, a farewell to those stepping down, and the prize draw for the "Best Research Environment 2026" competition.
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  06.07.26
- Kommentar zum Referentenentwurf des BMFTR zur Reform des WissZeitVG
  
  Auf Einladung des Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt haben sich im Juni 2026 zahlreiche Wissenschaftsinstitutionen zum Referentenentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Modernisierung des Befristungsrechts im Wissenschaftsbereich geäußert – so auch Mitglieder der Jungen Akademie.
  
  Topics:
  Berlin 2026
- “Best Research Environment 2026”: 15 teams shortlisted
  
  Die Junge Akademie and the Volkswagen Foundation are recognising exemplary research environments for the second time / Prize money to be awarded to five of the 15 teams
  
  Topics:
  - Press Release
  - Research Environment
  date
  
  29.06.26
- New Board of Die Junge Akademie takes office
  
  Handover of office as part of the annual festival
  
  Topics:
  - Press Release
  date
  
  29.06.26
- New Members, New Impetus for Die Junge Akademie
  
  Ten new members broaden the profile of Die Junge Akademie in key fields for the future.
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  28.06.26
- Summer plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie meet three times a year for a plenary session. The summer plenary session is held in Berlin.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  27.06.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  09:00 — 15:00
- Das Fest 2026
  
  The annual festive event of Die Junge Akademie will take place in Berlin on 27 June 2026.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  27.06.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  18:00 — 22:00
- Workshop „Proofing the Academy II“
  
  In the second of three workshops, members of Die Junge Akademie, discuss infringements of academic freedom with international experts and stakeholders from politics, administration, higher education and civil society.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  26.06.26
  
  Event access: Internal
- Discussion on the topic of responsibility
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  26.06.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  online
  
  15:30
- Discussion on the topic of responsibility
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  - society
  - politics
  Starts on
  
  29.05.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Online
  
  12:30
- Guest on “Science – and me?!”
  
  Die Junge Akademie is taking part in the discussion series “Science – and me?!”
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  - democracy
  - dialogue
  - society
  Starts on
  
  23.05.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Ehrenhof der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  Unter den Linden 6
  10117 Berlin
  
  11:00 — 14:00
- The shortlist for the "Best Research Environment 2026" award has been announced!
  
  Fifteen teams have impressed the jury with their applications and are now in the pool from which the five teams to receive the “Best Research Environment 2026” award will be selected on June 27, 2026.
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  21.05.26
- Performance "I don’t want to set the world on fire" / Heidelberger Frühling
  
  The Research Group Sustainability will be present at the Heidelberger Frühling Musikfestival with an immersive performance featuring sound and language.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  17.04.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Metropolink’s Commissary
  South Gettysburg Avenue 45
  69124 Heidelberg
  Link
  
  20:00
- Please Irritate me: The irritating power of quantum physics
  
  Peter-André Alt and physicist Nicholas Güsken talk about wonder, the power of chance and the productive force of irritation.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  26.03.26
  
  Ends on
  
  26.03.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  BRICKS Club Berlin
  Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße 30
  10117 Berlin
  
  19:00 — 20:30
- Spring plenary session
  
  The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie gather thrice a year in alternating cities. In 2026, the spring plenary session will be held in Bielefeld.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  12.03.26
  
  Ends on
  
  13.03.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Bielefeld
- New Managing Director at Die Junge Akademie’s office
  
  Mirjam Jenny takes over as Managing Director in Berlin
  
  Topics:
  - Press Release
  date
  
  04.03.26
- Workshop "Money and Society V"
  
  The fifth workshop in its series on ‘Money and Society’ is planned by the Research Group of the same name for 19 and 20 February 2026 in Hamburg.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  - society
  - politics
  Starts on
  
  19.02.26
  
  Ends on
  
  20.02.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Hamburg
- Mourning for former Chair Prof Dr Matthias Koenig
  
  Die Junge Akademie mourns the loss of sociologist and former Chair of the board of Die Junge Akademie, Prof Dr Matthias Koenig. He passed away on 12 January 2026.
  
  Topics:
  - Blog
  date
  
  19.01.26
- KlimaLecture #11: From knowlegde to action
  
  Why does broad support for climate protection so rarely lead to decisive political action? The 12th KlimaLecture explores this paradox and discusses, from a psychological and institutional perspective, how climate policy must be designed in order to translate acceptance into effective and stable measures.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  17.02.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  online
  
  18:00 — 19:30
- Workshop RG Dying
  
  During the workshop, participants will work on a concept for a publication.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  04.02.26
  
  Ends on
  
  06.02.26
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Munich
- Salon Sophie Charlotte 2026
  
  In 2026, the Berlin-Brandenburg Akademie of Sciences and Humanities will once again open its doors to the public and invite visitors to the Salon Sophie Charlotte.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  17.01.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  Markgrafenstr. 38
  10117 Berlin
  Room 230
  
  19:00
- knowledge – action
  
  The new Junge Akademie magazine is dedicated to the social responsibility of science and the tension between knowledge and action from different scientific perspectives.
  
  Topics:
  - Magazine
  - dialogue
  - Activism
  - democracy
  Helen Ahner, Maciej Chmara, Benedikt Hartl, Sarah Klosterkamp, Nadine Mengis, Fabian Michl, Hermine Mitter
  
  Berlin 2026
- Guest at the World Café at Salon Sophie Charlotte
  
  Resolving conflicts! Recipes from science
  
  What recipes do lawyers, biochemists, demographers and historians have for resolving conflicts? Members of Die Junge Akademie and the Max Planck Society will be available at themed tables to engage in discussion with visitors.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  Starts on
  
  17.01.26
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Berlin-Bradenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
  Wissenschaftsforum Atrium, ground floor
  Markgrafenstr. 38
  10117 Berlin
  
  20:00
- We are looking for: best research environment 2026!
  
  Die Junge Akademie and the Volkswagen Foundation are once again jointly offering the prize for the best research environment in 2026 | Applications possible until 1 March 2026
  
  Topics:
  date
  
  16.01.26
- 2026: Happy New Year!
  
  Click here for our review of 2025 and outlook for 2026 (in German only).
  
  Topics:
  - Blog
  date
  
  06.01.26
- Working Session: "Anti-Democratic Forces at the University?"
  
  In cooperation with the University of Koblenz, the project group "Countering anti-democratic agitation" is organizing an internal working session.
  
  Topics:
  - Event
  - university
  - Activism
  - democracy
  Starts on
  
  21.11.25
  
  Event access: Internal
  
  Koblenz
- Open Lab Evening at Futurium: Visions of the Future in Science Communication
  
  In cooperation with Futurium, members of Die Junge Akademie and their guests will embark on a journey to discover the future of science communication.
  
  Topics:
  Starts on
  
  13.11.25
  
  Ends on
  
  13.11.25
  
  Event access: Public
  
  Workshop Futurium Lab
  Alexanderufer 2
  10117 Berlin
  
  17:00 — 20:00

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