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• • 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:

    • Blog
    • Research Environment
    • science communication
    • academic system

    date

    21.05.26

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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:

    • Press Release
    • Research Environment
    • career development
    • science communication

    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

  • Autumn Plenary Session 2025 at GEOMAR

    Members of Die Junge Akademie met on 9 and 10 October. Climate scientist Nadine Mengis had invited them to GEOMAR in Kiel.

    Topics:

    • Blog

    date

    15.10.25

  • Competition "Hochschulwettbewerb" started!

    This article is only available in German.

    Topics:

    • Blog
    • science communication
    • medicine

    date

    14.10.24

  • More than just advice

    The Council of Die Junge Akademie begins its new three-year term

    Topics:

    • Press Release

    date

    10.09.25

  • Ten new members join Die Junge Akademie

    Fresh ideas for interdisciplinary cooperation 

    Topics:

    • Press Release
    • membership
    • selection
    • commitment

    date

    10.06.25

  • New Board of Die Junge Akademie begins work

    Handover of office as part of the annual festival

    Topics:

    • Press Release

    date

    10.06.25

  • “Best Research Environment 2024”: Winning teams announced

    Die Junge Akademie and the Volkswagen Foundation honour ten outstanding teams with the inaugural “Best Research Environment” award

    Topics:

    • Press Release
    • Research Environment
    • university
    • higher education system

    date

    08.06.25

  • Madame de Staël Prize for member of Die Junge Akademie Viola Priesemann

    At its annual General Assembly, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities ALLEA (All European Academies) presented the Madame de Staël Prize to physicist Viola Priesemann. The award was announced in December 2024.

    Topics:

    • Press Release
    • covid
    • Europe
    • excellence

    date

    04.06.25

  • Die Junge Akademie celebrates its 25th anniversary

    A quarter century as an important part of Germany’s scientific landscape

    Topics:

    • Press Release

    date

    03.06.25

  • Celebration weekend

    Plenary session, birthday, party and an award ceremony: there will be plenty of opportunities to exchange ideas and celebrate on 6 and 7 June!

    Topics:

    • Event

    date

    14.05.25

  • Shortlist ‘Best Research Environment 2024’

    The jury selected 24 teams from over 270 submissions at the end of March. In June, the ten research environments that will receive prize money of 10,000 euros each will be drawn.

    Topics:

    • Blog
    • career development
    • science communication
    • academic system

    date

    07.05.25

  • Protecting academic freedom: Strategies against anti-democratic forces

    Die Junge Akademie publishes statement on academic freedom.

    Topics:

    • Press Release
    • democracy
    • science policy
    • higher education system

    date

    10.04.25

  • Protecting academic freedom: Strategies against anti-democratic forces

    Die Junge Akademie publishes a statement on the topic of academic freedom.

    Topics:

    • Statement
    • democracy
    • society
    • higher education system

    Andrea Binder, Radin Dardashti, Hani Harb, Racha Kirakosian, Kornelia Kończal, Hanna Pfeifer, Doris Segets

    Berlin 2025

  • AcadeMIX 2.0: Strengthening Global Scientific Collaboration

    From 17 to 20 February 2025, representatives of young academies from Korea, Poland, Austria, India, Canada and the Global Young Academy met in Berlin at the invitation of Die Junge Akademie and the Israel Young Academy to discuss science policy, diversity, and international collaboration.

    Topics:

    • Blog
    • dialogue
    • internationalisation

    date

    04.03.25

  • Mourning for alumnus Prof Dr Thomas Großbölting

    Die Junge Akademie mourns the death of historian and Junge Akademie alumnus Prof Dr Thomas Großbölting. He passed away on 11 February 2025.

    Topics:

    • Blog

    date

    13.02.25