Artificial intelligence (AI) will shape our societies for the future. It is already doing so today – from medicine via industry through to art and culture. The Humboldt Foundation sponsors cutting-edge research in AI and also sees its role in generating new ideas on the challenges of transformative technologies.
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For a free world and free science: In his New Year’s message, the Foundation's President, Robert Schlögl, calls for a joint commitment to peace and togetherness.
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1/2026
Guillermo Wilde (Argentina) and Nousheen Zaidi (Pakistan) to receive the Georg Forster Research Award that comes with €60,000 for each.
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Information for nominators Start your online nomination or continue your nomination in "My Humboldt" Online nomination Continue nomination Nomination for a Humboldt Research Professorship Are you inte
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Dialogue and exchange The Humboldt Residency Programme not only brings together a group of experts, but also connects them with representatives from policy making, civil society, and academia during t
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Azari: Feed the island The future of food security on the island of Azari is at stake. With this game, the Residency participants place the island’s story in your hands. What path will Azari take? Wil
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What will we eat in 2050? Food can be many things – but first and foremost food tells us the story of who we are and who we can be in the future. The participants of the Humboldt Residency Programme 2
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Seeds of change In January 2026, the participants of the Humboldt Residency Programme 2025 will organise a series of events together with Futurium, the Spore Initiative, and the Salon Sophie Charlotte
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Magazine Humboldt Kosmos
In 2015, the Humboldt Foundation and the Federal Foreign Office launched the Philipp Schwartz Initiative – a retrospective look.
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