No. 116/2024

27 HUMBOLDT KOSMOS 116/2024 In the new event series, Fragile Freedom, émigré researchers, including those sponsored under the Philipp Schwartz Initiative, talk about their experiences of losing freedom and fleeing their homes. The conversations, which are open to the public, take place at universities in Germany and are recorded as podcasts. The communication agency con gressa is running the series in cooperation with the Foundation. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research. MORE INFORMATION www.humboldt- foundation.de/k116-03 DIALOGUE A conversation with émigré researchers In May, twelve top international researchers received the Alexander von Humboldt Professor­ ship, valued at up to five million euros. The award was presented by the Federal Minister of Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, and the Foundation’s President, Robert Schlögl. Germany’s most valuable research award brings top researchers to German universities from all over the world. MORE INFORMATION www.humboldt-foundation.de/ k116-05 The Humboldt Professors honoured in May are relocating from abroad to Berlin, Bochum, Braunschweig, Darmstadt, Erlangen, Freiburg, Hannover, München, Potsdam and Stuttgart. Heavily debated and highly contested, the concept of “freedom” is interpreted differently depending on the interests at stake. The Humboldt Foundation’s ninth Communication Lab in explores the social, ethical and economic zones of conflict connected with freedom. In this format, Humboldt Foundation sponsorship recipients and alumni of the International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP) come together to develop joint media projects. MORE INFORMATION www.humboldt-foundation.de/k116-04 HONOURED Humboldt Professorships awarded SCIENCE COMMUNICATION Contested freedom