Eight members of Academia Europaea were elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Sierd Cloetingh is the recipient of the 2026 International Distinguished Career Award by The Geological Society of America.

Eleven members of Academia Europaea, among them the former President of the European Research Council, Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon MAE, have been elected as fellows of the Royal Society.

Academia Europaea is delighted to announce the award of the 2026 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences to Professor Camillo De Lellis, member of the Mathematics Section.

Professor Irene Schulz-Hofer MAE, member of the Physiology and Neuroscience Section since 1990, passed away March 27, 2026.

Anna Traveset, elected as member of the Ecology and Evolution Section this year, receives the Alejandro Malaspina National Research Award in Science and Technology for Natural Resources.

A new book by Ruth Itzhaki MAE, Visiting Professor at Oxford University and Professor Emerita at Manchester University, where she explores the systemic treatment of women in various countries.

A new publication by Prof. Naomi Segal MAE, Professor Emerita at the University of London in which she explores the emotional, social, and psychological effects of “replacement” — when one person, relationship, or identity takes the place of another.

Professor Manuel Fernández-Götz, member of the History and Archaeology section, received the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Nancy Cartwright MAE has been awarded the prestigious Frontiers of Knowledge Prize in the Humanities category by the BBVA Foundation.

Professor Tuomas Heikkilä, member of the History and Archaeology Section of Academia Europaea since 2022, was awarded the Grand Prize of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters 2026.

The new study by Natasha Loges MAE and Joe Davies explores the piano as an instrument of globalism, colonialism and mobility and what this meant for women pianists from around the world.

Academia Europaea are delighted to announce the award of the 2026 Abel Prize to Professor Gerd Faltings MAE, Professor emeritus from the University of Bonn and Director emeritus from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn.

Academia Europaea mourns the loss of Jürgen Habermas MAE (1929-2026), one of the founding members of the Academy.

Call for nominations for the 2026 Erasmus Medal of Academia Europaea which will be awarded to a scholar working in a field belonging to Class A2 Social and Related Sciences.
Deadline: March 31st, 2026.

Call for Nominations for the 2026 Academia Europaea Sydney Brenner Medal.
The call is open to all members of Academia Europaea.
Deadline: 31st of March 2026 (midnight GMT+1).

Read about the new publication by Adrian Bejan, member of the Physics Section of Academia Europaea, where he discusses an approach in artificial intelligence development that prioritizes open, decentralized, and flexible systems to promote a wide range of cultural expressions and viewpoints, preventing AI from becoming a cultural or technological monoculture.

The name of the 'Human Mobility, Environment, Space and Governance' section was changed to 'Human Mobility, Environment, Space and Governance'.

ChatGPT: Do I Wish to Be Smarter? Dialogues on the Linguistic Consciousness of AI and the Illusions It Creates. A new publication by Vitali Milman, member of the Mathematics section of Academia Europaea.

Invitation to members of Academia Europaea to nominate candidates for the André Mischke YAE Prize for Science and Policy 2026.
Deadline: 28 February 2026.

Historical Trauma: Psychological Processes, Contexts, and Healing. A new publication by Andreas Maercker MAE, member of the Social Change and Social Thought Section of Academia Europaea.

Professor Sophia Xenophontos MAE, Member of the Classics and Oriental Studies Section of Academia Europaea since 2024, was awarded the Study UK Alumni Award 2026.

Judith Pollmann, Leiden University, has been awarded the 2025 Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific honour in the Netherlands.

Professor David Abulafia, member of the History & Archaeology Section since 2002, passed away January 24, 2026.
Read the obituary by Prof. Amélia Polónia, the Chair of the History & Archaeology Section.

Professor Phoebe Koundouri, member of Economics, Business and Management Sciences section, receives the Award of Excellence of the Republic of Cyprus.

Professor Peer Bork, member of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Section since 2018, passed away January 16, 2026.
Read the commemorative words by the Chair of the Section, Professor Ray Dixon.

Academia Europaea members are invited to submit nominations for membership in the nomination cycle 2025/2026.

Professor Thede Kahl MAE, member of the History and Archaeology Section, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Bucharest.

INSTITUTIONS AT PLAY - Fusion and Fission of European Law.
A new publication by Antonello Miranda, member of the Law Section of Academia Europaea.

Professor Peter Edwards Elected Distinguished Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.