New projects between science, art and society

At its annual ceremony on 24 June 2023, the Junge Akademie accepted nine young scientists and one architect as new members – including Dr. Nadine Mengis, climate scientist at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and head of the Emmy Noether Research Group “From carbon removal to achieving the Paris agreement's goal: Temperature Stabilisation” (FOOTPRINTS).

Over the course of their five-year membership, the new members can work on interdisciplinary research projects, become active in working groups or get involved in science policy discourse. All in all, the Junge Akademie offers its fifty members a constantly growing network of excellent scientists and artists. In addition to their research work, they have the opportunity to work together on formats at the interface of science, art and society and to contribute their ideas for shaping the science system. Every year, ten members are admitted to the Junge Akademie and ten members become alumnae and alumni after five years.

“I hope to have many interesting and stimulating conversations with the members of the Junge Akademie and I am already excited about what great projects we will initiate”, says Dr. Nadine Mengis.

“We are looking forward to working with our ten new members. With their ideas and perspectives, they will ensure that the Junge Akademie remains dynamic and continues to develop,” says Lukas Haffert, senior assistant professor at the Chair of Swiss Politics and Comparative Political Economy and one of the two chairs of this year's election committee.

Background: The Junge Akademie

The Junge Akademie at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina was founded in 2000 as the world's first academy for outstanding young scientists. Its members come from all scientific disciplines as well as from the arts. They explore the potential and limits of interdisciplinary work in new projects, bring science and society into dialogue with each other and promote the exchange of ideas. The Junge Akademie is jointly funded by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. The office is located in Berlin.