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.

Read an interview with Lise Øvreås, the new Academic Director of Academia Europaea Bergen Knowledge Hub.

Professor Regina Kiener receives two Honorary Doctorates
Regina Kiener MAE, elected as member of the Law section of Academia Europaea in 2021, received two Honorary Doctorates, one from the University of Fribourg and one from the University of Basel, both in Switzerland.

Fraud alert: Phishing email impersonating the Academy President, Professor Donald Dingwell.

President of Academia Europaea, Donald Bruce Dingwell, thanks the Cardiff Knowledge Hub as it closes after 10 years of outstanding service to the Academy.

2025 ALLEA Madame De Staël Prize awarded To President Of The European Research Council (ERC) Maria Leptin.

Season's greetings to all members and visitors of the Academy website.
Read the messages from President Donald Bruce Dingwell and the Hub Directors highlighting this year's activities.

A new research centre focussed on 'Classics Education Research and EngagementS' (CERES) was founded by Professor Arlene Holmes-Henderson at the Durham University.

Read the new SAPEA Rapid Evidence Review Report “Artificial Intelligence in Emergency and Crisis Management”.

A new publication by Arlene Holmes-Henderson MAE and Edith Hall MAE where they document the history of Classical Civilisation and Ancient History qualifications in the UK; past, present and future.

Read the end-of-year message from the president of Academia Europaea, Professor Donald Dingwell.

Vladimir Parpura, MAE, receives the 2025 Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award.

15 PhD students from Odesa National Medical University completed the course “Introduction to Statistical Analysis Using R” - an initiative supported by Professor Ole Petersen from the Cardiff Knowledge Hub and Prof. Dr. Torsten Hothorn from the University of Zurich.

Read an interview with Professor Licia Verde MAE in which she discusses dark matter, dark energy, and why discovery is as much about the journey as the destination.

Read an interview with Professor Dennis Lo where he reflects on the discovery of cell-free fetal DNA.