Mit dem Opus Primum Förderpreis wird alljährlich die beste wissenschaftliche Nachwuchspublikation geehrt. In diesem Jahr erhält der Schweizer Philosoph Andreas Cassee die mit 10.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnung für sein Erstlingswerk "Globale Bewegungsfreiheit", eine aktuelle Betrachtung von Einwanderungsbeschränkungen, Gerechtigkeitsprinzipien und individueller Selbstbestimmung.

Three of Europe's biggest philanthropic foundations have joined together to award 5 million euros to tackle some of the most pressing global challenges of our time: Wellcome Trust, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and Volkswagen Foundation have funded six research groups from across Europe to drive action through cross-border collaboration.

Experts discussed how the humanities and social sciences deal with the social challenges of digitization at the Herrenhausen Conference in Hanover which took place from May 31 till June 2, 2017.

Nestling blue tits can discriminate between the smell of other nestlings and adapt their begging behaviour accordingly. This is the outcome of the latest study by Freigeist-Fellow Dr. Barbara Caspers and Dr. Peter Korsten from Bielefeld University.

The Herrenhausen Symposium "The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories" questioned the idea of a static and clearly defined "end" of the War.