Research New Class of Fellows at Marsilius Kolleg

The start of the 2024/2025 winter semester has seen a new class of fellows take up their assignment at Heidelberg University’s Marsilius Kolleg. From October this year to September 2025, 14 Heidelberg academics from different disciplines devote themselves to interdisciplinary research projects and participate in joint discussions at the Kolleg. During their regular work meetings, the fellows will deal with, for instance, interactions between climate, people and the environment using the example of early Greek cultures, with individual and collective violence as well as with medical and philosophical perspectives on the topic of pain perception, particularly with regard to sense of self and chronic pain.

The 17th class of fellows at the Marsilius Kolleg includes Prof. Dr Dörthe Herbrechter (education studies), Prof. Dr Nathalie Holz (neuropsychiatry), Prof. Dr Bernd Lenz (neuroscience / addiction medicine), Prof. Dr Thomas Maissen (history), Prof. Dr Diamantis Panagiotopoulos (archeology), Prof. Dr Julia Peters (philosophy), Prof. Dr Jörg Pross (earth sciences), Prof. Dr Jan Rummel (psychology), Prof. Dr Filip Sadlo (computer science), Prof. Dr. Aaron Schmitt (prehistory and protohistory), Prof. Dr Christiane Schwieren (economics), Prof. Dr Ingmar Unkel (physical geography), Prof. Dr Armin von Bogdandy (public international law) and Prof. Dr Norbert Weidner (paraplegiology).

The Marsilius Kolleg, directed by theologian Prof. Dr Friederike Nüssel and genomicist Prof. Dr Michael Boutros, is designed to bring together hand-picked researchers from different scholarly cultures. The goal is to promote research-related dialogue between the humanities, law and social sciences, on the one hand, and the natural and life sciences, on the other. With the present class of fellows – they are appointed by the Rectorate of Ruperto Carola – a total of 219 fellowships have been granted since 2008.