Upcoming events
Do conscious experiences happen both within and outside the brain, and can science solve the 'hard problem' of consciousness?
On Thursday, 14 March, the 2024 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize will be announced at the University Aula in Bergen.
Laureates
Holberg Prize
The 2023 Holberg prize is awarded to Catalan scholar Joan Martinez-Alier for his ground-breaking research in ecological economics, political ecology and environmental justice.
Nils Klim Prize
The 2023 Nils Klim Prize is awarded to Danish literary researcher Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen for her research into the history of the Danish novel, its narrative structure and its fictionality.
Holberg Prize School Project
Oskar Hellesø-Knutsen from Lillestrøm Upper Secondary School came in first place in the Holberg School Programme 2023 with the research project 'Unity After a Disaster',
Holberg Prize News
2023 Laureate Joan Martinez-Alier 's Holberg Lecture, 'Land, Water, Air and Freedom', is published here in full.
Holberg Laureate Joan Martinez-Alier's Acceptance Speech is published here in full.
Nils Klim Prize News
How was the fact-fiction distinction established? This seminar investigates the emergence of new conceptions of fact and fiction in the 18th century.
Nils Klim Laureate Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen's Acceptance Speech is published here in full.