Upcoming events

2 December 2023

Do conscious experiences happen both within and outside the brain, and can science solve the 'hard problem' of consciousness?

14 March 2024

On Thursday, 14 March, the 2024 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize will be announced at the University Aula in Bergen.

4 June 2024

Join us in the celebration of outstanding research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Holberg Week 2024 will take place 4 —7 June in Bergen and Oslo. Save the dates!

Previous events

1 November 2021

The 2021 Nils Klim Prize was awarded to Finnish-Russian Daria Gritsenko, for her outstanding research contributions in the intersection between political science, environmental studies and digital humanities. In this interview Gritsenko speaks about her background and research

1 November 2021

Holbergsamtalen med Martha C. Nussbaum.

10 June 2021

Holberg Laureate Griselda Pollock in conversation with Stina Högqvist from the National Museum in Oslo.

9 June 2021

Award Ceremony for the 2020 and 2021 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Laureates.

8 June 2021

Award Ceremony and dinner for the winners of the Holberg Prize School Project and the Teacher's Prize.

8 June 2021

The Symposium is held in honour of the 2021 Holberg Laureate, Martha C. Nussbaum.

8 June 2021

Lecture by 2021 Holberg Laureate Martha C. Nussbaum.

8 June 2021

The 2021 Nils Klim Seminar is held in honour of 2021 Nils Klim Laureate Daria Gritsenko.

7 June 2021

Lecture by the 2020 Holberg Laureate, Griselda Pollock.

7 June 2021

The Symposium is held in honour of the 2020 Holberg Laureate, Griselda Pollock.

5 March 2021

Watch live on Friday, 5 March, at 15:00 CET, to discover who will be awarded the 2021 Holberg Prize and the 2021 Nils Klim Prize.

17 December 2020

In this years' Nils Klim Conversation Frederik Poulsen discusses his background and research in Old Testament Studies with peer Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme.

12 December 2020

In this year's Holberg Conversation, 2020 Laureate Griselda Pollock discusses her background and her research, the history of art history, the women's movement, and more with Mathias Danbolt.

10 December 2020

Like last year, the Holberg Prize is planning a film screening event in connection with the Holberg Debate.

5 December 2020

At the 2020 Holberg Debate, Amb. John Bolton and Member of the Hellenic Parliament Yanis Varoufakis discussed current threats to regional and global stability.