Upcoming events
Welcome to an open seminar about this year’s Holberg Prize winner: historian, political theorist and public intellectual Achille Mbembe.
Join us as we celebrate Nils Klim Laureate Siddharth Sareen and his actionable research.
Join us in 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!
In African cosmogonies, all living entities are composed of symbiotic relations while complex infrastructures are required to sustain personhood.
Under dire circumstances worldwide, how can the insights that energy social scientists hold enable equitable transitions to low-carbon energy futures?
The Holberg Prize Laureate and the Nils Klim Prize Laureate in conversation.
The greatest challenge facing critical theory now is the reframing of the disciplines in light of the long-term sustainability of life on Earth.
The award ceremony for the Holberg School Programme, a research competition for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools.
The Official Award Ceremony for the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize.
The end of Apartheid in South Africa coincided with a renewed drive to expand our definition of the human and to reimagine democracy as a community of life.
Previous events
Holberg Laureate Griselda Pollock in conversation with Stina Högqvist from the National Museum in Oslo.
Award Ceremony for the 2020 and 2021 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Laureates.
Award Ceremony and dinner for the winners of the Holberg Prize School Project and the Teacher's Prize.
The Symposium is held in honour of the 2021 Holberg Laureate, Martha C. Nussbaum.
Lecture by 2021 Holberg Laureate Martha C. Nussbaum.
The 2021 Nils Klim Seminar is held in honour of 2021 Nils Klim Laureate Daria Gritsenko.
Lecture by the 2020 Holberg Laureate, Griselda Pollock.
The Symposium is held in honour of the 2020 Holberg Laureate, Griselda Pollock.
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.
In this years' Nils Klim Conversation Frederik Poulsen discusses his background and research in Old Testament Studies with peer Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme.
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.
Like last year, the Holberg Prize is planning a film screening event in connection with the Holberg Debate.
At the 2020 Holberg Debate, Amb. John Bolton and Member of the Hellenic Parliament Yanis Varoufakis discussed current threats to regional and global stability.
In this seminar, 2020 Nils Klim Laureate Frederik Poulsen and his peers Casey Strine and Kristin Joachimsen will discuss how ancient texts can enrich our thinking about migration.
On Thursday, 5 March, at 09:00 CET, we will announce the Holberg Prize Laureate and Nils Klim Prize Laureate for 2020. The ceremony will be live-streamed on this page.