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Bielefeld professors: Awards and new research at a glance!
Professor Dr. Uwe Walter receives the Karl Christ Prize 2025 for outstanding achievements in ancient history at the UNI Bielefeld.
Bielefeld professors: Awards and new research at a glance!
On April 25, 2025, a number of significant academic recognitions will be announced at Bielefeld University. Two outstanding scientists, Professor Dr. Uwe Walter and Professor Dr. Martin Carrier, received important awards for their achievements in their respective fields.
Professor Dr. Uwe Walter will be awarded the Karl Christ Prize 2025, which is worth 25,000 euros. This award is given for outstanding achievements in ancient history and related disciplines. The ceremonial award ceremony took place on April 12th in the Archaeological Collection of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. Walter has been a professor of general history at Bielefeld University since 2004.
More awards and highlights
Another important prize goes to Professor Dr. Martin Carrier, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens. This special award comes from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Carrier has been a professor of philosophy of science at Bielefeld University since 1998 and has made a significant contribution to the academic debate through his contributions to the philosophy of science.
Additionally, Professor Dr. Oliver Razum appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Robert Koch Institute. The Advisory Board is tasked with ensuring the RKI's professional and scientific performance. Razum has been head of the Epidemiology and International Public Health working group at Bielefeld University since 2004.
The academic sector is also seeing personnel changes at the university level. Professor Dr. Sabine Kunst will be the new president of the Turkish-German University Consortium (K-TDU) and will take over the chairmanship on an honorary basis for three years. In addition, Professor Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus was appointed an honorary member of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), which includes around 120,000 individual and more than 180 institutional members.
Important developments in the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science
A new deanship of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science has been elected. Professor Dr. Elke Wild takes over the position of dean, while Professor Dr. Bernd Gröben was re-elected as Vice Dean. The vice deans Dr. Stefanie Riedel and Dr. Dietmar Pollmann was confirmed in her office. New to the team is Professor Dr. Axel Mayer, who acts as vice dean.
The collection of news is rounded off by Professor Dr. Angelika Kühnle, who is appointed Vice Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry.
Information about ancient history
In Ancient History, there have recently been irregularities in the certification of the “Free Event”. Students are now requested to submit the required, pre-filled form well before the start of the course. This is currently done by email via the secretariat of the University of Frankfurt. In addition, proof of ancient history must be presented when registering for the state examination, as Frank Bernstein and Hartmut Leppin emphasize.
Furthermore, research in ancient history illuminates various topics. Current third-party funded projects deal, among other things, with political structures in democratic Athens and the investigation of humorous traditions in late antiquity. These research projects aim to deepen the understanding of social and political dynamics in ancient societies.
Some of these projects include:
| Project name | goal | Project manager | funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-establishment ideology in democratic Athens | Understanding political power and leadership in Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. B.C | Matteo Barbato (AvH Foundation) | €64,080 |
| Laughter and jest in Late Antiquity | Examination of humor as an anthropological constant and culturally variable forms | Georgios Deligiannakis (AvH Foundation) | €9,000 |
| Slavery and Social Mobility in The Greek World, 800-350 BC | Challenging the notion of a stratified society in the ancient Greek world | Marios Anastasiadis (DAAD) | €14,400 |
| The Roman comitial procedure of the late republican period and its role in political life | Examination of the political debate and functionality of the comity proceedings | Vyacheslav Khrustalev (DAAD) | €6,525 |
| Post-truth in pre-modern communities? | Unspecified | Christopher Degelmann (Daimler and Benz Foundation) | €40,000 |
These developments demonstrate not only the diversity and depth of the academic landscape at Bielefeld University, but also the ongoing contribution to research and teaching in the field of ancient history.