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Great honor: Leibniz Prize will be awarded in Berlin for the 40th time!
Prof. Dr. Michael Seewald from the University of Münster will receive the Leibniz Prize 2025 in Berlin. Award for excellent research.
Great honor: Leibniz Prize will be awarded in Berlin for the 40th time!
On March 20, 2025, the ceremonial awarding of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize took place in the “Café Moscow” in Berlin. This important honor is awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is being presented for the 40th time this year. The prize, which is worth 2.5 million euros, honors outstanding scientific achievements and is intended to help improve the working conditions of scientists and expand their research opportunities. uni-muenster.de reports that ten additional award winners were added to the list of 445 distinguished scientists at this event.
The DFG President Prof. Dr. Katja Becker opened the event with warm greetings. Federal Research Minister Cem Özdemir and Bavarian Science Minister Markus Blume also gave speeches that highlighted the important influence of science on society. As part of the award ceremony, the exhibition “Paths of Research” was opened, showing various award-winning works, including the research of Prof. Dr. Hubert Wolf.
Leibniz Prize and its winners
Each award winner is credited with an outstanding achievement in science. This year, Prof. Dr. Michael Seewald from the University of Münster is among the new award winners. Becker praised Seewald's international and interdisciplinary research work, which plays an important role in the field of theology. In his address, Seewald addressed the need for a serious understanding of theological sciences today.
It is worth noting that Michael Seewald is the eleventh winner of the University of Münster. Last year, Prof. Dr. Eva Viehmann received this honor. The DFG awards a maximum of ten Leibniz Prizes every year with the aim of promoting talent in research and advancing science through financial resources. dfg.de In this context, mentions other prizes that the DFG awards for outstanding research achievements, such as the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize and the Communicator Prize, which honors scientists for their public communication of research results.
The Leibniz Prize ceremony is therefore not only a highlight of the science year, but also an important symbol of the recognition of scientific achievements in Germany. Despite the celebrations, the discussion about academic freedom and its necessary protection remains a central topic that was addressed in the welcoming speeches. This discussion will play a key role in Germany's scientific landscape in the future.