A study by Axel Meyer has been published in the journal Current Biology.

A study by Sina Rometsch was published as an open access paper in the journal Microbiome.

Four Hector Fellows are listed as Highly Cited Researchers 2020 by Web of Science.

Günter M. Ziegler will take over as Chair­man of the Steer­ing Commit­tee in 2021.

Hector Fellow Peter Hegemann receives funding by the European Research Council (ERC).

Bernhard Schölkopf wurde mit dem Deutschen KI-Preis 2020 ausgezeichnet.

Sandra Wagner earns distinc­tion of the Ameri­can Academy of Optometry.

With regret, we have to announce that Doris Wedlich, found­ing member of the Hector Fellow Academy and long-time profes­sor of zoology at the Karlsruhe Insti­tute of Technol­ogy (KIT), passed away on Septem­ber 20, 2020.

Thomas Lengauer was re-elected as a board member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

The Wilhelm-Wundt-Medal is awarded to active research person­al­i­ties whose signif­i­cant work in empir­i­cal-psycho­log­i­cal basic research has received the highest profes­sional recognition.

Three short films present the research and engage­ment of Hector Fellow Antje Boetius.

With Hector Research Career Devel­op­ment Award (Hector RCD Award), the Hector Fellow Academy supports promis­ing research group leaders.