Holberg Prize

Holberg Prize The Holberg Prize is an international research prize awarded annually in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology.

The Holberg Prize is an international research prize awarded annually to a scholar who have made outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The Prize has a value of NOK 6,000,000. The Nils Klim Prize is awarded annually to a young scholar from the Nordic countries under 35 years for outstanding contributions in the academic fields of the humanities,

social sciences, law or theology. The Prize ihas a value of NOK 500 000. The Holberg Prize School Programme is a research competition for students in upper secondary schools in Norway. 20 schools participate each year, and the three best entries are rewarded with prizes of NOK 30 000, NOK 20 000 and NOK 10 000 respectively. The Holberg Prize was established by the Norwegian Parliament 1 July 2003, and was awarded for the first time in 2004. The objective of the Prize is to increase awareness of the value of academic scholarship within the aforementioned fields. The Prize is named after the Danish-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, who excelled in all of the disciplines covered by the award. Holberg played a crucial role in bringing the Enlightenment to the Nordic countries and in the modernisation of several academic disciplines and teaching methods.

"Der Körper ist von Anfang an in der Reformation präsent. Die meisten christlichen Theologen machen eine sehr scharfe Un...
12/06/2026

"Der Körper ist von Anfang an in der Reformation präsent. Die meisten christlichen Theologen machen eine sehr scharfe Unterscheidung zwischen Fleisch und Geist, wobei der Geist das Gute ist und das Fleisch negativ gesehen wird. Luther tut das in bemerkenswertem Maße nicht."

"The body is present in the Reformation from the very beginning. Most Christian theologians make a very sharp distinction between flesh and spirit, with the spirit being good and the flesh viewed negatively. Luther remarkably does not do this."

Read Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung's interview with Holberg Laureate Lyndal Roper on the link below. (Paywall.)

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/andere-geschichtsschreibung-die-holberg-preistraegerin-lyndal-roper-accg-200908812.html

(Photo: Eivind Senneset.)

"No lever vi i ei postprint-tid, og eg meiner å sjå ei tilbakevending til ein gammal kultur der det trykte ikkje lenger ...
08/06/2026

"No lever vi i ei postprint-tid, og eg meiner å sjå ei tilbakevending til ein gammal kultur der det trykte ikkje lenger er autoritativt, men det som går frå munn til munn. I dag synest influensarar i aukande grad å vere dei folk trur på", sier Holbergprisvinner Lyndal Roper til Dag og Tid. (Betalingsmur.)

Om vi ikkje lærer studentane kritisk tenking og korleis dei skal arbeide med KI, gjer vi oss irrelevante, seier vinnar av Holbergprisen Lyndal Roper.

Warm thanks to Holberg Laureate Lyndal Roper, Nils Klim Laureate Majse Lind, and all participants and guests for making ...
05/06/2026

Warm thanks to Holberg Laureate Lyndal Roper, Nils Klim Laureate Majse Lind, and all participants and guests for making the 2026 Holberg Week truly memorable. Below are a few snapshots from yesterday’s Government Banquet.

(Photo: Eivind Senneset)

Today, the 2026 Nils Klim Prize was conferred upon Associate Professor Majse Lind. Read or listen to her Acceptance Spee...
04/06/2026

Today, the 2026 Nils Klim Prize was conferred upon Associate Professor Majse Lind. Read or listen to her Acceptance Speech here.

(Photo: Eivind Senneset.)

Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland, Representative of the Mayor, Madam Rector, Holberg Prize Laureate Lyndal Roper, distinguished members of the Nils Klim Committee and the Holberg Board, family, friends, and colleagues.

Today, the 2026 Holberg Prize was conferred upon Professor Lyndal Roper. Read or listen to her Acceptance Speech here.(P...
04/06/2026

Today, the 2026 Holberg Prize was conferred upon Professor Lyndal Roper. Read or listen to her Acceptance Speech here.

(Photo: Eivind Senneset)

Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland, Mayor Marit Warncke, Madam Rector, Nils Klim Prize Laureate Majse Lind, distinguished members of the Holberg Committee and the Holberg Board, family, friends, and colleagues.

Today, Norway's Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland conferred the Holberg Prize upon Professor Lynd...
04/06/2026

Today, Norway's Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland conferred the Holberg Prize upon Professor Lyndal Roper and the Nils Klim Prize upon Associate Professor Majse Lind.

We congratulate the Laureates!

(Photo: Eivind Senneset)

https://holbergprize.org/news/holberg_prize_conferred/

The 2026 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Award Ceremony will begin at 14:00, CEST. Professor Lyndal Roper will receive...
04/06/2026

The 2026 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Award Ceremony will begin at 14:00, CEST.

Professor Lyndal Roper will receive the Holberg Prize, and Associate Professor Majse Lind will receive the Nils Klim Prize. Livestream link below.

(Photo: Eivind Senneset.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIJknvr86gI

"Historikere som er opptatt av å forstå tro som historisk drivkraft, er flinke til å forklare hvorfor mennesker til ulik...
04/06/2026

"Historikere som er opptatt av å forstå tro som historisk drivkraft, er flinke til å forklare hvorfor mennesker til ulike tider har sagt at de handlet for Gud. Det historikerne ofte er dårligere til, er å forestille seg at mennesker faktisk opplevde at det var deres religiøse overbevisninger som drev dem."

Professor Gunnar Winsnes Knutsen skriver i Morgenbladet om Holbergprisvinner Lyndal Roper. (Betalingsmur.)

https://www.morgenbladet.no/ideer/hva-vil-det-si-a-bo-i-en-verden-der-gud-og-djevelen-er-virkelige-storrelser/10369020

(Detalj fra foto av Eivind Senneset).

Gratulerer!
03/06/2026

Gratulerer!

Kunnskapsminister Kari Nessa Nordtun kunngjorde i dag at vinneren av Holbergprisen i skolen 2026 er Alva Lohne Pahle, med sitt prosjekt om hvordan mediene former vår forståelse av terror.

"What makes people suddenly attracted to a conservative vision of the family? What happens when such a vision is allied ...
03/06/2026

"What makes people suddenly attracted to a conservative vision of the family? What happens when such a vision is allied with religious conviction? When and why do governments want to control fertility and s*xuality – after all, for most people before there was reliable contraception, s*x and fertility could not really be separated?"

"This question has particular salience now that we have seen the rise, and perhaps the waning, of right-wing political movements that aim to promote ‘family’ life, restrict abortion, and limit women’s freedoms. But when and why does controlling fertility and s*xuality become central to political agendas, and why do such ideas attract women as well as men?"

Laureate Lyndal Roper delivered her Holberg Lecture today. The lecture can be watched in full on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/live/PEd-tiQQ0IQ

(Photo: Silje Katrine Robinson)

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