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Over a period of up to seven years, the German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing scientists with up to €2.5 million for research work. The Leibniz Program aims to improve the working conditions of outstanding scientists, expand their research opportunities, reduce their administrative workload, and make it easier for them to employ highly qualified young researchers.

Leibniz Prize winners

19 people who have won the Leibniz Prize belong or belonged to Goethe University:

2019: Ayelet Shachar (Honorary Professor of Law, MPI for the Study of Multireligious and Multiethnic Societies Göttingen)
2018: Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln (Economics)
2015: Hartmut Leppin (Ancient History)
2014: Armin von Bogdandy (Honorary Professor of Law, MPI for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg)
2013: Ivan Dikic (Biochemistry/Medicine)
2012: Rainer Forst (Political Philosophy)
2010: Roman Inderst (Economics)
2007: Bernhard Jussen (Medieval History)
2005: Stefanie Dimmeler (Molecular Cardiology)
1999: Volker Mosbrugger (Paleontology)
1998: Christian Griesinger (Organic Chemistry)
1994: Theo Geisel (Theoretical Physics)
1993: Claus-Peter Schnorr (Mathematics) together with Johannes Buchmann (Computer Science), University of Saarbrücken
1991: Michael Stolleis (Legal History)
1989: Reinhard Stock (Experimental Nuclear Physics)
1989: Heinrich Betz (Neurobiology)
1988: Lothar Gall (Modern History)
1986: Jürgen Habermas (Philosophy)
1986: Hartmut Michel (Chemistry)