Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The 2026 Holberg Prize is awarded to Professor Lyndal Roper for her pioneering research on early modern European history. Danish psychologist Majse Lind is awarded the 2026 Nils Klim Prize for her interdisciplinary research into mental health.

The Prizes will be conferred by Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland.

This event is part of the 2026 Holberg Week, which takes place from 1 to 4 June, in Bergen, Norway.

Please see the Holberg Prize website for more information: holbergprize.org/events-and-productions/the-2026-holberg-week

Photo: Eivind Senneset.