Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Maria Leptin, newly appointed President of the European Research Council (ERC) and Volker Stollorz from Science Media Center Germany (SMC), discuss the future of science and offer sound advice to young researchers on how to maintain a keen perspective.

The 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place from September 20–23, 2021. #HLF21

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