Society today is increasingly shaped by science. Reliable information on the current state of research is of utmost importance to assess its potentials and risks in a well-founded manner. The Leopoldina is therefore strongly committed to working with its various partners in Germany and abroad to present scientific findings in a comprehensible way and assess their social benefits responsibly.
Medicine and health are fundamental to human existence and have always been among the Leopoldina’s topics.
Research into life and life processes is highly important, not just for scientific progress but for politics and society.
Germany plans to generate 80 percent of its energy production from renewable sources by the year 2050.
Demographic change, scientific and technological progress, and changing lifestyles have a profound effect on society.
Research into climate and environmental changes are among the major global challenges of the future.
Scientific findings, ethical dimensions and the foresight of future developments have a direct impact on society.
Society is the product of interaction between people.
Science not only consists of theories, but is also a historical phenomenon.
Unconventional ideas have often led to unexpected breakthroughs of unforeseeable scope.
