Laureates
Francesca Refsum Jensenius
The Nils Klim Prize for 2018 was awarded to the Norwegian political scientist Francesca R. Jensenius.
Cass R. Sunstein
The Holberg Prize 2018 was awarded to the American legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein.
Heggen Upper Secondary School
First prize in the Holberg Prize School Project 2018 was awarded to Elin Haugum, Emilie Jensen og Adele Grønningsæther from Heggen VGS.
News Holberg Prize
Legendary researchers and activists joined the panel for the 1 December Holberg Debate.
As of June this year, Professor Cui Zhiyuan from Tsinghua University is appointed a new member of the Holberg Committee.
Nils Klim Prize News
In 2011, Jørn Jacobsen was awarded the Nils Klim Prize for his research into Norwegian criminal law. In this interview from 2017 he talks about why he chose an academic career, the value of legal theory, and challenges in criminal law.
"I am interested in how laws and regulations that are meant to promote justice or equality work in practice. How quickly can we see changes in society?" says Nils Klim Laureate Francesca R. Jensenius.