Georg Eckert Research Prize Awarded

On 28 October 2014 the sociologist Simona Szakács was awarded the Georg Eckert Research Prize at a ceremony in the old town hall in Braunschweig. The inaugural young researcher prize was conferred upon Kathrin Zehr, a Latin American specialist. The Minister of Science for Lower Saxony, Gabriele Heinen-Kljajić, gave a short welcoming speech and presented the prize winners with their certificates, accompanied by the Lord Mayor of Braunschweig, Ulrich Markurth.