Miguel Leung, Yusuf Çelik, Ayushi Rastogi and Anne Urai receive the Heineken Young Scientists Awards 2026. 

What goes wrong inside a cell in the context of infertility? In what way have religions influenced one another over the centuries? And how does our brain make decisions that determine our behaviour? These are a few of the questions that occupied the four laureates of the Heineken Young Scientists Awards 2026. This year’s recipients are Miguel Leung, Yusuf Çelik, Ayushi Rastogi and Anne Urai.

Connection Arts and Sciences

Heineken Prizes

The Heineken Prizes was initially founded to appreciate and recognise science, biochemistry in particular. After that, art was added to the mix. How does art link with science in the opinion of Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken?

Celebrating the Future of Science

Heineken Young Scientists Awards Prizes

2026 marks the first year of a dedicated ceremony for the Heineken Young Scientists Awards at ARTIS. The Awards were established to recognize researchers early in their careers. Why is recognition at this pivotal stage so important? And what can it mean for the future of science?

Heineken Prizes Interviews

Interview with Anne Urai

Heineken Young Scientists Award for Social Sciences

Interview with Ayushi Rastogi

Heineken Young Scientists Award for Natural Sciences

Interview with Yusuf Çelik

Heineken Young Scientists Award for Humanities

Interview with Miguel Leung

Heineken Young Scientists Award for Medical/Biomedical Sciences

Interview with Ruedi Aebersold

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024

Interview with Matthias Mann

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024

Interview with Kevin ten Haaf

Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Medical/ Biomedical Sciences

Interview with Lorena De Vita

Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Humanities

Interview with Casper van der Kooi

Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Natural Sciences

Interview with Manon van Scheppingen

Heineken Young Scientists Award in the Social Sciences

Interview with Carolyn Bertozzi

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2022

Interview with Sunil Amrith

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History 2022

Interview with Kia Nobre

C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science 2022

Interview with Remy Jungerman

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2022

Interview with Vishva Dixit

Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine 2022

Interview with Corinne le Quéré

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2020

Interview with Bruce Stillman

Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics 2020

Interview with Carl Folke

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences 2022

Interview with Robert Zatorre

C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science 2020

Interview with Karl Deisseroth

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine 2020

Interview with Lorraine Daston

Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for History 2020