European Latsis Prize
# European Latsis Prize

The European Latsis Prize is awarded annually by the European Science Foundation for "outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research". The prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs and is awarded within a different discipline each year. The prize was inaugurated in 1999 by the Latsis Foundation and ended in 2012. The prize was awarded in a different scientific field.

## Winners

| Year | Awardee | Country | Chosen Field | Rationale |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Jürgen Baumert | Germany | "Research and/or Innovation in Education" | |
| 2000 | Kenneth Holmes | Germany United Kingdom | "Molecular Structure" | |
| 2001 | André Berger | Belgium | "Climate Research" | |
| 2002 | Annette Karmiloff-Smith | United Kingdom | "Cognitive Sciences" | |
| 2003 | Colin Renfrew | United Kingdom | "Archaeology" | |
| 2004 | Amos Bairoch | Switzerland | "Bioinformatics" | |
| 2005 | Donal Bradley | United Kingdom | "Nano-Engineering" | |
| 2006 | Rainer Bauböck | Austria | "immigration and social cohesion in modern societies" | "for his in-depth research on migration issues" |
| 2007 | Willi Kalender | Germany | "Medical Imaging" | "for his outstanding contributions in the field of medical imaging" |
| 2008 | Simon White | United Kingdom | "Astrophysics" | "for his outstanding contribution to the field of astrophysics" |
| 2009 | Uta Frith | United Kingdom/ Germany | | |
| 2009 | Chris Frith | United Kingdom/ Germany | | |
| 2010 | Ilkka Hanski | Finland | "Biodiversity" | "for his contributions to research concerning biodiversity in general and metapopulation biology in particular" |
| 2011 | James Vaupel | Germany | "Demography" | "for his contributions to research on ageing and lifespan, and his profound influence on demographic research" |
| 2012 | Uffe Haagerup | Denmark | “Mathematics” | "for ground-breaking and important contributions to the theory of operator algebras" |
