The University of St.Gallen honors outstanding researchers with awards and prizes. Prizes and awards highlight special achievements. Premiums reward achievements and serve as an incentive.
In order to make the social impact of its research more visible, the HSG has created the Impact Award. This award recognizes research with a clearly identifiable impact in practice. Up to three projects are awarded annually, one of which can have a concrete regional reference. The projects can come from all areas of research.
The HSG Latsis Prize is awarded annually at the Dies Academicus to a young researcher at the University of St.Gallen.
In 2022, the following three projects were selected for an Impact Award:
Ethics of the Covid-19 pandemic
In a series of articles in leading public media in the German-speaking world, Prof. Dr. Thomas Beschorner and Prof. Dr. Martin Kolmar intervened in the discussion on the measures associated with the corona pandemic and contributed to the debate with well-founded factual analyses and normative reflections.
Life Design
Life Design is a scientific design approach that originated at Stanford University under the title "Design Your Life". In the award-winning research project, the impact of the St. Gallen Life Design approach for individuals, organizations, and society was investigated, especially with regard to the development of psychological capital.
The Future of Work
The Corona pandemic has kept the world on tenterhooks since 2020. In addition to the fundamental economic and social challenges, there has been an abrupt change in the way companies work together: Working from home, virtual collaboration, and the increased use of digital communication tools gained enormous importance. Not only to maintain their own competitiveness but also out of social responsibility, companies had to find ways to support their employees to ensure long-term health and performance.
The "HSG Latsis Prize" is awarded annually, on the occasion of the "Dies Academicus", to a young and promising research talent at the University of St.Gallen. Completed and independent contributions which have great significance in terms of their practical relevance can be considered for this prize.
Former HSG Latsis Prize Winners
- 2021: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Weber (s/bf-HSG)
- 2020: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Ivo Blohm (IWI-HSG)
- 2019: Ass.-Prof. PhD Beatrix Eugster (CDI-HSG)
- 2018: Dr. Dimitrios Georgakakis (FIM-HSG)
- 2017: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Epper (FGN-HSG)
Learn more about the most recent Latsis Prize recipient, Prof. Jamie Gloor:
Hans Christoph Binswanger Prize
Every two years, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) awards the Hans Christoph Binswanger Prize to young academics in the social sciences and humanities who do not yet have a permanent academic position (tenure). The prize honours works of an integrative character in fields to which the economist and long-standing HSG Professor Hans Christoph Binswanger (1929–2018) made important contributions. All information can be found on our Hans Christoph Binswanger Prize page.