Esther Seng

Esther Seng has been Secretary-General of the German Science and Humanities Council (WR, Wissenschaftsrat) since July 2025. A fully qualified lawyer, she brings more than two decades of experience in German science and research policy to the role. From 2019 to 2025, she was Head of the Division for Fundamental Issues, Digitalisation and Transfer at the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Her work focused on cooperation between the Federal and the state governments, the strategic development of the science system, and overarching issues relating to science management.