Cornelia Betsch, Professor of Health Communication and Director of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of Erfurt, is to be honoured with the Franz-Emanuel-Weinert Prize by the German Psychological Society (DGPs). In doing so, the DGPs recognises her outstanding scientific contributions to our understanding of human judgement and decision-making processes in the context of health and sustainability behaviour, as well as her exceptional commitment to evidence-based research communication in the field of planetary health. The prize will be presented at the DGPs Congress on 7 September 2026 in Luxembourg.