The Nobel Prize award ceremony 2024.
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Highlights from Nobel Week
1 (of 22) Demis Hassabis with his Nobel Prize medal and diploma at the Nobel Foundation.
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2 (of 22) Han Kang delivering her banquet speech.
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3 (of 22) Swedish artist Laleh performing at the Nobel Prize banquet 2024.
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4 (of 22) Han Kang on a school visit in Rinkeby, Stockholm.
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5 (of 22) Daron Acemoglu delivering his banquet speech.
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7 (of 22) The Nobel Prize award ceremony 2024.
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8 (of 22) Simon Johnson receiving his prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2024.
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9 (of 22) The co-chairs of Nihon Hidankyo, Mr Terumi Tanaka, Mr Shigemitsu Tanaka and Mr Toshiyuki Mimaki, with the Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes.
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10 (of 22) Han Kang visited Swedish author Astrid Lindgren’s apartment in central Stockholm.
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11 (of 22) Victor Ambros talking to a student after his Nobel Prize lecture at Karolinska Institutet.
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12 (of 22) John J. Hopfield delivering his Nobel Prize lecture in physics on 8 December 2024 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University.
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13 (of 22) Han Kang meeting people after her literature lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December.
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14 (of 22) David Baker in front of a dress inspired by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, made by Jane Elliotte Svahn and Alvaro Sanchez, and shown in the exhibition ‘Nobel Creations 2024’ at the Nobel Prize Museum.
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15 (of 22) Nobel Prize lecture at Karolinska Institutet by Gary Ruvkun, Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine 2024.
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16 (of 22) Nobel Week Lights 2024: ‘Leading Lights’ by Les Atelier BK is a luminous tribute to the brilliance of female pioneers. Drawing inspiration from extensive scientific and historical research, the piece is a grand celebration of their groundbreaking contributions to humanity.
Photo: Benoît Derrier. Artist: Les Atelier BK
17 (of 22) Soprano Malin Byström, conductor Petr Popelka and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Nobel Prize Concert 2024.
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18 (of 22) John Jumper delivering his Nobel Prize lecture in chemistry on 8 December 2024 at the Aula Magna, Stockholm University.
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19 (of 22) Like many laureates before him, physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton signed a chair at the laureates’ get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2024.
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20 (of 22) Economic sciences laureate James A. Robinson with his signed chair at the Nobel Prize Museum on 6 December 2024.
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21 (of 22) Eight of the 2024 laureates assembled at the Nobel Prize Museum, 6 December 2024. Back row: Victor Ambros, Han Kang, David Baker and Demis Hassabis. Front row: James A. Robinson, Simon Johnson, John Jumper and Gary Ruvkun.
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22 (of 22) Chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis arriving at the laureates’ get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2024.
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Nobel Prize award ceremony 2024
Nobel Prize banquet
At the banquet, one laureate from each prize category gives a speech, in the order that Alfred Nobel listed the prizes in his will.
Physics – Geoffrey Hinton
Chemistry – David Baker
Medicine – Gary Ruvkun
Literature – Han Kang
Economic sciences – Daron Acemoglu
Physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton giving his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet 2024.
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Banquet starter – how it’s done
Nobel Prize banquet menu
The Nobel Prize banquet menu 2024 is composed by chef Jessie Sommarström and pastry chef Frida Bäcke.
Watch the timelapse of the banquet starter.
Read more about the menu – in the chefs’ own words
See this year’s menu
Public health and Swedish ingredients in focus
Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 2024
Watch the award ceremony from Oslo City Hall in Norway, including the peace prize lecture by Terumi Tanaka, representing Nihon Hidankyo.
Nobel Peace Prize lecture by Mr Terumi Tanaka from Nihon Hidankyo
Nobelforedrag
Nobel Peace Prize lecture in Japanese (pdf)
Award ceremony speech by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Overrekkelsetale
Award ceremony speech in Japanese (pdf)
Terumi Tanaka, representing Nihon Hidankyo, delivering the Nobel Peace Prize lecture at the award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway on 10 December 2024.
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A work of art in the form of a diploma: Nobel Prize diplomas 2024
1 (of 12) Artist: Lars Eje Larsson Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
2 (of 12) Artist: Lars Eje Larsson Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
3 (of 12) Artist: Catharina Bauer Calligrapher: Marianne Pettersson Soold Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
4 (of 12) Artist: Catharina Bauer Calligrapher: Marianne Pettersson Soold Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
5 (of 12) Artist: Catharina Bauer Calligrapher: Marianne Pettersson Soold Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
6 (of 12) Calligrapher: Susan Duvnäs Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
7 (of 12) Calligrapher: Susan Duvnäs Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
8 (of 12) Calligrapher: Susan Duvnäs Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
9 (of 12) Artist: Marie Buskov Calligrapher: Christopher Haanes Bookbinder: Kristine Bekkevold / Merkur Grafisk AS Photo reproduction: Thomas Widerberg Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2024
10 (of 12) Artist: Elisabeth Biström Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
11 (of 12) Artist: Elisabeth Biström Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
12 (of 12) Artist: Elisabeth Biström Calligrapher: Marie A. Györi Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB
Nobel Prize lecture in literature
Watch the 2024 literature laureate Han Kang deliver her Nobel Prize lecture at the Swedish Academy on 7 December.
Transcript of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize lecture in Korean
Transcript of Han Kang’s Nobel Prize lecture
Transkribering av Han Kangs Nobelföreläsning
Han Kang delivering her Nobel Prize lecture in literature on 7 December 2024 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
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Nobel Prize lectures
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Medicine lectures
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. Watch the lectures
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Physics lectures
John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton. Watch the lectures
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Chemistry lectures
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper. Watch the lectures
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Economic sciences lectures
James A. Robinson, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. Watch the lectures
Discover more
Stockholm
Nobel Week Lights is a festival lighting up Stockholm during the darkest time of the year – a free cultural experience for everyone. Nobel Week Lights can be experienced on 7–15 December 2024.
Oslo
At this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum: NUKES – How to counter the threat, three former Nobel Peace Prize laureates and leading experts on global nuclear politics discussed strategies to mitigate the risk of nuclear war and advance toward nuclear disarmament.
Nobel Week Dialogue
This year’s Nobel Week Dialogue focused on the critical subject of our health. Nobel Prize laureates and other experts gathered to discuss and envision our future.
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Nobel Prize Concert 2024
Swedish soprano Malin Byström and conductor Petr Popelka performed together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Nobel Prize Concert in Konserthuset Stockholm on 8 December. They performed a programme of dance-inspired music by Vítezslava Kaprálová, Richard Strauss and Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Soprano Malin Byström, conductor Petr Popelka and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Nobel Prize Concert 2024.
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Statement on Narges Mohammadi’s release
Read the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s statement on the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi‘s temporary release from prison.
Questions and answers
Do you want to know more about the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Prize laureates? Find answers to the most commonly asked questions in the FAQ.
Benjamin List receiving his Nobel Prize medal.
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What do the laureates receive?
Each diploma is a unique work of art, created by leading Swedish and Norwegian artists and calligraphers. Read more about the diplomas here.
Artist: Lars Eje Larsson Calligrapher: Marianne Pettersson Soold Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB Photo reproduction: Dan Lepp © The Nobel Foundation 2023
The front of the gold Nobel Prize medals depict Alfred Nobel. The image on the reverse varies according to the institution awarding the prize. Read more about the medals.
Drew Weissman showing his Nobel Prize medal during a visit to the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2023.
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The current amount is at SEK 11 million per full Nobel Prize. A Nobel Prize can be awarded to up to three laureates who share the prize sum. Find out more about the prize amounts throughout history.
Laureates Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier at the Nobel Prize award ceremony, 10 December 2023.
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Alfred Nobel – Established the Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel signed his last will in Paris on 27 November 1895. He specified that the bulk of his fortune should be divided into five parts and to be used for prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.”
Nobel Prizes 2024
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This year’s laureates used tools from physics to construct methods that helped lay the foundation for today’s powerful machine learning.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins, life’s ingenious chemical tools.
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Physiology or medicine
Tiny RNAs with profound physiological importance
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.
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Literature
Han Kang
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”
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The grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
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Economic sciences
An explanation for why some countries are rich and others poor
This year’s laureates have provided new insights into why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations.
Nobel Prize laureates 2024
Discover Nobel Prize Lessons
Discover more about the Nobel Prizes with the easy-to-use Nobel Prize Lessons. Watch the videos, look through the manual and slides, print the texts for students and start the class.
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Alfred Nobel
Play and learn
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How much do you know about blood types? Try out in this game.
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Learn about conditioned reflexes in this interactive game.
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This fast-paced game relies on a keen knowledge of food containing vitamin B1.
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In memoriam
Physicist Leon N. Cooper passed away on 23 October 2024. He was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics “for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory”.
Endocrinologist Andrew V. Schally died on 17 October 2024. He was awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain”.
Tsung Dao Lee passed away on 4 August, age 97. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for his “penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles.”
J. Robin Warren passed away on 23 July 2024. He was awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
