Nobel Prize-awarded work

Imagine life without these discoveries

From the glow of blue LEDs to the ‘miracle’ of IVF. These six discoveries not only improve our daily lives, but save them and help create new ones.
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2016

“… the themes from those books worked their way into many of my songs …”

On this day in 2017, Bob Dylan recorded his Nobel Prize lecture reflecting on the literary influences that shaped his songwriting. He discusses how classic works like Moby Dick, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Odyssey informed his understanding of storytelling and human nature. Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” Read and listen to the lecture

Women who changed science

Why building an inclusive lab was a recipe for success for Carolyn Bertozzi

Experiencing ridicule and exclusion as a student in the 1980s did not stop Carolyn Bertozzi from pursuing her passion – in fact, it spurred her to build an inclusive culture in her own lab. Bertozzi’s Nobel Prize-awarded discovery of bioorthogonal reactions are now used globally to explore cells, track biological processes and improve the targeting of cancer medicines. Read her story.

Woman writing on whiteboard

Carolyn Bertozzi as a young professor at UC Berkeley.

Photo: Courtesy College of Chemistry at UC Berkeley

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Kailash Satyarthi and the 2014 Nobel Laureates during his visit to the Nobel Foundation

Kailash Satyarthi and the 2014 Nobel Prize laureates.

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What’s on

  • Oslo, Nobel Peace Center

    Paths to Peace

    From the work “Bloom with the wind blows”
    An exhibition about peace through the ages.
  • Oslo, Nobel Peace Center

    Democracy on the Brink

    Woman at exhibition
    The fight for democracy in Venezuela has become a symbol of a broader global challenge.

Nobel Prize in Physics 1921

Why we should thank Einstein for our smartphone cameras

Learn more about how the photoelectric effect has shaped technologies such as burglar alarms, solar panels and the camera in your smartphone.
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Nobel Prize announcements 2026

This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place on 5–12 October. All of the prize announcements will be broadcast live on the official digital channels of the Nobel Prize. In-depth information about the prizes will be published here at nobelprize.org.

A half-open door

The door to the Swedish Academy.

Photo: K. Svanholm.

The man behind
the prize

In his last will, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be used for prizes to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.”
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A home for the unique legacy of Alfred Nobel

The first design of the Nobel Center project is here – a public building in Stockholm, Sweden for science, literature and peace. It will be an international symbol of knowledge, focusing on the Nobel Prize laureates’ stories and groundbreaking achievements. Read more about the project.

View from the water along the quay.

View from the water along the quay. The Nobel Center consists of four interconnected volumes that relate to the buildings of Södermalm and the size and height of the buildings in Gamla stan, on the other side of the water. The choice to use a wooden frame and reclaimed bricks reduces the impact on the environment. Bricks have characterised the architecture of Stockholm for centuries. The red shade is found in Stockholm’s classic brick buildings, such as City Hall.

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Exploring life’s smallest details

Learn more about some of the Nobel Prize-awarded discoveries in the fields of cells, nerves and genes.

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Nobel Minds

Laureates discussing research, discoveries and achievements

Since the 1960s, Nobel Prize laureates have gathered for a roundtable discussion for television.
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Play and learn

  • Pavlov’s Dog

    Pavlov's Dog Game
    Learn about conditioned reflexes in this interactive game.

  • Vitamin B1

    Vitamin B1 educational game
    This fast-paced game relies on a keen knowledge of food containing vitamin B1.

In memoriam

Edmund Phelps passes away

Edmund Phelps died on 15 May 2026, aged 92. He was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2006 “for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy.”

Biography

Edmund S. Phelps

J. Michael Bishop dies at 90

J. Michael Bishop passed away on 20 March 2026, aged 90. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989 “for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes.”

Biography

J. Michael Bishop

Christopher Sims passes away

Christopher A. Sims died on 14 March 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, aged 83. He was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011 “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.”

Biography

Christopher A. Sims

Anthony Leggett dies at 87

Anthony Leggett passed away on 8 March 2026, aged 87. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 “for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.”

Biography

Anthony J. Leggett