Nobel Prize

Students meet Nobel Prize laureate Ben Feringa , Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry 2016, was joined by 14 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. Feringa gave his best advice for how to overcome failures in the lab, his best…

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Gary Ruvkun in a conversation with a student Join Ravindu Liyanage, a molecular bioinformatics student at the University of Skövde, as he talks to 2024 medicine laureate who co-discovered microRNAs, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.

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“Science is done by feeling good and getting ideas” 16 students from all over the world, and from different disciplines within science, joined a conversation with , focusing on the topic of being a scientist. The topics ranged from hobbies and creativity to social responsibility and underrepresented students. The conversation was moderated by Carin Klaesson,…

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On being a scientist , physics laureate 2015, was joined by 12 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist.

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Do you know your blood type? Today, we take it for granted that people have different blood types. But not so long ago, most people believed all blood was the same – a fatal misunderstanding.  At a glance Karl Landsteiner’s research in the early 1900s led to the classification of blood into groups.  The discovery…

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As bacteria become resistant to existing antibiotics, we are running out of drugs to treat infectious diseases. This is a problem that Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, foresaw already in 1945. Today the hunt is on to find new antibiotics with the potential to save millions of lives.  At a glance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is…

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The Nobel Prize in Literature is not only for novelists. Several literature laureates have been recognised for their remarkable poetry, which they have used to share the fight against oppression. Laureates including Bob Dylan and Gabriela Mistral have penned powerful poems that distil important issues, such as women’s rights and colonialism, into visionary verse, as…

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi dedicated her career as a scientist and as an activist to halting the spread of AIDS. Her discovery of HIV led to blood tests that could detect the infection, and ultimately to anti retroviral medications that have turned AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease. For the people around the world who don’t have access to AIDS drugs, Barré-Sinoussi has been a tireless advocate.

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Marie Curie is still the only individual to receive the prize in two different science categories. Her relentless resolve and insatiable curiosity made her an icon in the world of modern science. Indefatigable despite a career of physically demanding and ultimately fatal work, she discovered polonium and radium, championed the use of radiation in medicine and fundamentally changed our understanding of radioactivity.

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From understanding climate change to using AI to better protect our planet. Over the years, the Nobel Prizes have recognised those who have sounded the alarm about the risks humanity is taking – and those who are charting a path towards wiser stewardship of our planet. Here are eleven of these achievements. Connecting the industrial revolution to climate change Svante Arrhenius, chemistry 1903 Prize motivation: “in recognition of…

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