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“It is important for the Nobel Prize that the Swedish Academy quickly solves their problems.” Comment on the postponed Literature Prize by Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation, 4 October 2018: Photo: Kari Kohvakka The 2018 Nobel Prize announcements are now ongoing, however this year no Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced.…

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“I am convinced that greater openness towards the outside world would be good for the Swedish Academy” The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Foundation supports the decision. Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation, answers some questions concerning this decision: Photo: Kari Kohvakka Why will…

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Alfred Nobel’s will and testament established the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Foundation has now commissioned a new English translation of the will in order to make Alfred Nobel’s original thinking even more accessible. Lars Heikensten, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation, believes that Nobel’s intentions and values are more relevant than ever. What is the…

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The Nobel Committee for Chemistry at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of candidates for the chemistry prize from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters. Nobel Committee for Chemistry 2025 Members Peter Brzezinski  (Secretary)Professor of Biochemistry Andrei ChabesProfessor of Medical Biochemistry…

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The economic sciences committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for the selection of candidates for the prize in economic sciences from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters. The economic sciences committee 2025 Members Tommy AnderssonProfessor of Economics Anna Dreber AlmenbergProfessor of Economics…

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The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for the selection of candidates for the medicine prize from the names submitted by invited nominators. Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 2025 Members Olle Kämpe (Chair)Professor in Endocrinology Per Svenningsson (Vice Chair)Professor of Neurology Sten LinnarssonProfessor of Molecular Systems Biology Abdel El…

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The Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy is responsible for the selection of candidates for the literature prize from the names submitted for consideration by qualified nominators, who have been invited through formal letters. The Nobel Committee for Literature 2025 Members Anders Olsson (Chair)Professor Ellen MattsonWriter Steve Sem-SandbergWriter Anne SwärdWriter Anna-Karin PalmWriter Co-opted…

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