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The Lost Forest: Nobel Peace Prize documentary
An international team of scientists and explorers, lead by Dr Julian Bayliss, go on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a forest that no human has set foot in. The team, including some of the world’s foremost climate change experts, aims to collect data from the forest to help in our understanding of how…
moreInto the Fire: Nobel Peace Prize documentary
In an area of Iraq destroyed by ISIS, Hana Khider leads an all-female team of Yazidi deminers in their attempts to clear the land of mines. Their job involves painstakingly searching for booby traps in bombed out buildings and fields, where one wrong move means certain death. Hana works for the Mines Advisory Group, an…
moreHow we can shape the future we want – learnings from India
Whether it is scientific innovation, healthy diets or pollution-free cities, the future we want will be determined by what we prioritise today, and how societies are organised to deliver those priorities. On a warm November morning in Bengaluru, a packed auditorium of students sat on the edge of their seats as Nobel Prize laureates and…
moreFighting disease: “Bloodlines, Mississippi”
Around the world, scientists and healthcare professionals continue to build on the foundations laid by Nobel Prize laureates. In this short clip from the film Bloodlines, Mississippi, we follow a doctor’s mission to advocate for an often-overlooked community facing preventable losses. Short clip: “Bloodlines, Mississippi” Despite advances in diabetes treatment, amputations continue to devastate communities…
moreHigh hopes for quantum technologies
Although still in its early stages, quantum computing is advancing rapidly, along with quantum technologies as a whole. Nobel Prize-awarded work on entangled quantum states and quantum mechanical tunnelling were driving forces behind this progress. Applications of quantum technologies are anticipated to improve our daily lives and contribute to solving global challenges. Quantum mechanics underpins…
moreFighting disease: “Shadows in Sunlight”
Around the world, scientists and healthcare professionals continue to build on the foundations laid by Nobel Prize laureates. In the short clip Shadows in Sunlight, directed by Ruhi Hamid, we follow Ishrat Rahim who vaccinates children against polio in Pakistan. Short clip: “Shadows in Sunlight” Ishrat Rahim is one of almost 400,000 women working across…
moreCan you imagine life without these discoveries?
From the glow of blue LEDs to the ‘miracle’ of IVF, the Nobel Prize celebrates individuals whose discoveries have changed the world. These six innovations and discoveries not only improve our daily lives, but save them and help create new ones. At a glance The discovery of blood groups enabled safe transfusions IVF helped millions…
moreBenjamin List: “Trust your own intuition and ideas”
Students meet chemistry laureate Benjamin List , Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry 2021, was joined by 10 students from all over the world and from different disciplines within science for a conversation on the topic of being a scientist. List gave his best advice for maintaining a science career, spoke about green chemistry and shared…
moreDavid MacMillan: “Amazing doesn’t even begin to cover it”
Student meets chemistry laureate David MacMillan High school student Lucas Madrigrano Azeredo met 2021 chemistry laureate to talk about life, football and career choices. MacMillan also shared his best advice for young people that are starting university. When asked about the moment he received his Nobel Prize medal, MacMillan tells Lucas: ”Amazing doesn’t even begin…
moreKatalin Karikó: “I dreamt about doing research, not getting an award.”
Student meets medicine laureate Katalin Karikó Join Emanuelle Tavares, a biomedical student at the University of Skövde as she talks to 2023 medicine laureate , whose work led to the development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19. She explains how despite being terminated from her position and considered ‘unsuccessful’ she always tied success to what she…
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