Nobel Prize

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG8totFxL9c “As a scientist I like to be in the laboratory and all of a sudden I was rushed to the spotlight” was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 for her work helping to develop covid vaccines which saved millions of lives worldwide. However misinformation created fear and mistrust in the vaccination…

“Where is there reliable information and where will you be getting that from?” Despite the impact on millions of lives, denial and lies about the climate emergency continue to spread online. But how can scientists get their message across? Nobel Prize laureate discusses how to use science, not politics, to guide the debate surrounding climate…

“Russia uses information like a weapon of mass destruction” has been fighting for human rights and democracy in Ukraine since 2007. Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the organisation, is spearheading their work documenting Russian war crimes against Ukraine, and pushing back against the deluge of disinformation being used to influence and confuse. Can the tidal wave…

“This is about using freedom of speech to stifle freedom of speech” As an investigative journalist has distinguished herself as a fearless defender of freedom of expression. She has shone a light on how social media is being used to spread fake news, harass opponents and manipulate public discourse, while at the same time herself…

In co-production with the BBC, we are happy and proud to introduce a series of podcast episodes highlighting inspiring work done by members of future generations. The series hopes to showcast our future generation that is walking in the footsteps of the Nobel Prize laureates using innovative and new ways of thinking. ‘Generation Change’ is…

Ever since it was proposed by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, the periodic table has been at the core of chemistry. Mendeleev’s table not only classified the known elements, but enabled him to predict those that were missing, along with their physical and chemical properties. While Mendeleev was never awarded the Nobel Prize () his work…