Nobel Prize

Scientific background The discovery of Hepatitis C virus The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis, from the Greek names for liver and inflammation, is a disease characterized by poor appetite, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice…

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The global pandemic and the COVID-19 situation are having a very broad impact on society. Events that bring together many participants are being postponed or reconfigured. This situation will also affect the 2020 Nobel Week, which will adopt new formats to celebrate and pay tribute to this year’s Laureates. “The Nobel Week is a celebration…

Teacher’s guide This is a teacher’s guide for a Nobel Prize lesson – a complete lesson on the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation working to eradicate hunger. The lesson is planned to take about 50 minutes.  (PDF 60K)A Swedish version of the…

This is a teacher’s guide for a Nobel Prize lesson – a complete lesson on the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, which is awarded to Louise Glück, one of the most important poets in American literature today. The lesson is planned to take about 45 minutes. Teacher’s guide A distinctive voice The 2020 Nobel Laureate…

Teacher’s guide This is a teacher’s guide for a Nobel Prize lesson – a complete lesson on the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which is awarded for the discovery of one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. The lesson is planned to take about 45 minutes.  (PDF 60K) A Swedish version of…

    Teacher’s guide This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize Lesson – a ready to use lesson on the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. The lesson is designed to take 45 minutes and includes a teacher’s guide, a slide show, a speaker’s manuscript, videos and a student work sheet. A Swedish version…