Nobel Prize

Arisa Ema has earned a PhD from the University of Tokyo, researching the relationship between AI, robotics, and society. She also participates in the UN’s advisory body on AI and the OECD’s expert group.

Maki Kawai obtained a PhD degree in chemistry from the University of Tokyo, she is currently president of National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan (2022-), director general of Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of JST (2024-), and a member of Japan Academy.

Epidemics, mental health, medical breakthroughs and innovative ways to improve our well-being. This year’s Nobel Week Dialogue, which will take place on 9 December in Stockholm, will explore many important aspects of global health. On site will be Nobel Prize laureates, Olympians, scientists and entrepreneurs. This year’s conference will feature three Nobel Prize laureates in…

The press programme for the Nobel Week in Oslo and Stockholm has now been published, and accreditation has been opened for media representatives who wish to apply to attend the award ceremony and banquet on 10 December. Since 1901, Nobel Laureates have received their diplomas and medals at ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo. The Nobel…

During the 2024 Nobel Week Lights Stockholm festival, you can walk through an 80-metre-long tunnel of light and sound, spin around in shining lotus flowers and watch yourself loom in a sea of flowing light. This year the façade of the City Hall will display a work that celebrates female Nobel Prize laureates. The festival’s…

Joseph Ecker is a globally recognised pioneer in genomics and epigenomics, acclaimed for his transformative work in plant and animal genetics.

Today, the Nobel Peace Center hosted an event where the new Nobel Peace Prize diploma was unveiled. The event included a lecture by Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Watne Frydnes and a discussion with experts about the significance of the prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo. Yesterday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel…

This year’s Nobel Prize Concert at Konserthuset Stockholm on 8 December will bring together internationally celebrated soprano Malin Byström and the new conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka. Together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, they will perform a programme including the final scene from the opera Salome by Richard Strauss and Sergei…

The Nobel Peace Center gathered Nobel Peace Prize laureates, activists, decision makers and experts today in Oslo for the annual Nobel Peace Conference and Festival. Oslo, September 5, 2024: The Nobel Peace Conference Woman – Life – Freedom highlighted the dangerous rollbacks of women’s rights across the world and discussed best practices to counter them,…

This October, the Nobel Prize Dialogue makes its debut in Sydney, uniting leading thinkers from science and beyond, to explore and discuss the future of decision-making. The evening event at UNSW Sydney will feature engaging conversations between three Nobel Prize laureates: peace laureate and physics laureates and . Writer, composer and advocate for critical thinking…