The Nobel Foundation supports the Swedish Academy’s decision to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, with the intention of awarding it in 2019. According to the Swedish Foundations Act, the Nobel Foundation is ultimately responsible for fulfilling the intentions in the…
The Nobel Foundation is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the intentions of the will of Alfred Nobel are fulfilled. The main mission of the Foundation is to manage the assets left behind by Nobel, as well as the extensive intellectual property related to the Nobel Prize that has developed during more than a century. The…
Due to the development of events within the Swedish Academy, the Nobel Foundation’s Board met today to discuss the current situation. The Nobel Foundation follows the chain of events at the Swedish Academy with great concern, and considers the information regarding violations of Nobel Prize rules to be serious. The very foundation of the Nobel…
With firm belief that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message of social justice and equality is as important today as ever before, the Nobel Museum and Nobel Media now launches a project on the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and his nonviolent struggle for rights and freedoms. The exhibition The Right to Freedom – Martin Luther…
Nobel Media and Ramón Areces Foundation have signed an agreement for a Nobel Prize Dialogue to take place in Madrid for the first time in May 2019. The one-day meeting will bring together Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and a general audience to discuss new scientific and cultural perspectives on ageing. Nobel Prize Dialogue…
What role does food play in our lives? Who influences our food choices and how do these impact our planet? These are some of the questions to be discussed when five Nobel Laureates, students and leading experts meet on 11 March. During the day they will share the latest findings and different perspectives in the…
The exhibition ‘The Nobel Prize: Ideas Changing the World’ is inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Manohar Parrikar on 1 February at Kala Academy. It is the beginning of a five-day unique programme to stimulate engagement in science, literature and peace that will take place in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi. Nobel Laureates…
From 1 February, a five-day unique programme to stimulate engagement in science, literature and peace will take place in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi. During Nobel Prize Series, five Nobel Laureates will give lectures and take part in roundtable discussions and meetings together with experts and students from several universities. The exhibition ‘The Nobel Prize:…
An agreement has been signed by Nobel Media and Future Challenges, Science, Technology and Innovation Commission to host a Nobel Prize Dialogue for the first time in Santiago, Chile in January 2019. The one-day meeting will bring together Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and a general audience to discuss topical issues relevant to the…
An intensive Nobel Week is now beginning in Stockholm, with a focus on this year’s Laureates and their contributions to the greatest benefit to mankind. As part of a broad range of public events, the discoveries and achievements of the Laureates can be experienced in the form of virtual reality installations, design, photography and music.…
What does truth mean? Can we trust science? Can the truth change? These and many more questions will be discussed during Nobel Week Dialogue on 9 December 2017 in Gothenburg. Registration for the event opens today. Nobel Week Dialogue is an open and free of charge event where science meets society during the Nobel Week…
General Information The events during the Nobel Week are organized by the Nobel Foundation, the Nobel Museum or the prize awarding institutions. This means that there are several different institutions to contact for the various events. Please note that there is no general accreditation valid for the entire week, each organizer must be contacted separately.…
The 2017 Nobel Prize announcements will begin Monday 2 October. Time and dates for all announcements (local time in Sweden): THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE – Monday 2 October, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS – Tuesday 3 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY – Wednesday…
The Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation decided at its meeting on September 14, 2017 that the 2017 Nobel Prize will amount to SEK 9 million per prize category. This represents an increase of SEK 1 million compared to the previous years – With the announcements of the 2017 Nobel Laureates starting next week,…
On 30 October 2017, a Nobel Prize Dialogue will take place in Seoul. Nobel Laureates, key opinion leaders, policy makers, students, researchers and the general public will meet to discuss “The Age to Come”, exploring the challenges of an ageing population and how AI can support humans. “Nobel Prize Dialogue is one of the pillars…
The Nobel Foundation is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the intentions of the will of Alfred Nobel are fulfilled. The main mission of the Foundation is to manage the assets left behind by Nobel, as well as the extensive intellectual property related to the Nobel Prize that has developed during more than a century. The…
The prize committees are currently working carefully and independently to select the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The Laureates will be announced starting on October 2, revealing the scientists, writers and peace workers who – in keeping with the vision of…
The Nobel Foundation manages the assets that Alfred Nobel left behind to finance the Nobel Prize and the task of selecting Nobel Laureates. Since 2011 these assets have grown from less than SEK 3 billion to above SEK 4 billion. As Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Ulrika Bergman will play a central role in the Nobel…
Press release 14 February, 2017 The theme for Nobel Prize Dialogue in Tokyo has attracted interest from key opinion leaders, policy makers, students, researchers and the general public. When pioneers, Nobel Laureates and leading experts meet on 26 February to share the latest findings and different perspectives in the area of human and artificial intelligence,…
On January 9, 2017 a five-day unique programme to stimulate engagement in science will begin in India. Nine Nobel Laureates will take part in conference, lectures, roundtables and other meetings together with experts and students from several universities. Mattias Fyrenius, CEO Nobel Media: “Nobel Prize Series is one of the pillars of our global outreach…