Prizes
Nobel Peace Prize: Q&A
Want an inside look into how the Nobel Peace Prize is decided? Asle Toje of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, tells nobelprize.org what it takes to name a peace laureate. Can you tell us who you are? My name is Asle Toje. I’m the deputy leader of the , which is the five member committee tasked…
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The Nobel Prize award ceremony 2021
The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm City Hall, Sweden, on 10 December – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. At the ceremony, the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the prize in economic sciences are awarded to the Nobel Prize laureates. This year, the award ceremony was…
moreBehind the scenes of the Nobel Peace Prize
How can you be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Here Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, gives an inside look at how the peace prize is awarded. Can you tell us who you are? My name is Berit Reiss-Andersen. I am by profession a lawyer, but I am the chair of the Norwegian…
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Behind the scenes of the Nobel Prize in Literature
We spoke to Ellen Mattson, who helps to decide the Nobel Prize in Literature, about how the prize process works. Discover more by reading our interview with her below. Can you tell us who you are? My name is Ellen Mattson. I’m a writer. A novelist. I’m a member of the Swedish Academy and also…
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Behind the scenes of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Learn more about how the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is decided and awarded in our interview with medicine prize awarder Juleen Zierath. Can you tell us who you are? My name is Juleen Zierath and I’m a professor of physiology at Karolinska Institutet. I’m a member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet…
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The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2020
The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December every year – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. At the ceremony, the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded to the Nobel Laureates. This year, the award ceremony…
moreThe Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2019
The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December every year – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. At the ceremony, the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded to the Nobel Laureates. Read the speeches
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