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December 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Laureates and other world-leading experts meet in Santiago in January

17 December 2018

How can we be inspired to learn? Can teachers nudge us to find that thrill? How much are we willing to invest in learning? These questions and more will be discussed together with Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, policy makers and a curious general audience when the first Nobel Prize Dialogue will be held in Santiago…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Week to begin with the Laureates autographing chairs

5 December 2018

The focus is now on the discoveries and contributions this year’s Nobel Laureates have made for the greatest benefit of humankind. During the next week or so, the Laureates will participate in a number of public events. Singer-songwriter Anna von Hausswolff will be among the performers at the Nobel Banquet’s Divertissement, featuring new music by…

November 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Marina Abramović participates in Nobel Week bringing awareness to the topic of water with a new app

22 November 2018

The world-famous artist Marina Abramović will deliver a performance lecture at the Nobel Week Dialogue in Stockholm. Next week Abramović is launching an app called Rising, letting users make active choices to take better care of the environment. The app is commissioned by Nobel Media, and is released as a countdown to her participation on 9…

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Water to be discussed in Stockholm during Nobel Week

12 November 2018

On 9 December the Nobel Week Dialogue will take place. Under the slogan “every drop is precious” this year’s dialogue will be turning its attention to the topic of water. Nobel Laureates will be attending together with scientists, experts, key opinion leaders and policy makers. Registration for the general public and media will open today on…

October 2018

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

Statement from the Nobel Foundation regarding today’s information about the Swedish Academy

5 October 2018

“Today the Nobel Foundation has learned about developments made over the past 24 hours with the work of restoring the Swedish Academy. What has happened, in our assessment, is a step in the right direction,” says the Chairman of the Nobel Foundation, Carl-Henrik Heldin. The Nobel Foundation will continue to closely follow the progress of…

September 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

ABB and Nobel Media announce international partnership

13 September 2018

Joint investment in the power of ideas and the worldwide inspiration of The Nobel Prize [Stockholm] ABB and Nobel Media today announced an international partnership, bring­ing together two respected organizations committed to the development of innovation, education and scientific research, making ABB one of a select group of Nobel Interna­tional Partners. Nobel Media, an entity…

May 2018

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The 2018 Nobel Prize Announcements

25 May 2018

This year’s Nobel Prize announcements will take place 1-8 October. The prize sum for 2018 has been set to 9 million SEK per prize category. All the announcements will be broadcast live on the official website of the Nobel Prize, The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, with the…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Foundation supports the Swedish Academy’s decision to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature

4 May 2018

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…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Foundation’s 2017 asset management and earnings

1 May 2018

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…

April 2018

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Foundation’s Board comments on the events within the Swedish Academy

10 April 2018

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…

Press release from the Nobel Prize Museum

New exhibition about Martin Luther King, Jr. opens this autumn at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm

4 April 2018

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…

March 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Dialogue comes to Spain in 2019

26 March 2018

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…

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Future of food to be discussed during Nobel Prize Dialogue in Tokyo

2 March 2018

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…

February 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize exhibition ‘Ideas Changing the World’ opens in Goa as part of Nobel Prize Series in India

1 February 2018

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…

January 2018

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Series returns to India in February

23 January 2018

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:…

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Dialogue launches in Santiago 2019

17 January 2018

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…

December 2017

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The 2017 Nobel Laureates have landed in Stockholm

4 December 2017

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.…

October 2017

Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Laureates explore the future of truth

18 October 2017

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 at  Nobel Week Dialogue is an open and free of charge event where science meets society during the Nobel…

Press release from the Nobel Foundation

The Nobel Week 2017 in Stockholm – information for media

11 October 2017

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.…