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Hanna Stjärne to Leave Nobel Foundation CEO Role for Personal and Health Reasons

Hanna Stjärne is leaving her role as CEO of the Nobel Foundation for “personal and health-related reasons,” according to a press release.

Quantum computers, energy-efficient displays among contenders for this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics

Optical atomic clocks, displays or metamaterials are among the areas being tipped as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Sweden’s national science academy) prepares to announce this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

Nobel Prize prize money to rise by 1 million kronor to 12 million in 2026

The Nobel Prize will be increased by one million kronor, the Nobel Foundation has decided. This means that in 2026 the prize will be worth twelve million kronor in each prize category.

This year's Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced Thursday, October 8

New billion SEK donation to Nobel Center - completed in 2031

The new Nobel Center in Slussen, Stockholm, is estimated to cost just over 2.5 billion SEK and to be completed in 2031. This will perhaps be the strongest symbol of knowledge in the world, says Hanna Stjärne, CEO of the Nobel Foundation.

Assange attacks the Nobel Foundation

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is critical of María Corina Machado being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is now calling on Swedish authorities to "investigate" the Nobel Foundation for crimes against humanity, including those resulting from the selection of the laureate, according to the Wikileaks X account.

Nobel CEO: "I get a little carried away every day"

She has been to the Nobel Banquet several times, but this year is her first as CEO of the Nobel Foundation. And on Wednesday, Hanna Stjärne will bring Swedish woodwork into the fine room.

Nobel Foundation breaks with criticized sponsor

The Nobel Foundation is breaking with the French bank BNP Paribas, which was recently sentenced to pay large damages due to involvement in genocide in Sudan, reports Svenska Dagbladet.

Sweden's Karolinska Institute Drops Out of Top 50 in 2026 Rankings

Swedish Karolinska Institute continues to decline while universities in Denmark, Finland and Norway advance. However, none seem to be able to threaten the world's best university, which tops Times Higher Education's ranking for the tenth year in a row.

Nobel Prize Awarded for Discoveries in Immune System Regulation

This year's Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology is about peripheral immune tolerance – how our immune system refrains from attacking our own bodies. Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi, are awarded for discoveries that have led to a completely new research field.

New Book Reveals How Swedish Academy's Crisis Was Avoidable

The Swedish Academy's crisis was completely unnecessary. If some of the central figures had acted differently, the crisis could have been avoided. This is what Lars Heikensten, who was CEO of the Nobel Foundation during the turbulent years, means in a new book.

Alfred Nobel's Discovered Patent Documents to Be Exhibited This Summer

The patent documents that belonged to Alfred Nobel and that were found in a summer cottage in Blekinge this spring will be exhibited at the Nobel Prize Museum this summer.

Date for when Nobel Prize in Literature is Announced This Year

This year's winners have received their medals

Now this year's Nobel laureates have received their medals and been hailed with song and speech. But the prize ceremony is held against a backdrop of a world in turmoil. The laureates have paved the way. Science, literature, and peace offer different paths to tackle today's problems, says the Nobel Foundation's chairperson Astrid Söderbergh Widding in her introductory speech.

Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Han Kang

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded since 1901 to 120 recipients. On Thursday, October 10th, it's time to announce the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Nobel Prize Week 4th to 14th October 2024

The Nobel Prize is one of the world's most famous and prestigious awards that you can receive in your field.

Will Chinese author Can Xue Get This Year's Nobel Prize?

Is it the Chinese author Can Xue's turn this year? A woman who is not from Europe or the USA is likely to be well-positioned. So go the speculations ahead of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.

Space, Quantum, and Lasers – Time for the Physics Prize

Last year, Lund University secured its first Nobel Prize, when Swedish-French Anne L'Huillier was one of the three prize winners. Perhaps the committee will turn its attention to the mysterious quantum world this year. It's quite hot right now, says physics professor Mattias Marklund.

Hot Names as the Medicine Prize Kicks Off Nobel Week

Vaccine and mapping of genetic material from extinct ancestors have been rewarded before. Today, it's time to reveal who will receive the prize of prizes this year in physiology or medicine.

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024