Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018

Their work revolutionised cancer care

“When I meet patients who tell me: ‘You saved my life,’ it is an unforgettable moment.” Read about laureates James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo and their discovery of a new cancer therapy.
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Learn about the 2023 Nobel Prizes

  • Electrons in pulses of light

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”

    Illustration of two electrons, illustrating the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023.

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  • They added colour to nanotechnology

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexey Yekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”

    An illustration of a bucket of paint with coloured balls beneath it, representing quantum dots.

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  • Vaccine development

    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.”

    A blue background with COVID-19 virus and a yellow strand of modified mRNA. Also shown is the chemical structure of pseudouridine, an RNA base that was important in the prize-awarded discovery. The graphic represents the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Katalin Karinkó and Drew Weissman who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

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  • Stories depicting strong emotions that many can relate to

    The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

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  • A courageous fight for human rights, freedom, and democracy in Iran

    The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”

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  • History helps us understand gender differences in the labour market

    The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.”

    A detective investigating a file cabinet, accompanied by a golden retriever.

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In memoriam

Alice Munro dies aged 92

Canadian author Alice Munro passed away on 15 May 2024. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 with the motivation “master of the contemporary short story”.

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Neuroscientist Roger Guillemin dies

Roger Guillemin passade away on 21 February, age 100. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977 for discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain.

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Herbert Kroemer 1928‒2024

Physicist Herbert Kroemer passed away on 8 March 2024, age 95. He was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics.

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