Nobel Prize awarded discoveries – Malaria
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902
Ronald Ross discovered the parasite causing malaria and the link between mosquitoes and malaria transmission. His Nobel Prize lecture is a fascinating story of examining and observing an endless number of mosquitoes in the hunt for the parasite.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1907
Alphonse Laveran began his research in a military hospital and published his first great work on the malaria parasite 1884. He was awarded the medicine prize for his findings that the parasite was present in human blood.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
Youyou Tu managed to extract a substance, artemisinin, which inhibits the malaria parasite. Drugs based on artemisinin have led to the survival and improved health of millions of people.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988
Gertrude Elion’s grandfather meant a great deal to her. When he died of cancer, she decided to find a cure for the horrible disease. She spent her lifetime developing medicines that have saved many lives.
Gertrude Elion was awarded the Nobel Prize for her “discoveries of important principles for drug treatment.” Read her story.
Gertrude Elion was awarded the Nobel Prize for her “discoveries of important principles for drug treatment.” Read her story.
Nobel Prize laureates share their thoughts
Nobel Prize in Physics 2021
“Not enough has happened to stop global warming”
In his Nobel Prize lecture, 2021 physics laureate Klaus Hasselmann spoke about climate change and how we all need to start thinking more about sustainability.
Creating our future together with science
Nobel Prize Dialogue
David MacMillan: ”We are one chemical reaction away from solving climate change”
Chemistry laureate David MacMillan reminds us of the essence of scientific research: perseverance through failure. His words echo the truth that every setback brings us closer to a breakthrough. Or as he puts it, “We are one chemical reaction away from solving climate change.”
Watch more candid discussions and panel talks from Nobel Prize Dialogue in São Paulo, Brazil.
Watch more candid discussions and panel talks from Nobel Prize Dialogue in São Paulo, Brazil.
Questions and answers
Hundreds or thousands of nominations are received every year from members of academies, university professors, scientists, previous Nobel Prize laureates, members of parliamentary assemblies and more.
Find answers to the most commonly asked questions about nominations in the FAQ.
Find answers to the most commonly asked questions about nominations in the FAQ.
News
Nobel Prizes 2023
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
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.”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
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.”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023
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.”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2023
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.”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023
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.”
Watch Nobel Minds
Watch the laureates in a discussion about their discoveries and achievements, and how these might find a practical application. Nobel Minds is hosted by the BBC’s Zeinab Badawi.
2023 Nobel Prizes
How much do you know about the discoveries awarded the 2023 Nobel Prizes? Take our one-minute crash course on each of the prizes and find out how each have changed our world.
Nobel Prize lessons
From nanotechnology to the development of effective mRNA vaccines. Now you can bring the discoveries and achievements made by the 2023 Nobel Prize laureates into the classroom.
The lessons are free and easy to use. They include a slideshow, manuscript and student worksheet.
The lessons are free and easy to use. They include a slideshow, manuscript and student worksheet.
Alfred Nobel – Established the Nobel Prizes
Chemist, engineer and industrialist Alfred Nobel left 31 million SEK (today about 342 million dollars) to fund the Nobel Prizes.
When Alfred was five years old his father Immanuel, an inventor and builder, moved to St. Petersburg. Alfred joined him a few years later.
Based on Alfred’s work and patents a whole new industry developed. Within ten years, 16 explosives producing factories had been founded in 14 countries.
In his will of 27 November 1895, signed in Paris, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be used for prizes.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930
How much do you know about blood types? Did you know that human blood groups were discovered by Nobel Prize laureate Karl Landsteiner in 1901?
Learn more about the way to find out about the human blood groups, blood typing and the importance of safe blood transfusions. See if you can save the lives of the patients in the game!
Learn more about the way to find out about the human blood groups, blood typing and the importance of safe blood transfusions. See if you can save the lives of the patients in the game!
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
Is it possible to train a dog to drool on command? Learn about conditioned reflexes in this interactive game!
With this animated game, teachers are able to illustrate classical conditioning in the classroom. The object of the game is to train Pavlov’s dog to respond to a signal that it will associate with being fed.
In 1904, Ivan Pavlov was awarded with Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of how the digestive system works.
With this animated game, teachers are able to illustrate classical conditioning in the classroom. The object of the game is to train Pavlov’s dog to respond to a signal that it will associate with being fed.
In 1904, Ivan Pavlov was awarded with Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of how the digestive system works.
Step into the shoes of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and learn about the legacy of Alfred Nobel in this immersive learning experience from the Nobel Peace Center. All Minecraft players can now journey alongside Desmond Tutu, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Jody Williams and Carl von Ossietzky to bring their vision of a more democratic, peaceful world to life.
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Nobel destinations
Stockholm, Sweden
The Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, illustrates a century of creativity, where visitors can follow the changes of the 20th century through the Nobel Prize and the Nobel Prize laureates.
Oslo, Norway
Located in the heart of Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Center is a place where you can experience and learn about the various Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
In memoriam
Physicist Peter Higgs passed away on 8 April 2024, age 94. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 for the theory of how particles acquire mass.
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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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Daniel Kahneman passed away on 27 March, age 90. He was awarded the 2002 economic sciences prize for having integrated insights from psychological research into economic science, especially concerning human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty.
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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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