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A screen shows this year's laureates during the announcement of the winners in Stockholm

Trio win chemistry Nobel for 'quantum dots' after leak

A trio of US-based researchers have won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing tiny "quantum dots" used to illuminate TVs and lamps, hours after a prematurely sent statement revealed their names.

World • 04 Oct 23

The committee praised the trio for their work on attoseconds

Trio win physics Nobel for work on exploring electrons

Three atomic physicists, France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L'Huillier, have won the Nobel Physics Prize for research into tools for exploring electrons inside atoms and molecules.

World • 03 Oct 23

Dr Katalin Karikó and Dr Drew Weissman speak during a press conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia today

Nobel Prize awarded to duo for Covid vaccine research

Scientists Katalin Karikó of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the US have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for discoveries enabling the development of Covid-19 vaccines.

World • 02 Oct 23

Members of the Nobel Committee for Physics announce the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics winners

Trio win physics Nobel prize for quantum mechanics work

A trio of physicists have won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics that have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.

World • 04 Oct 22

Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine Thomas Perlmann announces the winner at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm

Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize for genome research

Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern day humans evolved from extinct ancestors.

World • 03 Oct 22

The announcement was made by members of the Nobel committee today

Three US academics scoop Nobel Prize for Economics

Three US-based academics have won the 2021 Nobel Economics Prize for research on the labour market using "natural experiments", or observational studies, that have revolutionised empirical research in the field, the jury said.

Business • 11 Oct 21

Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Dmitry Muratov for their work promoting freedom of expression

The 2021 Nobels: One female winner among 12 men

Press freedom, the plight of refugees and climate modelling: 12 men and only one woman won Nobel Prizes this year for conferring "the greatest benefit to humankind".

World • 11 Oct 21

Members of the Nobel committee announced the winners

Climate experts, theorist awarded Nobel Physics prize

Scientists Syukuro Manabe of the US and Japan, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy, have won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems, the jury said.

World • 05 Oct 21

Thomas Perlmann (R), the Secretary of the Nobel Committee, announces the winners

US duo win 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine

US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.

World • 04 Oct 21

Louise Gluck previously won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 and the National Book Award in 2014 (Above)

American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel Literature Prize

The Nobel Literature Prize went to American poet Louise Gluck, the jury at the Swedish Academy said, honouring a writer known for themes of childhood and family life.

World • 08 Oct 20

Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier won the prize for their work on developing a gene-editing technique

Charpentier, Doudna win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US have won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors".

World • 07 Oct 20

L-R: Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, Charles Rice

Two Americans and Briton win Nobel prize for medicine

Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton have won the 2020 Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

World • 05 Oct 20

John Banville believes he was 'collateral damage' rather than target of hoax

'All experience is material' - Banville on Nobel hoax

Writer John Banville has said that "for about 40 minutes I was a Nobel Prize winner" as he discussed the hoax call he received from the Stockholm Academy telling him he had won the coveted award.

Ireland • 12 Oct 19

William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza of the US and Britain's Peter Ratcliffe led a research into cells and oxygen

Trio share medicine Nobel for cells and oxygen study

Three researchers from the US and Britain have shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how human cells sense and adapt to changing oxygen levels, opening up new strategies to fight common diseases such as cancer and anaemia.

World • 07 Oct 19

Professor Frances Arnold is based at Caltech in the US

Chemists awarded Nobel Prize for "harnessing evolution"

The 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been jointly awarded to one UK and two US scientists for their work in harnessing the power of evolution.

Science • 03 Oct 18

The prize will be split between the three winners

Trio win 2018 Nobel Prize for laser research

The 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics has been jointly awarded to Arthur Ashkin from the US, Gérard Mourou from France and Donna Strickland from Canada for their groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics.

Science and Technology • 02 Oct 18

James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo will share the winning prize of nearly €900,000

Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to duo for cancer research

The 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology has been jointly awarded to US and Japanese immunologists James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo.

Nobel Prize • 01 Oct 18

V S Naipaul was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature

Nobel Prize winning author V S Naipaul dies

Nobel Prize-winning British author V S Naipaul has died at the age of 85, his family have announced.

World • 12 Aug 18

The Nobel Foundation said the intention was to award the 2018 prize next year, along with that year's prize

2018 Nobel literature prize postponed after scandal

The Nobel Prize for Literature will not be presented this year, because of a scandal over sexual misconduct allegations.

Nobel Prize • 04 May 18

US scientists awarded Nobel prize for medicine

US scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel prize for medicine for unravelling molecular mechanisms that control our internal body clocks.

Science • 02 Oct 17

Yoshinori Ohsumi speaks to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a phone during a news conference in Tokyo today

Japanese scientist wins Nobel medicine prize

Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for his discovery of how cells break down and recycle their content, which could lead to a better understanding of diseases like cancer, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes.

Science • 03 Oct 16

William C Campbell was born in Derry in 1930 and grew up in Ramelton in Donegal

Irish scientist receives Nobel Prize

Irish scientist Professor William C Campbell has been presented with this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine at a ceremony in Stockholm.

News • 10 Dec 15

Jean Tirole was rewarded for his analysis of market power and regulation

Tirole wins Nobel Economics Prize

French economist Jean Tirole has won the Nobel Economics Prize for his analysis of market power and regulation.

News • 13 Oct 14

Patrick Modiano has also written children's books and film scripts

French author Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize

French author Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

News • 09 Oct 14

Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E Moerner won for developing the optical microscope into a nanoscope

Microscope advances secure Chemistry Nobel Prize

Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and Germany's Stefan Hell have won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for surpassing the limitations of the light microscope.

News • 08 Oct 14