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 ... World • 08 Oct 20
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 ... World • 07 Oct 20
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 ... World • 05 Oct 20
'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 ... Ireland • 12 Oct 19
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 ... World • 07 Oct 19
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 ... Science • 03 Oct 18
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 ... Science and Technology • 02 Oct 18
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
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
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 ... Science • 02 Oct 17
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, ... Science • 03 Oct 16
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
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
French author Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize French author Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. News • 09 Oct 14
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
Marriage a Nobel tradition for prize winners Norwegian scientists May-Britt and Edvard Moser, co-winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Monday, join a century-old tradition of couples whose marriages may have propelled ... News • 06 Oct 14
Trio share Nobel Prize for Medicine US scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of cells ... News • 06 Oct 14
Three US economists win Nobel prize for economics Three US scientists won the 2013 economics Nobel prize today "for their empirical analysis of asset prices," the award-giving body said. Business • 14 Oct 13
Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. News • 11 Oct 13
Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature Canadian Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature this morning, for the finely-tuned storytelling that made her what the award-giving committee called the "master ... News • 10 Oct 13
Karplus, Levitt, Warshel win Nobel Chemistry prize The 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been jointly awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel. News • 09 Oct 13
Higgs and Englert win Nobel Prize for physics Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgium's Francois Englert have been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for physics for their work in developing a theory of the ... News • 08 Oct 13
Cell transport system researchers win Nobel Prize Three researchers have won the 2013 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work into how the cell organises its transport system. News • 07 Oct 13
Irish scientists to attend Nobel Laureate meeting Ireland is to be represented for the first time ever at a highly prestigious meeting of Nobel Prize winners in the field of chemistry, after ... News • 28 May 13
