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Coming soon: 2022 Nobel Prizes
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Six days – six prizes
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In less than a month, the Nobel Prize laureates of 2022 will be revealed. Beginning on 3 October, we will be announcing the scientists, writers and promoters of peace that have received this year’s prizes. The announcements, which capture the world’s attention, are the culmination of extensive work by the Nobel Committees, who must choose worthy candidates from a vast field of nominees that are submitted by numerous skilled people worldwide. After a long selection process, the four Nobel Prize awarding institutions finally make their choice of laureates, who – in keeping with the vision of Alfred Nobel – have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
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Awarded annually for more than a century
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The Nobel Prize medal. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
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The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901 and have, with few exceptions, been awarded annually since then. The Nobel Prize was set up when businessman and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel died and left the majority of his fortune to the establishment of prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. Do you want to know more about the Nobel Prize? Find out in the FAQ! Find the questions and answers here |
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From the archives. Courtesy of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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There is often speculation about who has been nominated for a Nobel Prize, with names of candidates even appearing in the media. However, the Nobel Committees do not announce the names of nominees, either to the media or to the candidates themselves. Information about a given year’s candidates and/or nominators is not released until 50 years have passed, according to the 50-year secrecy rule. Available nominations are collected in an online archive at nobelprize.org. Explore the nomination archive |
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“It was a pretty thrilling moment”
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Early one October morning, in a hotel room, Frances Arnold received a call to say she had been awarded the Nobel Prize. “I was very surprised and overwhelmed, terrified, happy, thrilled and bouncing off the walls,” she recalled in an interview about the unforgettable call and what receiving the Nobel Prize meant to her.
Arnold was awarded the 2018 chemistry prize for using the process of evolution to make new and better enzymes. Watch or read the interview |
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“I didn't understand the reason of all congratulations”
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Hiroshi Amano was on a plane from Japan to Frankfurt when the word “Congratulations” started to appear in his emails. However, with his plane about to take off, he had no time to open and find out the reason behind the messages. Not until he arrived at his final destination, did he discover the explanation.
Amano was awarded the 2014 physics prize for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes. Listen to Hiroshi Amano |
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“Robin and I often have a beer down by the riverside”
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Barry Marshall got the call in an Australian pub with his colleague Robin Warren, where they went every year the day of the announcement. “I mean, of course, we would always dream about winning the Nobel, but we never really thought we would.”
Marshall and Warren were awarded the 2005 medicine prize for their discovery of how stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria, not stress. Read or listen to the full interview with Barry Marshall |
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Three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
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The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 28 times to organisations between 1901 and 2021. 25 individual organisations have been awarded, but only one has been awarded the Nobel Prize three times. Do you know which one? Make a guess and click to submit your answer.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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International Committee of the Red Cross
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