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Nobel Prize monthly, March 2025
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Carolyn Bertozzi. Photo: Christopher Michel
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Diversity as a recipe for success
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2022 chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi has worked hard to make her lab a welcoming place, something she considers is her “not so hidden superpower”. Over the years, she has been asked many times about the recipe for success in her lab. “It was very simple. It was diversity. Now I think being recognised with a Nobel Prize is the best validation I could ever have to reflect on the power of that diversity,” she says. |
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An icon of modern science
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Marie Curie, 1898. © Association Curie Joliot-Curie, photographer unknown
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Indefatigable despite a career of physically demanding and ultimately fatal work, Marie Curie discovered polonium and radium, championed the use of radiation in medicine and fundamentally changed our understanding of radioactivity. She is still the only individual to be awarded the Nobel Prize in two different science categories. Read more |
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“Books were my constant friends”
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As a child, Han Kang moved a lot. While trying to make new friends, she felt like she could always turn to her books “for protection.” In this video interview, she talks about what writing means to her, her experience of writer’s block and how we can inspire children to read. Han Kang also tells us about the moment she decided to become a writer. Watch the interview |
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“I needed to own my own story”
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On 3 August 2014, Nadia Murad’s peaceful life was brutally interrupted when her village was attacked by IS. Aged just 21, Murad, a member of the Yazidi minority, was abducted. She was raped, beaten and tortured before managing to escape. After receiving help in Germany, Murad chose to use her voice to tell the world about the abuse the Yazidi women experienced, and in 2018 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch the interview |
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Her discovery helped save millions of lives
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Tu Youyou. Photo: Public domain
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Contracting tuberculosis at the age of 16 forced Tu Youyou to take two years out of school but encouraged her to pursue medicine. Tu searched in Chinese medical texts from the Zhou, Qing, and Han Dynasties to find a traditional cure for malaria, ultimately extracting a compound – artemisinin – that has saved millions of lives. Tu Youyou is the first mainland Chinese scientist to have received a Nobel Prize in a scientific category, and she did so without a doctorate, a medical degree, or training abroad. Read her biography |
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Elinor Ostrom. Photo: Courtesy of Indiana University
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Elinor Ostrom grew up during the depression. Despite a lack of support from home, she went to college and later earned a PhD in political science. Ostrom helped establish a “workshop” to bring experts in politics, economics and other disciplines together, to try and understand how institutional arrangements in different settings affect behaviour and outcomes. “Working with colleagues located in diverse settings at various stages of their careers is crucial for making scientific progress,” she said. In 2009, she became the first woman to be awarded the economic sciences prize. Read her biography |
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The first nominated woman
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Between 1901 and 2024 the Nobel Prize and prize in economic sciences have been awarded 66 times to women. One female laureate was nominated for a Nobel Prize already in 1901 – whom? Make a guess and click to submit your answer.
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