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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

Feeling like an outsider drove her to prove doubters wrong

Jennifer Doudna turned to books to learn more about the world and how to fit into it. Today, her method for genome editing has transformed the field of molecular biology and genetics.
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Jennifer Doudna, inventor of the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR photographed in the Li Ka Shing Center on the Campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

Photo: Nick Otto for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Francis Halzen‘s vision and scientific leadership have been fundamental for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory – a cubic kilometre of ice that is equipped with light sensors. 

© Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

For a long time, chemists wondered how homochirality can emerge. Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai found a solution to this puzzle.

© Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel made discoveries leading to optogenetics, which makes it possible to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells in a living brain.

© The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén

The literature prize was awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”

© Ill. Niklas Elmehed / Nobel Prize Outreach

Navi Pillay has been at the forefront in the development of an international legal order. She has held states and national leaders accountable and brought hope to victims of violence and conflict.

Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Robert E. Hall’s and Michael Woodford’s research has generated a paradigm shift in stabilisation policy.

© Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Nobel Prize lessons 2026

An educational resource about this year’s Nobel Prize laureates and their groundbreaking work.
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Economic sciences
Michael Woodford was scheduled to be setting his economics students an exam on the morning, when he was woken by a call from Stockholm.
  • Peace
    Navi Pillay felt overwhelmed about being a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
  • Chemistry
    Kenso Soai was happy to have his group’s work recognised.
  • Physics
    Francis Halzen spoke about the hurdles that he and his team had to overcome.
  • Medicine
    Listen to Peter Hegemann speak about the pleasure of sharing the award with friends.
  • Literature
    Anne Carson offered a tip for anyone curious about her work.
  • Medicine
    Karl Deisseroth was working on a paper late into the night when the call came from Stockholm.
  • Francis Halzen

    Nobel Prize in Physics 2026
  • Henri B. Kagan

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
  • Kenso Soai

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026
  • Karl Deisseroth

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
  • Peter Hegemann

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
  • Georg Nagel

    Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026
  • Anne Carson

    Nobel Prize in Literature 2026
  • Navi Pillay

    Nobel Peace Prize 2026
  • Robert E. Hall

    Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026
  • Michael Woodford

    Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026

9 December 2026, Stockholm

Life With AI

The 2026 Nobel Week Dialogue will focus on artificial intelligence, increasingly described as the most consequential technology in history.
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Igor Levit, one of today’s leading pianists, will perform at this year’s Nobel Prize Concert at Konserthuset Stockholm, together with vocal soloist Fleur Barron and conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. The audience will enjoy music by Hannah Kendall, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

Igor Levit.

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The Nobel Prize quiz

How much do you know about the Nobel Prize? Test your knowledge in this quiz!

Nobel Prize award ceremony 2022
Nobel Prize award ceremony in Konserthuset Stockholm, 10 December 2022. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi

How many individuals can share the same prize?

Frances H Arnold at award ceremony
Frances H. Arnold receiving her Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2018. © Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud

Which invention is Alfred Nobel most known for?

Painting of the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel.
A painting by Swedish artist Emil Österman depicting the founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel.  © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud

When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?

The first Nobel Prize award ceremony 1901
The first Nobel Prize award ceremony was held in the Musical Academy. Public domain.

Why are the Nobel Prize award ceremonies held on 10 December each year?

Julius Axelrod receiving his Nobel Prize
Julius Axelrod receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 1970. Source: National Library of Medicine, Profiles in Science. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Julius Axelrod

Who selects the Nobel Prize laureates each year?

Medal and diploma.
Tomas Tranströmer’s medal and diploma. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi

All the Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm except one. Which one?

A statue with flower decorations beside it
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin.

Which family is the most successful when it comes to number of awarded Nobel Prizes?

Aage Bohr and Niels Bohr
A Nobel Prize-awarded family: Aage Bohr with his father Niels Bohr. Photo: Niels Bohr Archive, Copenhagen.

One organisation has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize three times. Which one?

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The Nobel Peace Prize medal. Photo: Johannes Granseth / Nobel Peace Center

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1953. In what prize category?

Winston Churchill (1)
Library of Congress

What year was the first prize in economic sciences awarded?

Presentation speech for the prize in economic sciences
Professor Kerstin Enflo delivering the presentation speech for the 2023 prize in economic sciences at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2023. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Nanaka Adachi
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The man behind
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In his last will, Alfred Nobel specified that the bulk of his fortune should be used for prizes to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.”
Learn more about Alfred Nobel

The first design of the Nobel Center project is here – a public building in Stockholm, Sweden for science, literature and peace. It will be an international symbol of knowledge, focusing on the Nobel Prize laureates’ stories and groundbreaking achievements. Read more about the project.

View from the water along the quay. The Nobel Center consists of four interconnected volumes that relate to the buildings of Södermalm and the size and height of the buildings in Gamla stan, on the other side of the water. The choice to use a wooden frame and reclaimed bricks reduces the impact on the environment. Bricks have characterised the architecture of Stockholm for centuries. The red shade is found in Stockholm’s classic brick buildings, such as City Hall.

© Onirism/Nobel Prize Outreach

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William D. Nordhaus died on 30 October 2026, aged 85. He was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2018 “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.”

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Claude Cohen-Tannoudji passed away on 22 October 2026, aged 93. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1997 “for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.”

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Ada Yonath died on 31 August 2026, aged 87. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 “for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.”

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Hideki Shirakawa passed away on 24 August 2026 in Yokohama, Japan, aged 90. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2000 “for the discovery and development of conductive polymers.”

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