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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize is awarded annually for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economic sciences and peace. It's one of the world's most prestigious awards.

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DW's Astrid Prange de Oliveira

DW's Astrid Prange de Oliveira

Opinion: 2022 was the year of women

Astrid Prange de Oliveira

By fighting war crimes, religious dictatorship and misogyny, women helped to foster hope in 2022.

From left: Natalia Pinchuk, the wife of Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Yan Rachinsky, chair of the International Memorial Board and Oleksandra Matviychuk, head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties pose with awards during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022.

From left: Natalia Pinchuk, the wife of Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, Yan Rachinsky, chair of the International Memorial Board and Oleksandra Matviychuk, head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties pose with awards during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022.

Nobel Peace Prize winners slam Putin's 'insane' war

The Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian winners denounced Moscow's war in Ukraine during the award ceremony in Norway.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski in a courtroom cage in August 2011.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski in a courtroom cage in August 2011.

Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights warrior

How the Belarusian activist and political prisoner became a hero to millions.

Shirin Ebadi, Friedensnobelpreisträgerin

Shirin Ebadi, Friedensnobelpreisträgerin

'Iran will be democratic one day': Shirin Ebadi

DW spoke to Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, recognized with a prize at the Human Rights Film Festival.

Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux

What are the antisemitism claims linked to Annie Ernaux?

As a prominent supporter of the anti-Israel BDS movement, is the 2022 Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux antisemitic?

An illustration of a Nobel Prize medal depicting prize founder Alfred Nobel's face set alongside a bar chart and line graph, to represent the Nobel Prize for economics

An illustration of a Nobel Prize medal depicting prize founder Alfred Nobel's face set alongside a bar chart and line graph, to represent the Nobel Prize for economics

Nobel Prize: 3 US economists win 2022 award for economics

Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig won the award for research on banks and financial crises.

The entrance to the Moscow office of the Memorial human rights center

The entrance to the Moscow office of the Memorial human rights center

Russia seizes office of Nobel Peace Prize winner Memorial

The move came hours after the rights group, which was disbanded last year, won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Soric Miodrag Kommentarbild App

Soric Miodrag Kommentarbild App

Nobel Peace Prize a slap in the face for Putin

Miodrag Soric

Three laureates from three countries — but this year's Nobel Peace Prize delivers a strikingly clear message.

Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

Human rights advocates win 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

Rights groups from Ukraine and Russia, with rights advocate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

French writer Annie Ernaux sitting on a bench in front of flowers.

French writer Annie Ernaux sitting on a bench in front of flowers.

Nobel Prize: Annie Ernaux wins award for literature

French author Annie Ernaux is the 2022 Nobel laureate. The author of "The Years" is an icon of autobiographical fiction.

Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2022 winners Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn R. Bertozzie. © Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2022 winners Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn R. Bertozzie. © Johan Jarnestad/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Nobel Prize: Trio wins 2022 award for 'click chemistry'

Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, Eva Olsson and Thors Hans Hansson Physik Npbelpreis

Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren, Eva Olsson and Thors Hans Hansson Physik Npbelpreis

Nobel Prize: Quantum researchers win award for physics

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger have laid the foundation for a new era of quantum technology.

Svante Paabo

Svante Paabo

Genome scientist Svante Paabo wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo receives Nobel Prize in Medicine for his revelations about how humanity evolved.

Michail Gorbatschow tot

Michail Gorbatschow tot

Mikhail Gorbachev: Germany's most beloved Russian dies

Germany admired him in a way Russia never did. At the age of 91, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died.

Maria Ressa, Nobel laureate and co-founder of Rappler, stands surrounded by journalists

Maria Ressa, Nobel laureate and co-founder of Rappler, stands surrounded by journalists

Philippines: News site Rappler ordered to shut down

The news site, co-founded by Maria Ressa, was known for covering President Duterte's brutal crackdown on illegal drugs.

Abdulrazak Gurnah smiling at a reception, holding a glass.

Abdulrazak Gurnah smiling at a reception, holding a glass.

Abdulrazak Gurnah on exile and literature

The Nobel Prize winner talks about his decision to leave Zanzibar, to write in English, and the rise of African writers.

Deutschland Swetlana Alexandrowna Alexijewitsch

Deutschland Swetlana Alexandrowna Alexijewitsch

'It's a shame the road to freedom is so long'

Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich reflects on the Belarusian revolution, and what lies ahead for her country.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks with soldiers during a frontline visit

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks with soldiers during a frontline visit

Nobel committee criticizes laureate Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia's prime minister has a "special responsibility" to end the war and humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region

Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov from Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines pose with their awards during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.

Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov from Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines pose with their awards during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov receive Nobel Peace Prize

Journalist Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been presented with their Nobel Peace Prize awards in Oslo.

Abdulrazak Gurnah with his Nobel Prize

Abdulrazak Gurnah with his Nobel Prize

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Nobel for Literature 2021

As the Nobel ceremony is held, here's more on the Tanzanian novelist's works exploring the effects of colonialism.

Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa talks to reporters after posting bail at the Pasig Regional Trial Court

Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa talks to reporters after posting bail at the Pasig Regional Trial Court

Philippines allows Nobel laureate to go to Norway

Journalist Maria Ressa, awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, is subject to travel restrictions over pending legal cases.

Damon Galgut holds a copy of "The Promise"

Damon Galgut holds a copy of "The Promise"

'African writing is vibrant and living'

Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut speaks about "The Promise" and how it reflects South Africa's society and history.

Ethiopian army special forces and militias grouped around a tank

Ethiopian army special forces and militias grouped around a tank

Is there a chance for peace in the Tigray conflict?

A national dialogue that could provide a way out of Ethiopia's intensifying impasse appears to be a distant prospect.

Ethiopia at risk of Balkanization

Ludger Schadomsky

Two years after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, his country is engulfed in a war.

Civilians survey the destruction in Mekele

Civilians survey the destruction in Mekele

Ethiopia: New airstrike hits Tigray's capital

Amid the turmoil, the UN announced withdrawing half of its staff, leaving millions without access to aid.

Elfriede Jelinek in her home in Vienna, smiling into the camera.

Elfriede Jelinek in her home in Vienna, smiling into the camera.

Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek turns 75

Austrian author and Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek celebrates her birthday.

Journalist Maria Ressa

Journalist Maria Ressa

Nobel journalist Ressa: 'Tech tearing apart shared reality'

Speaking to DW, Maria Ressa warned that Big Tech is grabbing power and money but shirking responsibility.

Dimitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta, surrounded by microphones

Dimitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta, surrounded by microphones

Russia's Putin issues veiled threat to Nobel Peace laureate

The Russian leader has finally broken his silence on Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov.

Maria Ressa is seen at the DLD Munich Conference 2020

Maria Ressa is seen at the DLD Munich Conference 2020

Philippines: Nobel for Ressa sheds light on rights movement

Advocates have praised the award for drawing attention to the Philippines' struggle for press freedom and human rights.

A bar graph showing an upward progression and the Nobel Prize in Economics

A bar graph showing an upward progression and the Nobel Prize in Economics

Three US-based economists win Nobel economics prize

The winners' works provide new insights into the labor market and highlight the significance of natural experiments.

Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa

Philippine president 'happy' about Ressa's Nobel Prize

The Philippine president has congratulated journalist Maria Ressa, despite taking steps to shut down her news site.

Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta

Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta

Dmitry Muratov: Freedom fighter and survival artist

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov's life has been marked by struggle and losses.

Ayee Macaraig portrait

Ayee Macaraig portrait

Maria Ressa's fight

Ayee Macaraig

The Nobel Prize recognizes the importance of independent journalism in an age of authoritarian populism and fake news.

Abdulrazak Gurnah smiling in a garden.

Abdulrazak Gurnah smiling in a garden.

Can the Nobel Prize 'revitalize' African lit?

Abdularazak Gurnah is the fourth author from sub-Saharan Africa to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A portrait of Maria Ressa

A portrait of Maria Ressa

Who is Maria Ressa, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate?

Ressa received the award for "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression," primarily with her news outlet Rappler.

Portraits of Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Portraits of Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

They were chosen "for their courageous fight for freedom of expression" in the face of authoritarian crackdowns.

Infografik Artikelbild Nobelpreis Chemie Symbolbild

Infografik Artikelbild Nobelpreis Chemie Symbolbild

List and MacMillan win 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Benjamin List and David MacMillan have won the Nobel for developing a tool for molecular construction.

Infografik Artikelbild Nobelpreis Physik Symbolbild

Infografik Artikelbild Nobelpreis Physik Symbolbild

Manabe, Hasselmann, Parisi win 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded jointly to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi.

Symbol for the Nobel Prize for Medicine

Symbol for the Nobel Prize for Medicine

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win Medicine Nobel Prize

The molecular biologists were honored for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.

Three men talking while another man stands nearby and a woman stands farther back

Three men talking while another man stands nearby and a woman stands farther back

Meet the 2021 Right Livelihood Award winners

The alternative Nobel Prize goes to Marthe Wandou, Vladimir Sliwjak, Freda Huson and LIFE.

Nobel Prize medal awarded to the late novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Nobel Prize medal awarded to the late novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Coronavirus digest: Nobel prize ceremonies scaled back

This year's scientific and literature Nobel laureates will again receive their awards remotely, instead of in Stockholm.

A woman with a cold blowing her nose with a tissue, in London

A woman with a cold blowing her nose with a tissue, in London

Ig Nobel Prizes: Nose-clearing orgasm study takes top prize

The alternative prizes lauded research on sex's potential to clear sinuses and the safest way to airlift a rhino.

Illustration of white blood cells and cancer cells

Illustration of white blood cells and cancer cells

From COVID to malaria: mRNA vaccines

Scientists see potential for messenger RNA in medicine beyond COVID-19 vaccines. Could mRNA malaria vaccines be next?

Alice Munro, woman smiles into cameras

Alice Munro, woman smiles into cameras

Alice Munro, master of the short story, at 90

She's the first to win the Nobel Prize as a pure short story writer. On July 10, the Canadian Alice Munro turns 90.

Asmara and her little brother Barakat in a classroom which is also their shelter

Asmara and her little brother Barakat in a classroom which is also their shelter

US doubles aid to Tigray

The US said "large-scale assistance is urgently needed" in order to prevent the humanitarian situation from worsening.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Kazuo Ishiguro

'Klara and the Sun,' Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel

The Nobel Prize winner told DW why he's not afraid of artificial intelligence — but why we still need to prepare for it.

Protester holding up sign reading: 'Hate solves nothing'

Protester holding up sign reading: 'Hate solves nothing'

'We're still compromised by the legacy of slavery'

The US must face up to the truth about its racial history, says Right Livelihood Award laureate Bryan Stevenson.

anti nuclear weapon campaigners stage a protest

anti nuclear weapon campaigners stage a protest

Nuclear weapons ban to enter into force

The UN treaty reached the minimum number of signatories, prompted by the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb attack.

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Stanford economists win Nobel

The 2020 Nobel Prize in economics is shared by American researchers Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson.

Illustration of Paul Milgrom und Robert Wilson

Illustration of Paul Milgrom und Robert Wilson

Nobel Prize in economics given for 'auction theory' advances

Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have won the Nobel Prize in economics for improving auction theory.