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2024	Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economic Sciences Two institutions, MIT and London School of Economics, have received Nobel Memorial Prizes in Economic Sciences in this year.
2024	Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors, recognizing their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and their powerful witness testimony.
2024	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The monetary prize for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences remains at 11 million Swedish kronor.
2024	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
December 7 2024	2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Han Kang delivered her Nobel lecture titled 'Light and thread' at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, discussing the thread of language that connects people.
2023	2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Anna-Karin Palm elected to the Nobel Committee as an associate member, with a background as a novelist and culture writer.
2023	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Katalin Karikó was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing the prize with Drew Weissman.
2023	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Anne L'Huillier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing the honor with Ferenc Krausz and Pierre Agostini.
2023	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, becoming the first woman to win the award solo.
2023	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The monetary prize for the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is set at 11 million Swedish kronor.
2023	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
December 7 2023	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse delivered his Nobel lecture titled 'The Silent Language' at the Swedish Academy, discussing the distinctions between spoken and written language, and exploring the role of silence in his literary works.
October 18 2023	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Pope Francis sends a personal letter to Jon Fosse, offering congratulations and praising his literary work's ability to evoke spiritual themes, and expressing appreciation for Fosse's 'gentle testimony of faith'.
2022	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Carolyn Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Morten Meldal and Karl Barry Sharpless.
2022	Awards considered the highest in a field Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics was awarded, highlighting notable work in the statistical sciences.
2022	2022 Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish Academy's Nobel Committee was composed of six members, including Anders Olsson as committee chair, Mats Malm as permanent secretary, and members Per Wästberg, Anne Swärd, Ellen Mattson, and Steve Sem-Sandberg.
2022	2022 Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish Academy publicly condemned the Iranian death warrant against Rushdie, 27 years after the initial fatwā.
2022	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Annie Ernaux was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
December 10 2022	2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Ernaux delivered a banquet speech at Stockholm City Hall, paying tribute to previous Nobel Laureate Albert Camus and highlighting the significance of her literary achievement.
December 7 2022	2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Annie Ernaux delivered her Nobel lecture, reflecting on her writing approach and literary influences. She discussed how her work aims to 'shatter the loneliness of experiences' and enable personal reimagination, highlighting authors who shaped her literary perspective and mentioning her mother's influence on her early literary passion.
October 10 2022	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Carolyn Bertozzi was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
October 6 2022	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Noé Jitrik passed away in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.
August 12 2022	2022 Nobel Prize in Literature Salman Rushdie was attacked while preparing to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, sparking widespread international support and calls for him to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
January 1 2022	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren becomes the Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, taking over from Göran K. Hansson.
2021	Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings The 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was planned as the occasion to officially adopt and sign the 'Lindau Guidelines', an initiative for global, sustainable, and cooperative open science proposed by Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn during the 68th meeting.
2021	2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Steve Sem-Sandberg elected to the Nobel Committee as a member, bringing his experience as a journalist, author, and translator.
2021	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Steve Sem-Sandberg elected to the Swedish Academy as a committee member.
2021	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Completed Septology with the publication of Eit nytt namn (A New Name), the third volume of the series.
2021	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2020	Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings For the first time in nearly 70 years of history, the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings were postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As an alternative, Lindau Alumni and young scientists participated in virtual Online Science Days and an Online Sciathon to maintain scientific exchange.
2020	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Emmanuelle Charpentier was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
2020	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Andrea Mia Ghez was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing the honor with Reinhard Genzel and Roger Penrose.
2020	Nobel Peace Prize Typical Nobel Peace Prize award amount was around 10 million SEK (approximately 1 million USD).
2020	2020 Nobel Prize in Literature Louise Glück delivered her Nobel lecture in writing, discussing her early poetic influences including William Blake, Stephen Foster, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Eliot, and William Shakespeare.
2020	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Published 'Eg er ein annan ('I is Another), the second volume of Septology.
2020	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Louise Glück was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
December 2020	2020 Nobel Prize in Literature Glück receives her Nobel Prize medal, diploma, and monetary award at her residence in New York City, with the Swedish Academy conducting a modified presentation due to pandemic limitations.
December 11 2020	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Emmanuelle Charpentier was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France.
October 13 2020	Nominees for the Nobel Prize in Literature Louise Glück passed away in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after being awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.
2019	Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings South Africa was selected as the partner country, featuring a special evening that highlighted its scientific achievements and cultural diversity.
2019	Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Prize in Literature selection is again marked by controversy, likely stemming from issues of political motivation or cultural bias.
2019	Nobel Prize Peter Handke was awarded the Nobel Literature Prize, receiving heavy criticism from authors and condemnation from multiple governments due to his history of Bosnian genocide denialism.
2019	Nobel Prize John B. Goodenough becomes the oldest Nobel Prize recipient at age 97 when he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
2019	Female nominees for the Nobel Prize Olga Tokarczuk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2019	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Esther Duflo won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, becoming the second woman to receive the award.
2019	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Anne Swärd and Ellen Mattson elected to the Swedish Academy as committee members.
2019	2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Published Det andre namnet (The Other Name), the first volume of his prose magnum opus Septology.
March 5 2019	Nobel Prize in Literature The Swedish Academy announced that the Nobel Prize in Literature would be awarded again, with laureates for both 2018 and 2019 to be announced together, following reforms to restore trust in the institution.
2018	Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings China was the partner country, showcasing its scientific innovations and cultural contributions during the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
2018	Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economic Sciences William Nordhaus awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, recognized for his work at Yale University using the DICE model.
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