BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.”
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Nobel Prize Laureate Kenso Soai: “This is the one of the most exciting days in my life, and I’m very glad to share the prize with Professor Henri Kagan.” 🧪 Read the popular science background to this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry: www.kva.se/en/prizes/no... #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
BREAKING NEWS 🎖️ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the #NobelPrize in Chemistry 2026 to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai! The laureates have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old. 👉 Read more: www.kva.se/en/news/the-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2026
The decision has been made! ✨ Who do you think our Secretary General Ellen Moons will be calling today? In about an hour, we’ll reveal the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Don’t forget to tune in to the live broadcast at 11.45 a.m. CEST at kva.se! 🎬 #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
🌟 Another day, another Nobel Prize announcement! Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences have gathered and are currently deciding on this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Don’t miss the live broadcast at 11:45 a.m. CEST at kva.se 🎥 #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory – ideated by this year’s physics laureate Francis Halzen – tracks neutrinos that originate in the distant cosmos.
Nobel Prize Laureate Francis Halzen: ”This was a kind of adventure and success was not guaranteed. Many talented people joined me, and thats why I’m here." ⚛️ Our warmest congratulations! Read the popular science background to this year’s #NobelPrize in Physics at: www.kva.se/nobelphysics2026
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
BREAKING NEWS🎖️ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen! The laureate has laid the foundation for an entirely new type of astronomy. 👉 Read more: www.kva.se/nobelphysics2026 #NobelPrize
Stockholm calling 📞 Ellen Moons became Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences at the beginning of 2026, so this is her first time making the famous call. Find out who will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics at 11.45 a.m. CEST at kva.se 🎥 #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
🌟 The Academy’s meeting has begun, and the Session Hall is gradually filling up with journalists waiting for our announcement. It’s time for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to decide on this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Watch the live broadcast at 11.45 a.m. CEST at kva.se! 🎥 #NobelPrize
The Nobel Committee for Chemistry is gearing up for Wednesday's big announcement! ✨ Professor Emma Sparr is a new member of the committee, but she still has a special Nobel memory to share. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced on 7 October at 11:45 a.m. #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
October and December are busy months for us at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. First up: next week’s Nobel Prize announcements. ✨ Say hello to Mark Pearce, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics. 👋 #NobelPrize @nobelprize.org
#AI can help Europe deliver safer, high-quality #healthcare, but only if it’s clinically validated, transparent, cybersecure and equitable. A new report by #EASAC and #FEAM urges 10 policy actions to ensure the responsible use of AI in healthcare. 🔗 Read the report here: easac.eu/publications...
“Academies are places of science and knowledge, not targets in war. As a sister academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stands, together with ALLEA, in solidarity with the Ukrainian Academy and its researchers.,” says the Academy’s Secretary General, Ellen Moons.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences supports ALLEA’s condemnation of Russia’s attack on the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine - Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien
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The announcement of the Prize in Economic Sciences is just around the corner. But what goes on behind the scenes before the big moment? ✨ Meet Professor Anna Dreber Almenberg, member of the prize committee. 👋 @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social @nobelprize.org #PrizeInEconomicSciences
The Nobel Foundation has decided that the amount of the 2026 Nobel Prize will be SEK 12 million per prize category. This represents a SEK 1 million increase per prize category compared to previous years.
The Nobel Prize is increased by SEK 1 million
The Nobel Foundation has decided that the amount of the 2026 Nobel Prize will be SEK 12 million per prize category. This represents a SEK 1 million increase per prize category compared to previous yea...
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Andris Vaivads and Piero Baglioni have been elected as new members of the class for astronomy and space science and the class for engineering sciences, respectively. Congratulations! ⭐
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Andris Vaivads and Piero Baglioni have been elected as new members of the class for astronomy and space science and the class for engineering sciences, respectively.
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Every year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Press accreditation for this year’s announcements are now open! ✨ #NobelPrize
Press invitation: Announcements of the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences - Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien
Every year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Press accreditation ...
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Det är inte bara hettan och torkan utan också kampen om vattnet på vår planet 🌏, det ser illa ut. ”water bankruptcy”, alltså vattenkollaps coming up. Läs mera i Lars Tranviks bok Sjörapporter, Om inlandsvattnen i människans tidsålder. www.svd.se/a/8pjxBd/vat...
Lars Tranvik: Världen närmar sig vattenkonkurs
På onsdagen tar Kaveh Madani emot Stockholm Water Prize för sin forskning om världens vattenproblem. Efter ytterligare en sommar av sinande floder och rekordlåga vattenmagasin varnar han för att vi st...
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Professor Kaveh Madani of Iran, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), has today received the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for outstanding achievements in water.
In the presence of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, patron of the Stockholm Water Prize, the Stockholm Water Foundation and The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences convened the “Stockholm Water Prize: Meet the Laureate” today in Stockholm.
Join a seminar featuring 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Prof. Kaveh Madani at a special event at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology on 27 August. Register now: go.unu.edu/NP7o5
Swedish agronomist & scientist Eva Ekeblad discovered a method to make alcohol (vodka) & flour from potatoes, which led to significantly reducing Sweden's incidence of famine. First female member, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1748. She was born #OTD in 1724. #WomenInSTEM
Starting now! The 20th Key symposium! What have we learnt from the mRNA vaccine platform? ➡️ At The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. June 15-17 2026. 👉 Programme: kva.se/key2026 #mRNAKey20 #vaccine #mRNA
This year, @easac.bsky.social celebrates its 25th anniversary. 🎂 The organization was jointly founded by the European science academies on 10 June 2001 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Congratulations!
EASAC - European Academies Science Advisory Council@easac.bsky.social · 4mo ago🎉 Today, EASAC celebrates 25 years of science for policy advice! Since its founding in 2001, EASAC’s mission has always been to unite Europe’s brightest minds to serve the public good. ”That mission is now more vital than ever,” says Lise Øvreås, President of EASAC. 🔗 easac.eu/news/details...
Bas van Fraassen receives the Rolf Schock Prize 2026 with other laureates in mathematics, music, and visual arts in recognition for creativity in humanities, arts, and science. And tomorrow a symposium will celebrate Bas’s lifelong achievements 🎉 #philsci
Climate action has entered its “how” phase. After the Crafoord Prize, scientists, doctors, policymakers and even an astronaut gathered around one question: How do we protect people in the next 25 years? Read @ingmar.wsocial.eu in Forbes 👇 www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Crafoord Prize Winner Ramanathan: Climate Action Enters Its “How” Phase
Crafoord Prize winner Veerabhadran Ramanathan says climate action has entered its “how” phase as experts discuss implementation and resilience.
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Just back from Stockholm speaking at the Crafoord Prize symposium, celebrating Prof. Ram Ramanathan’s @scrippsocean.bsky.social studies on the impact of aerosols & greenhouse gases on climate @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Feeling reinvigorated to keep pushing hard for clean air & water for all. (1/2)
At this year´s Crafoord Prize Symposium in Geosciences at @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social leading climate researchers including @bolincentre.bsky.social gathered to explore how aerosols, clouds and other climate pollutants are reshaping Earth’s energy balance. #Climate www.su.se/english/divi...
