Noble Prize

Noble Prize

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Photo: Collected/X

Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo to leave US for Switzerland

The married couple, who won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize alongside Michael Kremer for their "experimental approach to alleviating global poverty," will join UZH's economics faculty.

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CA congratulates María Corina Machado on receiving Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures at a protest ahead of the Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term, in Caracas, Venezuela January 9, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Maria Machado hails Nobel Peace Prize as 'immense recognition' of Venezuela's struggle, praises Trump's support

A replica of the Nobel Peace Medal is placed at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where the laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, in Oslo, Norway, October 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters

White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'

The box containing the Nobel Prize medal in physics is pictured before being awarded to German scientist Reinhard Genzel in Munich, Germany, December 8, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via REUTERS

In 'dysfunctional' world, who deserves Nobel Peace Prize?

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Names of purported Nobel chemistry prize winners inadvertently released

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The Nobel Prizes need to solve their bias problem

Nobel Prize In Chemistry 2022: Barry Sharpless was awarded the chemistry prize in 2001 as well.(Twitter)

Chemistry laureate Barry Sharpless is the 5th person to win two Nobel prizes

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Nobel Prize goes to pioneers of molecule-building 'click chemistry'

People visit the snow-covered Jichang Garden in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China January 27, 2018. Picture taken January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

Chinese city offers Nobel Prize winners $1.5 million housing subsidies

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Philippines' Nobel Prize winner Ressa says award for 'all journalists'

A bust of Alfred Nobel is pictured inside the room where the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, at Norwegian Nobel Institute in central Oslo, Norway September 14, 2021. Picture taken September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Nora Buli

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