The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nobel-prize/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Nobel Prize | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/nobel-prize/ 32 32 Nobel committee calls on Iran to free Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-committee-calls-on-iran-to-free-peace-prize-laureate-mohammadi/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:29:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3753041 Panel cites 'reliable and well‑documented sources inside Iran' that women's rights activist was violently apprehended in December and is subject to life-threatening abuse

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]]> Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado says Trump ‘certainly deserves’ next year’s award https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-says-trump-certainly-deserves-next-years-award/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:42:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3662465 'He does deserve to be recognized,' says Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado, as 'in only nine months, so many conflicts have been solved or prevented'

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]]> Hungarian writer whose father hid Jewish roots is awarded Nobel prize in literature https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarian-writer-whose-father-hid-jewish-roots-is-awarded-nobel-prize-in-literature/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:27:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3660616 Laszlo Krasznahorkai, 71, given prestigious honor for 'compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art'

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]]> Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action https://www.timesofisrael.com/trio-win-nobel-prize-for-revealing-quantum-physics-in-action/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:26:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3659195 John Clarke, Michel Devoret, John Martinis awarded for developing 'next generation' of quantum technology, ubiquitous in everyday electronics; 'I'm completely stunned,' says Clarke

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]]> Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work on immune system https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-3-scientists-for-work-on-immune-system/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:55:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3657769 Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell of the US and Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan worked to identify the body's 'security guard' cells, opening door to new treatments for autoimmune disorders

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]]> Trump casts shadow over Nobels as prize-awarding body warns academic freedom at risk https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-casts-shadow-over-nobels-as-prize-awarding-body-warns-academic-freedom-at-risk/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:46:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3655741 VP of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says US administration's moves on universities, research have 'devastating effect': Academic freedom 'one of the pillars of democratic system'

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]]> Nobel winners offer to nominate Trump for Peace Prize if he gets all hostages freed https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-winners-offer-to-nominate-trump-for-peace-prize-if-he-gets-all-hostages-freed/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:45:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481240 In letter, 3 Israeli laureates and the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences tell the US president they 'unreservedly support' his call for the release of all captives

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]]> Nobel Prize in literature goes to South Korean author Han Kang https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-prize-in-literature-goes-to-south-korean-author-han-kang/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:24:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394804 Fourth of this year's awards recognizes writer for her 'intense prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'

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]]> Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to scientists who predicted proteins’ shapes using AI https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-goes-to-scientists-who-predicted-proteins-shapes-using-ai/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:44:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394080 David Baker, of Seattle's University of Washington, produced 'mind-blowing' designs for novel proteins, using breakthrough tech by Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, John Jumper

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]]> Nobel prizes to coincide with Oct. 7 anniversary; expert urges withholding peace award https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-prizes-to-coincide-with-oct-7-anniversary-expert-urges-withholding-peace-award/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:06:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3390093 Think tank head says move would draw attention to wars in Mideast, Sudan, Ukraine; peace prize has been withheld 19 times, most recently in 1972

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]]> Nobel-winning behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman, who upended his field, dies at 90 https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-prize-winning-economist-daniel-kahneman-who-upended-field-dies-at-90/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:03:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3255009 Israeli-American psychologist and Holocaust survivor proved the irrationality of decision-making, arguing people's mental biases often lead them to act against their own interests

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]]> Israeli-Palestinian peace orgs among nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-palestinian-peace-orgs-among-nominees-for-this-years-nobel-peace-prize/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:01:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3213762 Committee keeps nominations secret, but Free University Amsterdam says it has tapped organizations EcoPeace, Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun amid Gaza war

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]]> Nobel laureates pen plea to international organizations demanding action on hostages https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-laureates-pen-plea-to-international-organizations-demanding-action-on-hostages/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:49:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3196593 Letter is accompanied by an updated, detailed report on hostage health based on medical records and testimony of released hostages about horrific conditions in Gaza

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]]> Jon Fosse, Norwegian master of spare Nordic writing, wins Nobel Prize in Literature https://www.timesofisrael.com/jon-fosse-norwegian-master-of-spare-nordic-writing-wins-nobel-prize-in-literature/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:12:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3112800 Panel hails 2022 Booker Prize finalist for 'innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable'; one of his country’s most-performed dramatists says he's 'overwhelmed'

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]]> 3 scientists share physics Nobel for work observing electrons in fractions of seconds https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-scientists-share-nobel-in-physics-for-work-observing-electrons-in-fractions-of-seconds/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:11:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110975 Researchers at US, German and Swedish universities praised for method exploring tiny speedsters zipping around atoms, yielding a 'blurry' glimpse that opens up whole new sciences

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