NOBEL PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENTS
6–13 OCTOBER 2025

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Six days, six prizes

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Six discoveries and inventions that changed your life

From the glow of blue LEDs to the ‘miracle’ of IVF, the Nobel Prize celebrates individuals whose discoveries have changed the world. These six innovations and discoveries not only improve our daily lives, but save them and help create new ones.

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FAQ

Who selects the Nobel Prize laureates?

Four prize-awarding institutions choose the Nobel Prize laureates.
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David Baltimore 1938–2025

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975

His work improved our understanding of tumour viruses

Biologist David Baltimore has passed away. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975 together with Renato Dulbecco and Howard Temin “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”.

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David Baltimore

David Baltimore.

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The Nobel Prize call

“I’m thinking ‘are you kidding me?’”

Listen to the interview with 2022 chemistry laureate Carolyn Bertozzi right after she learnt about her Nobel Prize.

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Selfie of Carolyn Bertozzi on the morning of the Nobel Prize call on 5 October 2022.

Photo: Carolyn Bertozzi

“Since then, my life has not been the same”

How would you react if you heard that you had been awarded the Nobel Prize? Here are some recollections of the special moment.

Jack W. Szostak answers phone calls

Jack W. Szostak answers phone calls after the announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

© Harvard Gazette 2009, Photo: Justin Ide

”Get up, you need to get up!”

James Robinson, 2024 economic sciences laureate, was awakened by his family.

James Robinson

James A. Robinson with his wife Maria Angélica Bautista, and son Adrian.

Photo: James Robinson

Behind the scenes

Questions and answers

Can anyone be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Listen to the Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Watne Frydnes speak about the nomination process of the peace prize.

The Nobel Prize

Discover last year’s prizes

Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates’ work and discoveries range from proteins’ structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.

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What’s on

Stockholm, Nobel Prize Museum

Fighting Disease

In the exhibition Fighting Disease – Three Stories From the Fields of Medicine, we meet a scientist, a doctor and a nurse who work to prevent disease, administer vaccines and search for new antibiotics.

Fighting disease: Shadows in sunlight
Oslo, Nobel Peace Center

A Message to Humanity

This year’s Peace Prize exhibition tells the powerful story of Nihon Hidankyo and their work for a nuclear weapon-free world.

A Message to Humanity

Explore the educational pages

Nobel Prize lessons, one-minute crash courses, educational games and more.

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In memoriam

David Baltimore passes away

David Baltimore died on 6 September 2025, aged 87. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975 “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”.

Biography

David Baltimore

Rainer Weiss 1932–2025

Rainer Weiss passed away on 25 August 2025, aged 92. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”.

Biography

Rainer Weiss

Ivar Giaever passes away

Ivar Giaever died on 20 June 2025, aged 96. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1973 “for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively”.

Biography

Ivar Giaever

George E. Smith dies aged 95

George E. Smith passed away on 28 May 2025, aged 95. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 “for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor”.

Biography

George E. Smith