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Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2019: Experimental Research, Development Economics and Poverty Reduction

This year’s Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019: How Batteries Electrified Our World

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Therewith, the three laureates laid the foundation of our electrified, mobile, modern world.

Active Learning with Carl E. Wieman: Don’t Lecture Me!

Nobel Laureate Carl Wiemann and several education practitioners and experts discussed the educational method of active learning during the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

Nobel Prize in Physics 2019: Hints to Some of Our Deepest Cosmological Questions

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics recognises three researchers who expanded humanity’s horizons on the grandest of scales, contributing to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and our place within it.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019: What Cells Do When the Air Gets Thin

This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology honours discoveries concerning how cells sense and respond to low oxygen levels. The findings illuminate a fundamental aspect of normal cellular metabolism and have important implications for understanding – and perhaps treating – cancer.

25/09/2019 by Samer Kurdi

How Science Can Tackle the United Nations...

2019 Lindau Alumnus Samer Kurdi writes on what science can do to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

22/08/2019 by Arunima Roy

Mental Health: When Silence Isn’t Golden

#LINO18 Alumna Arunima Roy writes about mental health and the problem of its stigmatisation in society.

27/06/2019 by Niamh Kavanagh

What Can We Do to Improve Equality,...

#LINO19 young scientist Niamh Kavanagh on strategies how to foster equality, diversity and inclusion in STEM.

30/05/2019 by Wolfgang Huang

The Green Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Back in 2014, we implemented the first measures to make the Lindau Meetings greener. What happened since?

21/04/2019 by Kai Lohbeck

Marshland Restoration Counteracts Climate Change

Why the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings support the Degermoos marshland project.

10/04/2019 by Wolfgang Huang

Africa’s Next Generation – How to Support...

Lindau Alumni as well as partners of the Lindau Meetings were asked about their thoughts on the current status of scientific excellence in Africa.

30/01/2019 by Carsten Könneker

Young Researchers and Science Communication: Results of...

What do young scientists think about external science communication? A survey among young scientists provides insightful answers.

16/01/2019 by Melania Zauri

Science’s Broader Scope: The Diplomatic Ground

Lindau Alumna Melania Zauri talks about ‘science diplomacy’ and gives best practice examples.

10/01/2019 by Alaina G. Levine

Folding and Moulding Outreach into Your Professional...

Science journalist Alaina G. Levine gives helpful advice how to integrate ‘scientific outreach’ into your academic career.

04/07/2018 by Melissae Fellet

Strategies for Science Communication in a Post-Factual...

A panel discussion on the last day of #LINO18 engaged young scientists and raised challenging questions.

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