On Monday, 13 October 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 with one half to Joel Mokyr "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress" and the other half jointly to Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt "for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction."
On Friday, 10 October 2025, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
On Thursday, 9 October 2025, the Swedish Academy awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature to László Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art."
On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks."
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”.
On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Frederick J. Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi.
The 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences concludes today with a cherished tradition: the boat trip from Lindau to Mainau Island. There, the Meeting will end with a Panel Discussion referring to the most recent Economics Prize.
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings deeply mourn the passing of Rainer Weiss at the age of 92.
Today at 14:00 CEST, Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg, President of the Council, formally inaugurates the 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences – welcoming more than 20 Nobel Laureates, hundreds of Young Scientists, and distinguished guests to the Inselhalle in Lindau.
The Closing Day of the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting addressed science diplomacy for bridging cultural divides, promoting peace, and enhancing cooperation.
Today at 14:00 CEST, Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg, President of the Council, will open the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – welcoming more than 30 Nobel Laureates and hundreds of Young Scientists as well as guests of honour in the Lindau Inselhalle.
This year’s 8th Lindau Nobel Meeting in Economic Sciences will kick off in a manner true to its mission: bring the generations together and discuss the pressing questions of our time in depth and based on science. Around 20 Economics Laureates and several hundred Young Scientists representing 60 countries will be part of the audience at Lindau’s Inselhalle.
