What achievements lie behind this year’s Nobel Prizes? What do the efforts, theories, communication, and results mean for you and me? Researchers from the University of Stavanger and Stavanger University Hospital will answer when we invite you to the Nobel event.
The Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm and Oslo on Alfred Nobel’s death anniversary, Tuesday, 10 December. The evening before, we invite you to a Nobel event at Møteplassen at Sølvberget in Stavanger. Here, six skilled experts from UiS and SUS will present the prize winners and explain the discoveries and contributions being celebrated. And they will do so in a way that those of us without in-depth knowledge of the topic can understand.
Sign up for the event the 2024 Nobel Prizes Explained for Everyone.
Each panel participant has 10 minutes to enlighten us about the various prize winners and their achievements. Journalist and presenter Guttorm Andreasen will host the evening.
The Nobel Prize Winners 2024
- Physics: John J. Hopfield (USA), Geoffrey Hinton (UK)
- Chemistry: David Baker (USA), Demis Hassabis (UK), John Jumper (USA)
- Physiology or Medicine: Victor Ambros (USA), Gary Ruvkun (USA)
- Peace Prize: Nihon Hidanko (Japan)
- Literature Prize: Han Kang (Sør-Korea)
- Nobel Memorial Prize (Economic Science): Daron Acemoglu (USA), Simon Johnson (UK), James A. Robionson (USA)
Those who will present the various prizes at Sølvberget are:
Physics: Alvaro Fernandez Quilez, Associate Professor in artificial intelligence at the University of Stavanger
Chemistry: Lutz Eichacker, Professor of Biological Chemistry at the University of Stavanger
Medicine: Kirstin Jonsdottir, Molecular Biologist and Section Leader for the Clinical Research Unit at Stavanger University Hospital
Peace Prize: Melina Antonia Buns, Associate Professor of History at the University of Stavanger
Literatur Prize: Tanu Biswas, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Stavanger
Economic Science: Torfinn Harding, Professor of Economics at University of Stavanger Business School
The event is free and open to everyone.
Please note that some of the presentations will be in English and some in Norwegian.
Organizer, initiative, and idea: Mark van der Giezen, Professor of Biological Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Biosciences, and Environmental Engineering – supported by the Research Department and the Department of Communication and Public Relations at UiS, in collaboration with Sølvberget Library and Cultural Centre.