The unseen enemy: navigating antimicrobial resistance
The hunt is on to find new antibiotics with the potential to save millions of lives.

High hopes for quantum technologies

Applications of quantum technologies are anticipated to improve our daily lives and contribute to solving global challenges.

Women who changed science

19 remarkable scientists and their stories

Explore the contributions, careers and lives of 19 women who have been awarded Nobel Prizes for their scientific achievements.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930

Finding the key to safe blood transfusions

Today, we take it for granted that people have different blood types. But not so long ago, it was believed that all blood was the same – a fatal misunderstanding.

Close up of A positive blood in bag.

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Spotlight on diabetes

“This is a death sentence for those who get amputated”

Despite the Nobel Prize-awarded discovery of insulin and advances in diabetes treatment, amputations continue to devastate communities around the world. Follow Dr Foluso Fakorede, who fights to save lives in the Mississippi Delta.

More Nobel Prize-awarded work in medicine

Fighting polio
Follow Ishrat Rahim who vaccinates children against polio in Pakistan.
A century of medical breakthroughs
Over the years, Nobel Prize-awarded advances in medicine show that remarkable progress is possible.
Their work revolutionised cancer care
Read about how scientists found ways to use the immune system to treat cancer.

Nobel Prize in Literature 2024

“To what extent can we love?”

When she came across her old diaries, Han Kang was transported back in time. In her Nobel Prize lectureLight and Thread, she also tells us more about her views on writing and the background of some of her novels.

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Listen to the podcast seriesNobel Prize Conversations

David Baker: a true believer in collaboration

The 2024 chemistry laureate believes that progress in science is made by working together and sharing ideas. Listen to him talk about how he sees mentoring as one of the most essential parts of his job.

Geoffrey Hinton on the dangers of AI

Hear the 2024 physics laureate talk about the development of AI, his fascination with understanding the human brain and how his family legacy of successful scientists put pressure on Hinton to follow in their footsteps.

Daron Acemoglu shares his advice for young researchers

“Asking is hard. Once you realise there’s an interesting question to develop answers to, it is even harder.” Listen to the 2024 economic sciences laureate.