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The focus of this seminar is to look at the ways that plastic can potentially break down in the ocean and what science knows about toxicity, for example.
Leif G. Anderson, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
– Sweden is falling behind in scientific competitiveness and decisive measures are required to make sure that the country remains at the scientific cutting edge. If the country’s most prominent, young researchers are given the possibility to develop into successful, top scientists, Sweden may well remain a scientific nation in the future
Staffan Normark, Permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The prize money will primarily go towards financing further studies of MDS stem cells, for instance, studies carried out after stem cell transplants.Transplantation of stem cells is currently the only therapy able to cure MDS, but the relapse frequency after transplant is still very high. Although we now know which cells cause the development of MDS and later on leukaemia, we still do not understand why these stem cells are so good at resisting various kinds of treatment. If we can identify new “therapeutic targets” in the MDS stem cells, we hope to be able to find a cure for MDS.
Professor Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen
In total, the program will provide funding for 24 Swedish postdoctoral researchers to go abroad. Additionally, by means of international recruitment, 35 foreign postdoctoral researchers and 25 guest professors will be given the opportunity to come to Swedish institutions. The program also includes SEK 40 million in support to the Institut Mittag-Leffler
Göran Sandberg, Executive director of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
A broad and comprehensive endeavour is called for in order to recover a position at the top. For instance, more Swedish postdoctoral researchers will be given the opportunity to work abroad. Being part of a dynamic environment that spans all fields of mathematics will give them a broader view of the subject. They will also develop an international network that will be beneficial to them for the duration of their careers
Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The aim of the endeavour is for Sweden to recover a position at the international cutting edge. Mathematics is one of the largest subjects at Swedish universities. It is also a subject of utmost importance for the future development of Sweden since it constitutes the basis for many medical and virtually all scientific and technical applications
Peter Wallenberg Jr., Vice-chairman of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS shall promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
The RSAS promotes the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
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Sjöberg Prize awarded for decisive discoveries about cell growth

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sjöberg Prize 2020 of one million US dollars to Michael Hall and David Sabatini. The two researchers have radically changed ideas about cell growth, an important factor in the development of cancer. In doing so, they laid the foundation for new forms of cancer treatment.When cells divide and grow uncontrollably, it results in cancer. Using a toxin that originates from Easter Island, Rapamycin, Michael N. Hall, from Biozentrum, Universität Basel, Switzerland, and David M. Sabatini, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2019  – Their research is helping us fight poverty

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer. The research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, their new experiment-based approach has transformed development economics, which is now a flourishing field of research.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 to

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 – New perspectives on our place in the universe

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 to James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz. This year’s prize rewards new understanding of the universe’s structure and history, and the first discovery of a planet orbiting a solar-type star outside our solar system.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 to James Peebles, Princeton University, USA, Michel Mayor, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Didier Queloz, University of Geneva, Switzerland and University of Cambridge, UK. “for

Studies of enzyme systems rewarded with the Aminoff Prize

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is now recognising outstanding research into two enzyme systems that are of vital importance to life on Earth. Jian-Ren Shen has studied a photosynthesis enzyme in plants and bacteria, while Douglas Rees has studied nitrogenases, which fix nitrogen. The two researchers are to receive this year’s Gregori Aminoff Prize for their work.Enzymes are protein molecules that drive the chemical reactions found in all living things. They are the foundation for the chemistry of life. Jian-Ren Shen has studied a photosynthesis enzyme in plants and photosynthetic

Press invitation: Announcements of the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2019

Applications are now open for press accreditation to the announcements at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Every year, the Academy awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.The press conferences at which the laureates will be announced are held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The press conferences are open only for journalists and photographers covering this year's prizes. Please note that granted applications and valid press credentials are obligatory. Applications must be

Time to register for the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes

Welcome to the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.Times for announcements: Physics – Tue 7 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) Chemistry – Wed 8 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) Economic Sciences – Mon 13 October, 1:00 PM CET (at the earliest) Venue: Session Hall, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden. Direction/map .  The

Meet the Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences in Stockholm and Lund

Welcome to book an interview with this years Crafoord Laureate in Geosciences, Peter Molnar. He has contributed ground-breaking knowledge about the driving forces behind plate motions and the place of continents in the plate tectonic model of Earth’s evolution. The Laureate has also paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.Crafoord Days 2014 in Stockholm, KVA5 May 8:45 am–6 pm, pre-registration is requiredCrafoord Prize Symposium Mountain belt dynamicsThe Laureate and leading scientists like Jean-Pierre Burg, Joann M.

Becoming number one – SEK 160 million to Swedish research in Mathematics

In order for Sweden to regain an international, cutting edge position in Mathematics, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, will support 84 prominent researchers in Mathematics during 2014-2022. The funding amounts to a total of SEK 160 million, and in the first application round 15 positions have been filled.Sweden has a longstanding tradition of fostering internationally prominent mathematicians and many students want to undertake doctoral studies in this field. There is a great demand for mathematicians with research training,

Rolf Schock – uniting philosophy, mathematics, music and art

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, have decided to award the Rolf Schock Prizes 2014, amounting to a total of SEK 2.4 million, in the fields of: LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHYProfessor DEREK PARFIT, University of Oxford, UK“for his ground-breaking contributions concerning personal identity, regard for future generations and analysis of the structure of moral theories” MATHEMATICSProfessor YITANG ZHANG, University of New Hampshire, USA“for his spectacular breakthrough concerning the possibility of an

The support programme for young researchers continues – thirty-three new Wallenberg Academy Fellows appointed

Wallenberg Academy Fellows, the career programme for young researchers launched by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in 2012, provides long-term funding for young, promising Swedish and foreign researchers from all academic fields. Today, thirty-three new researchers are appointed to the programme.Wallenberg Academy Fellows is the single largest support programme for young researchers in Sweden. Besides providing the most prominent, young researchers long-term funding, thus enabling them to concentrate on their research, the programme contributes to a greater internationalisation of

Press Conference with this years Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry, and the Laureates in Economic Sciences.

Welcome to the Press Conference with this years Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry, and the Laureates in Economic Sciences Saturday 7 December at 9 am cet. Individual interviews are held after the Press Conference at 9:30 to 10:30 am cet. Preregistration is required.N.B.! The press conference are only for the media. Press ID is required.Limited number of places.Registration for media and booking of interviews with Laureates must be done in advance at:http://www.kva.se/en/Events-List/2013/Pressconference-Nobel-Laureates-2013/Date: Saturday 7 December 2013Time: 9–10.30 am cet

the TOBIAS PRIZE 2014 awards research about blood formation and leukaemic stem cells

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, awarding body of the prize instituted by the Tobias Foundation, has decided to award the prize for 2014 to Sten Eirik Waelgaard Jacobsen, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and University of Oxford, UK ”for groundbreaking scientific contributions to the field of haematopoiesis, particularly with respect to identifying factors that regulate the maturation process of haematopoietic stem cells, factors of great importance for successfully transplanting stem cells”. Stem cells determine normal or leukaemic blood formation Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen is one

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2013 to Eugene F. FamaUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA Lars Peter HansenUniversity of Chicago, IL, USA  Robert J. ShillerYale University, New Haven, CT, USA “for their empirical analysis of asset prices”Trendspotting in asset marketsThere is no way to predict the price of stocks and bonds over the next few days or weeks. But it is quite possible to foresee the broad course of these prices over longer periods, such as the next three to

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2013 to Martin KarplusUniversité de Strasbourg, France andHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA Michael LevittStanford University School of Medicine,Stanford, CA, USA Arieh WarshelUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA “for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems”The computer — your Virgil in the world of atoms Chemists used to create models of molecules using plastic balls and sticks. Today, the modelling is carried out in computers.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2013 to François EnglertUniversité Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium and Peter W. HiggsUniversity of Edinburgh, UK “for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider”Here, at last!François Englert and Peter W. Higgs are jointly awarded the Nobel

REMINDER: Press conferences for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

Welcome to three press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Venue:          Sessionssalen, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,                      Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden.´                      Direction/map: http://kva.se/contact/ PHYSICS – Tue 8 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest)CHEMISTRY – Wed 9 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest)ECONOMIC SCIENCES – Mon 14 October, 1:00 PM CET (at the earliest) NOTE! The press

Press conferences for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2013

Welcome to the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Note! The press conferences are only for the media. Press ID is required. Limited number of places. Registration for media and booking of interviews with experts must be done at the Academy’s website http://kva.se/pressroom  Times for announcements: PHYSICS – Tue 8 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) CHEMISTRY – Wed 9 October, 11:45 AM CET (at the earliest) ECONOMIC SCIENCES – Mon 14

Meet this year's Crafoord Prize Laureates – Lars Klareskog, Sweden and Peter K. Gregersen, Robert J. Winchester, USA

Tens of millions of people all over the world suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. The discoveries behind the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2013 have in a decisive manner contributed to our understanding of the disease. For instance, Lars Klareskogs's research shows that if no-one in Sweden smoked, one in five cases could probably be avoided.You are welcome to register for interviews on 2-3 May with this year's Crafoord Prize Laureates Lars Klareskog, Peter K. Gregersen and Robert J. Winchester. Spaces are limited. Crafoord Days 20132 MayBeijer Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences:

REMINDER: Press conferences for The Nobel Prize in Physics, The Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2011

Welcome to three press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry, and of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.Venue: Sessionssalen, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, SwedenFind the Academy: http://kva.se/en/contact/ PHYSICS Tue 4 October 11:45 AM at the earliest CHEMISTRY Wed 5 October 11:45 AM at the earliest ECONOMIC SCIENCES Mon 10 October 1:00 PM at the earliest NOTE! The press conferences are only for the media.NEW ROUTINES: Press ID – and personal

Press invitation to the Crafoord Days 2010: Meet the legendary Walter Munk

Welcome to meet “the father of oceanography”, Walter Munk, who comes to Sweden to receive the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences, “for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the Earth’s dynamics”. The Crafoord Days 2010 begin in Stockholm and end in Lund.CRAFOORD LAUREATE 2010 WALTER MUNK, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA PRIZE AMOUNT: SEK 4 million. PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY: To be held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) on 11 May 2010, in the

The Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2010

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2010 to WALTER MUNK Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA “for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the Earth’s dynamics”.THE MOON, OF COURSE The great adventure of exploring the world’s oceans took place largely in the latter half of the 20th century, when new technology and novel methods of remote analysis had become invaluable tools for oceanographers. This

Press activities during the Nobel week with the Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Economic Sciences 2009

Press conference 7 December. Interviews 8 December. Filming of the Prize Lectures 8 December.PRESS CONFERENCE 7 DECEMBER TIME: Monday on 7 December 2009, at 9:00–10:00 am VENUE: Beijer Hall, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden The press conference is broadcasted on web TV at http://kva.se More information and registration: http://kva.se/en/pressroom Last day for registration: Thursday on 3 December 2009 INTERVIEWS 8 DECEMBER (in connection to the Prize Lectures) VENUE: Room Kungsstenen (floor 7), Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Sweden More

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2009

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2009 to ELINOR OSTROM, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, “for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons”, and OLIVER E. WILLIAMSON, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, “for his analysis of economic governance, especially the boundaries of the firm”.ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE: THE ORGANIZATION OF COOPERATION ELINOR OSTROM has demonstrated how common property can be successfully managed by user associations. OLIVER E. WILLIAMSON

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