The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided on the dates to announce the 2020 prize decisions for the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel. The announcements will be made in October. The registration for media will open in August.
Each year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. As described in Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry should be awarded to “the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics” and “the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement”.
The press conference will be broadcast, without any pre-registration, at www.kva.se and www.nobelprize.org.
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Dates for announcements at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2020:
The Nobel Prize in Physics – Tuesday 6 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest.
Venue: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien), Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden.
Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year’s prize.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Wednesday, 7 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest.
Venue: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden.
Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year’s prize.
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel – Monday 12 October, 11:45 at the earliest.
Venue: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, Sweden.
Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year’s prize.
For questions, please contact Eva Nevelius, Press Secretary, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, at eva.nevelius@kva.se or +46 70 878 67 63.
For further information on all Nobel prize announcements, please go to www.nobelprize.org/press