Summary
The Nobel Prize announcements for 2025 start on October 6 with the award for physiology or medicine. The week-long event includes prizes for physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics. The Nobel Prizes are major international awards given for outstanding achievements in various fields.
Key Facts
- The Nobel Prizes were established by Alfred Nobel's will in 1895 and first awarded in 1901.
- There are six categories: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics (added in 1968).
- The prize announcements start on October 6 and end on October 13, 2025.
- Each Nobel laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash prize of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million).
- The institutions responsible for awarding the prizes include the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, the Swedish Academy, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- President Donald Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The physiology or medicine prize could go to researchers who discovered GLP-1, a hormone important in obesity and diabetes treatment.
- The formal Nobel Prize presentation takes place on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.
