Nobel Prize 2016

Nobel Prize in literature: Bob Dylan, American singer, songwriter, wins for creating 'new poetic expressions'

American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy cited the American musician for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

Nobel Prize in literature: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Haruki Murakami among favourites to win

Literary circles are abuzz with speculation ahead of Thursday's Nobel Literature Prize announcement, with award watchers suggesting this year's honours could go to a controversial writer such as Syrian-born poet Adonis.

Nobel prize in economics: Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmström win for contributions to contract theory

The Nobel Economics Prize 2016 was awarded to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström for "their contributions to contract theory."

Nobel Economics Prize 2016: World Bank's new chief economist Paul Romer likely winner

The World Bank's new chief economist is among those tipped to win the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, as the awards season moves into a second week.

Nobel Peace Prize 2016 goes to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 on Friday.

Nobel Prize 2016: Peace Prize winner is anyone's guess this year

Syrian rescuers risking all to save war-hit civilians and the brokers of Iran's nuclear deal are among contenders for Friday's Nobel Peace Prize after Colombia's peacemakers fell from pole position. As the annual Nobel prize-giving week reaches its peak, the five-member Norwegian committee will unveil its decision at 0900 GMT, the only one of six awards to be presented in Oslo and the one which traditionally garners the greatest attention.

Nobel Chemistry winners: Sauvage, Stoddart and Feringa's big dreams and small machines

A French, British and Dutch trio of scientists won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for developing the world's smallest machines that may one day act as artificial muscles to power tiny robots or even prosthetic limbs.

Nobel Prize 2016: Chemistry Prize could go to gene-editing, new elements or rechargeable batteries

The Nobel Chemistry Prize is to be announced on Wednesday, with observers suggesting it could go to gene-editing, the invention of the rechargeable battery or the discovery of new periodic elements.

Nobel Prize for Yoshinori Ohsumi: Here's what he did to achieve the award

Nobel Prize 2016 gives away awards from 3 October on, beginning with the Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan.