Nobel Prize 2021

Five things you need to know about the Nobel Prize awards and Alfred Nobel

Since 1974, the statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that the award may not be given posthumously, but a person may be awarded if they die between the time of the announcement in October and the formal prize ceremony in December.

Nobel Prize winners to be announced from 4-11 October in a mix of online and offline events

The prize-awarding institutions will conduct this year’s Nobel festivities in Stockholm from 6 to 12 December.