The announcement of the Nobel Laureates and the Laureates in Economic Sciences for the year is made on the same day that the Nobel Prize awarding institutions choose from among the names recommended by the respective Nobel Committees. Immediately after the vote, a press conference is held by the concerned Nobel Prize awarder.
Announcements of the Nobel 2012 Prizes
Monday 8 October, 11:30 a.m. at the earliest - The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The prize will be announced by Göran K. Hansson, Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine
Press room of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
Tuesday 9 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest - The Nobel Prize in Physics
The prize will be announced by Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Press room of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Wednesday 10 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest - The Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The prize will be announced by Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Press room of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Friday 12 October, 11:00 a.m., - The Nobel Peace Prize
The prize will be announced by Thorbjørn Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Press information from the Norwegian Nobel Institute
Monday 15 October, 1:00 p.m. at the earliest - The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
The prize will be announced by Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Press room of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Nobel Prize in Literature
According to tradition, the Swedish Academy will set the date for its announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature later. The Prize will be announced by Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy
For questions about the announcement: e-mail sekretariat@svenskaakademien.se
Live Webcast
All Nobel Prize announcements will be webcast live at Nobelprize.org, starting with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, on Monday 8 October. Following each announcement, an interview will be held with a member of the Nobel Committee about the 2012 Nobel Prize.
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