Nobel Calling Stockholm | 5–12 October 2026
Activities
In connection with the announcements of the Nobel Prizes, we fill the city with experiences that inspire, engage and spread knowledge.
7 and 10 October
Expert tour of Cells, nerves, genes
Join a guided tour on some of the most groundbreaking researchers in the history of medicine – such as Nobel Prize laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Walther Flemming.
Programme by the Nobel Prize Museum
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Guided tour
Expert tour of Cells, nerves, genes
Join a guided tour on some of the most groundbreaking researchers in the history of medicine!
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
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Guided tour
Expert tour of Cells, nerves, genes
Join a guided tour on some of the most groundbreaking researchers in the history of medicine!
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
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Live streams: This year’s Nobel Prizes
Experience this year’s Nobel Prize announcements live from the museum.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin
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Guided tour
The magic call
How are the Nobel Prize laureates selected? Join a special guided tour and learn about the work behind the scenes.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Foto: Clément Morin
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Does AI make us stupid?
Scientific breakthroughs drive us to develop new abilities. AI provides new tools but also means we hand over certain skills to autonomous systems.
Photo: David Matos
Programme by Karolinska Institutet
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Step inside one of Scandinavia’s largest zebrafish facilities
Explore medical research on zebrafish, animal care, technology and more in this guided tour at Karolinska Institutet.
Photo: Lars Bräutigam
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Meet the Scientists: Nobel discoveries to future innovations
Meet postdoctoral researchers from Stockholm Trio universities through accessible research talks and interactive discussions.
Photo: ThisisEngineering
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Guided tour
Expert tour of Cells, nerves, genes
Join a guided tour on some of the most groundbreaking researchers in the history of medicine!
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
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Guided tour
Expert tour of Cells, nerves, genes
Join a guided tour on some of the most groundbreaking researchers in the history of medicine!
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Mattias Lindbäck
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Event
Does AI make us stupid?
Scientific breakthroughs drive us to develop new abilities. AI provides new tools but also means we hand over certain skills to autonomous systems.
Photo: David Matos
Programme by KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Robotics, AI and humans
Welcome to a lecture with professor Danica Kragic at KTH!
Photo: Alex Knight
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How AI and digital technology are shaping tomorrow’s society
Join Digital Futures open house and learn about how AI tackles major societal challenges.
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How and why the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is Awarded-with some highlights from neuroscience
How does the Nobel Assembly decide who deserves one of the world’s most prestigious scientific awards?
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin
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Does AI make us stupid?
Scientific breakthroughs drive us to develop new abilities. AI provides new tools but also means we hand over certain skills to autonomous systems.
Photo: David Matos
Programme by Stockholm University
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The hunt for neutrinos at the South Pole
Listen to professor Chad Finley talk about how one detects neutrinos, famously known as “ghost particles” in the glacier at the South Pole.
Photo: Felipe Pedreros
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Visit the lab that maps prehistoric DNA
Meet the researchers studying ancient DNA from animals, humans, and sediments – from million-year-old mammoths to migration patterns in the Nordic region during the Stone and Viking Ages.
Photo: Drew Hays
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Visit the Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre
Visit the Stockholm University Brain Imaging Centre, where researchers explore how the brain is built and how it works.
Illustration: SDL
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Visit the sound labs
Visit the Gösta Ekman Laboratories at Stockholm University and get a glimpse into current research on our senses.
Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein
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Who will receive this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature?
Follow the live broadcast of the announcement from the Swedish Academy and listen to scholars in a conversation about the prize.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Clément Morin
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Event
Does AI make us stupid?
Scientific breakthroughs drive us to develop new abilities. AI provides new tools but also means we hand over certain skills to autonomous systems.
Photo: David Matos
How is a Nobel Prize laureate chosen?
The road to a Nobel Prize is long and the process of selecting laureates begins many months before they are announced. Who can nominate candidates? How does the selection process work? And who makes the final decisions?
Find the answers and learn more about the extensive work behind the scenes on the Nobel Prize website.