Nobel Prize

South Korean writer Han Kang has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making her the 18th woman to win the prize out of 120 laureates.

Three of the six Nobel Prizes have already been awarded – all of them to male scientists. Will there be women laureates this year?

Claudia Goldin has become only the third woman in history to win the Nobel prize for economics for her work in explaining the gender pay gap.

Two scientists whose groundbreaking work saved millions of lives during the Covid-19 pandemic have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize. 

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science we chat to Laura Elvery, about her book that looks at 20 female Nobel Prize winners.

Two scientists have been named joint winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry for their work creating a tool that edits DNA.

Esther Duflo has become both the youngest person and just the second woman ever to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. “I hope to inspire many more”

One of the world’s most beloved writers, Toni Morrison, dubbed a ‘magician of langauge’ has died in New York, aged 88, after complications of pneumonia.