The Nobel Prize in Physics – how it’s done

Описание: Professor Mats Larsson, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Stockholm University.

The procedure for awarding the Nobel Prize in Physics has changed very little since 1901. It rests on three pillars: nominations, evaluations and the Nobel Committee’s proposal to the decision-making body, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Mats Larsson described the procedure and gavesome examples from previous Nobel Prizes.

Mats Larsson is Professor Emeritus at Stockholm University and Chairman of the Class for Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics for nine years.

The lecture was part of the public outreach event Particle Physics and the Nobel Prize, organised in connection with the third COMETA General Meeting, held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on 1–3 June 2026.

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