All Prizes and awards articles
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NewsExplainer: what are autocatalysis and non-linear effects and why have they won the 2026 Nobel prize in chemistry?
How ‘one of the most spectacular chemical experiments ever conducted’ offers clues to life’s origins
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NewsReactions that demonstrate how homochirality can emerge take chemistry Nobel prize
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for ‘the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis’
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NewsThe Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 as it happened
Duo worked on answer to puzzle of life’s homochirality – why life favours one mirror image of a molecule over another
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NewsDiscovery of light-activated proteins and their application in neuroscience wins Nobel prize in medicine
Optogenetics has helped researchers better understand the brain and is enabling new treatments for neurological conditions
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PodcastNobel prize in chemistry 2026: predictions
We discuss our picks for this year’s chemistry Nobel prize. Plus, are there certain traits that make a Nobel laureate?
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FeatureNMR spectroscopy from its origins to hyperpolarisation and beyond
From Richard Ernst’s Nobel prize-winning techniques to hyperpolarisation and in-situ battery analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy continues to reinvent itself
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NewsWho will win the 2026 Nobel prize in chemistry?
Annual list of ‘citation laureates’ includes scientists behind base editing, self-assembled monolayers, and those who improved our understanding of electron transfer in proteins
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NewsCockroaches producing energy-rich milk bag this year’s chemistry Ig Nobel prize
Could cockroach milk one day line supermarket shelves?
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News‘Lots of researchers were doing very unusual things – I created an awards ceremony to celebrate them’
Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel prizes, on how the annual parody science award show began and how it’s changing
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NewsIs the US witnessing the start of a brain drain of chemists to China?
Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi is the latest prominent chemist to leave for China and his high-profile departure may signal growing unease
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NewsIg Nobel prize ceremony set to move from ‘unsafe’ US to Europe indefinitely
Issues with visas for attendees has led to the satirical award moving from its home at Harvard University
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NewsCollaborating with a Nobel laureate may actually hinder chances of winning a Nobel prize
Research suggest that those who work alongside laureates may not be seen as original thinkers
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CareersBuilding the future of separation science
Jennifer Kingston was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Technical Excellence Prize, which honours the vital role of technical staff in the chemical sciences community
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NewsScientists recognised in 2026 New Year’s Honours list
Chemists receive awards for work on nuclear waste management, forensics, sustainability and promotion of inclusion and diversity
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OpinionRaj Shah: ‘A good laugh in the lab is often as important as a good reagent’
The award-winning chartered chemical engineer celebrates mentoring, curiosity and lubrication
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ResearchExplainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
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FeatureHow the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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NewsMeet the three scientists who have just won the Nobel prize in chemistry
Learn about the lives of newly minted chemistry Nobel laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi
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NewsThe 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live
Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry
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OpinionWhy I’m still in love with the Nobel prize
The enthusiasm and excitement the awards generate for the sciences are still second to none