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Louise Glück: Remembering the profound Nobel Prize poet

Louise Glück: Remembering the profound Nobel Prize poet

A celebration of the beloved work of the masterly Nobel Prize winner and poet Louise Glück following her recent passing
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Jon Fosse: the Nobel Prize for Literature winner 2023

Jon Fosse: the Nobel Prize for Literature winner 2023

Find out more about the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, the hugely successful Norwegian writer Jon Fosse
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Stealing Our Thunder: Does Biology Deserve its Own Nobel Prize?

Stealing Our Thunder: Does Biology Deserve its Own Nobel Prize?

Biologist Svante Pääbo won a 2022 Nobel Prize for his sequencing of the neanderthal genome – so why did is the category Physiology or Medicine?
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Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists who discovered Hepatitis C

Read more about the Nobel Prize winners and their fundamental discovery of the Hepatitis C virus
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Nobel-prize winning 3D imaging

Nobel-prize winning 3D imaging

Scientists at the School of Materials in Manchester have used single-particle reconstruction to help them identify and improve the structure of fuel cells.
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What you need to know about 2018’s Nobel Prize winners in science

What you need to know about 2018’s Nobel Prize winners in science

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Experts in laser physics, cancer therapy and genetic manipulation of viruses have been rewarded for their respective discoveries in physics, medicine and physiology and chemistry
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Graphene takes flight

Graphene takes flight

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The thinnest material ever created could revolutionise the way we build aircraft, say University of Manchester researchers
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Sir John Sulston

Sir John Sulston

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On Friday 9th March, we were saddened by the news of the Nobel Laureate and key figure of the Human Genome Project passing away
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Nobel Prizes 2017: the most exciting discoveries in science

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Jack Barton summarises the 2017 Nobel Prize awards in medicine, physics and chemistry announced last week
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Bob Dylan is awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Roma Havers celebrates the news of the new Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan, and considers the state of mind of the contemporary literary scene
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UK scientists dominate at 2016 Nobel Prize ceremonies

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Earlier this month, the prestigious Nobel Prize ceremonies began, with the prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Medicine and Physiology announced
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Review: Bedwyr Williams: The Starry Messenger

This week we take a surreal journey through Williams’ starry nightmare, currently on show at The Whitworth Gallery
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This week in literature

Alister Pearson returns to 1957 when legendary absurdist Albert Camus won the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature
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Nobel Prize winning scientist to receive Honorary Degree

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Four to receive Honorary Degrees as part of the University’s Foundation Day celebrations
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Celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney

Elizabeth Mitchell pays tribute to the great Irish poet
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Is the European Union the only bad Nobel Peace Prize winner?

The reception has been mixed, but this year’s winner typifies the award for all the wrong reasons
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