"I will continue this fight until I see every child, every child in school".  Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014

Already at eleven years of age Malala Yousafzai fought for girls' right to education. After having suffered an attack on her life by Taliban gunmen in 2012, she has continued her struggle and become a leading advocate of girls' rights. Listen to her Nobel Lecture, where she urges the world's governments to "Let this be the last time that we see a child out of school".

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2014

"This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights". Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 1993

Three years after his release from 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He shared the prize with the man who had released him, President Frederik Willem de Klerk, for their peaceful termination of the apartheid regime. He held his Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, as a representative of the "millions of people across the globe, the anti-apartheid movement".

Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 1993

An interview with Satoshi Ōmura on golf, great scientists, and being awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. 

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at: www.nobelprize.org

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”I humbly accept it.” Satoshi Ōmura on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

An interview with William C. Campbell, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was asleep when he got the prize call. And he’s up for coming to Stockholm on December 10th for the award ceremony.

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at: www.nobelprize.org

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”You must be kidding!” William C. Campbell on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

An interview with Takaaki Kajita. Hear how he reacted when he got the call that he has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics. 

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at: www.nobelprize.org

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”I was checking my e-mails.” Takaaki Kajita on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

"I'm honored to get this recognition". Hear how Aziz Sancar reacted when he got the call that he has been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. 

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at: www.nobelprize.org
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”My wife took the call and woke me up”. Aziz Sancar on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

”I’m not a politician. I’m not used to talk on two phones at the same time.” Life is getting busy for Tomas Lindahl, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Listen to an interview by Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media, when Lindahl also talks about his research and early days in Sweden.
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”I feel very lucky and privileged.” Tomas Lindahl on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

Paul Modrich was on vacation in his little cabin in the woods in New Hampshire when he got the news through e-mail that he had been awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ”I’m in the right place at the right time.”

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media. Learn more about the Laureates at: www.nobelprize.org
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”Shock. Surprise. Excitement.” Paul Modrich on being awarded the Nobel Prize.

“I’m just trying to grasp a piece of reality and tell who we are and where we are going." Nobelprize.org managed to have a conversation with Svetlana Alexievitch, awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, while the taxi waited outside to take her to the press conference.

The interviewer is Julia Chayka. Conversation is in Russian. 
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”The poetics of tragedy are important for me.” Svetlana Alexievich on the Nobel Prize.

An interview with Ouided Bouchamaoui, President of The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). ”We are here to give hope to young people. If we believe in our country we can succeed.”

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. 

The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media.
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”We did it together, the four of us.” Ouided Bouchamaoui on The Nobel Peace Prize.

An interview with Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh, President of The Tunisian Order of Lawyers. “This is a message to the world, to all the countries, to all the people that are aiming for democracy and peace, that everything can be solved by dialogue”. 

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

The interviewer is Hélène Hernmarck Olsson. Interview is in French, transcript to follow.
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“I’m ecstatic, I can’t find any words.” Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh on the Nobel Peace Prize

An interview with Abdessattar Ben Moussa, President of The Tunisian Human Rights League. ” It’s an important sign for the neighbouring countries”.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

The interviewer is Hélène Hernmarck Olsson. Interview in French, transcript will follow.

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“It encourages us to continue the dialogue.” Abdessattar Ben Moussa on the Nobel Peace Prize

An interview with Houcine Abassi, Secretary General of The Tunisian General Labour Union, UGTT.  “This Nobel Prize shows that humankind can reach solutions through dialogue.”

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

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“It’s an opportunity for everyone who believes in peace.” Houcine Abassi on the Nobel Peace Prize.

An interview with Angus Deaton, awarded the 2015 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Hear his thoughts on behaviour, data, and ”just trying to figure stuff out”. An early riser, he was awake when he received the call early this morning, and his first thought was ”Oh my goodness, it’s really happening”.
 
The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer at Nobel Media.

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”You have to understand what makes people tick.” Angus Deaton on being awarded the Prize.

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