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Every year, the University of Oslo awards several prizes to researchers and students who have distinguished themselves academically. The University Board Awards. Anders Jahre's Awards for Medical Research. The University of Oslo Human Rights Award. His Majesty the King's Gold Medal (in Norwegian) UiO's Sustainability Award.
- Fridtjof Nansen – A Scientist and Humanitarian Extraordinaire
- Ragnar Frisch – from Goldsmith Apprentice to Groundbreaking Economist
- Odd Hassel – A Norwegian Chemistry Pioneer
- Ivar Giæver – The Experimental Physicist
- Trygve Haavelmo – A Revolutionary Economist
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922for his invaluable international efforts in aiding refugees after the First World War. While widely renowned as an explorer and philanthropist, Nansen also possessed a remarkable talent for scientific research. He contributed groundbreaking theories in neurobiology and oceanograph...
Ragnar Frisch (1895–1973) delivered numerous groundbreaking works within the field of economics. For these he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, jointly with the Dutch economist Jan Tinbergen. Originally, Frisch was set to become a goldsmith, following in his father's footsteps. Alongside his apprenticeship, he studied ...
Odd Hassel (1897–1981) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969, along with Sir Derek H. R. Barton. They received the prize for their contributions to the development and application of the concept of conformation in chemistry. Hassel was appointed as Norway's first professor of physical chemistry in 1934 and worked in Norway until his pass...
Norwegian-American Ivar Giæver (1929–) was awarded theNobel Prize in Physics in 1973for his work in quantum mechanics, specifically related to electron tunneling phenomena. He conducted extensive experimental research in this field. He received the prize jointly with Leo Esaki and Brian D. Josephson. Giæver has later ventured into the field of biop...
Trygve Haavelmo (1911–1999) was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1989for his significant contributions to econometrics, a research field within social economics. Haavelmo introduced methods from mathematical statistics into economic analysis, thereby laying the foundation for an entirely new area of economic research. He bec...
UiO grants awards for research, education, innovation and dissemination, human rights, and sustainability. Honorary doctoral degrees Nobel Prize Laureates at UiO
The award ceremony takes place in the aula of the University of Oslo, where the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded between 1947 and 1989. The Abel Prize board has also established an Abel symposium, administered by the Norwegian Mathematical Society, which takes place twice a year.
YearLaureate (s)ImageInstitution (s)2024"For his groundbreaking contributions to ...2023"For his seminal contributions to ...2022Stony Brook University and The Graduate ..."For his groundbreaking contributions to ...2021"For their foundational contributions to ...The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on December 10 in a formal ceremony at the Oslo City Hall. The laureate is presented with the Nobel medal and diploma, and is asked to deliver a Nobel lecture.
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May 21, 2019 · The 2019 Abel Prize - The Royal House of Norway. This year, His Majesty The King presented the prestigious Abel Prize to a woman mathematician for the first time. Today, Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck received the prize in a formal award ceremony in the Aula of the University of Oslo. 21.05.2019.
