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Awards and Honours

Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay, champion of international justice

The South African former UN human rights chief is honoured "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".

9 October 2026 Source: UN News

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The Canadian writer is honoured for an oeuvre that creates new forms "in playful dialogue with the classical tradition".

8 October 2026 Source: Khaleej Times

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Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai share the prize for discoveries that shaped how medicines are made.

7 October 2026 Source: NPR

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Francis Halzen wins for the IceCube observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from deep space.

6 October 2026 Source: NBC News

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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel share the medicine prize for optogenetics.

5 October 2026 Source: STAT

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Twenty fellows each receive 800,000 dollars with no strings attached.

4 October 2026 Source: Associated Press

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Hold or Fold was named Podcast of the Year, and Bill Nighy won Best Host.

3 October 2026 Source: Podnews

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Winners in 15 categories will be named at the Chapter Five ceremony where the awards began.

2 October 2026 Source: Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce

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Jalila Haider, the Rural Women's Assembly, GYLA and Timnit Gebru win the Alternative Nobel.

1 October 2026 Source: Right Livelihood

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The jury considered 200 nominations from 72 countries for the Alternative Nobel Prize.

28 September 2026 Source: Right Livelihood