Stockholm/Oslo, October 2025. — As part of the annual Nobel cycle, the laureates of 2025 have been announced across several fields — achievements that fundamentally reshape our understanding of nature, medicine, chemistry, and society.

 Medicine / Physiology

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.
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Their research explained how the immune system avoids attacking the body’s own tissues — a breakthrough essential for understanding autoimmune diseases and developing new therapies.
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 Chemistry

The Chemistry Prize was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi for creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous materials capable of capturing gases, filtering water, storing substances, and catalyzing reactions.
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This new molecular architecture offers vast potential for applications in ecology, energy, and medicine.
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   Peace

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela “for her tireless efforts to defend the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for her commitment to a fair and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
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The Committee noted that she symbolizes civic courage in Latin America despite threats and pressure.
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 Literature

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature went to Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai “for his visionary and expressive prose that restores faith in the power of art amid apocalyptic themes.”
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His works are rich in philosophical reflections and striking imagery, as noted by the Swedish Academy.
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 Significance for the University and Science

These prestigious awards reaffirm that fundamental research remains the cornerstone of progress in medicine, chemistry, and the social sciences.

Students and faculty of our university can draw inspiration from the Nobel laureates and strive toward the same level of scientific excellence.