The prize-awarding institutions have decided the dates to announce the 2018 prize decisions. The registration for media will open in August

STOCKHOLM, May 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. 

As described in Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry should be awarded to "the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics" and "the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement".

The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, has decided that no such prize will be awarded this year. That does not impact the awarding of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in other prize categories. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is a separate and independent Nobel Prize awarding body. 

Information about all announcements of the prize-awarding institutions can be found here.

The press conferences will be broadcast, without any pre-registration, at www.kva.se and www.nobelprize.com.

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Dates for announcements at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2018:

The Nobel Prize in Physics - Tuesday, 2 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien), Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm

Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year's prize.

https://www.kva.se/pressroom

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Wednesday, 3 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm

https://www.kva.se/pressroom

Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year's prize.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel - Monday, 8 October, 11:45 a.m. at the earliest

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Session Hall, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm

https://www.kva.se/pressroom

Registration and valid press ID required. The press conference is open only for journalists and photographers, covering this year's prize.

For questions, please contact Jessica Balksjö Nannini, Press Officer, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,jessica.balksjo@kva.se or + 46-70-673-96-50.

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