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2025-11-26

Listen to Nobel Laureates in Aula Magna

On December 8, this year's Nobel Prize lectures will be held in Aula Magna. Here, you can listen to the laureates in physics, chemistry and economics, either in person or via live broadcast.

2025-11-14

The world’s oldest RNA extracted from woolly mammoth

Researchers from Stockholm University have – for the first time ever – managed to successfully isolate and sequence RNA molecules from Ice Age woolly mammoths. These RNA sequences are the oldest ever recovered and come from mammoth tissue preserved in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years. The study, published in the journal Cell, shows that not only DNA and proteins, but also RNA, can be preserved for very long periods of time, and provide new insights into the biology of species that have long since become extinct.

2025-11-11

Kamila is toastmaster at the Nobel Prize banquet

“When I moved to Sweden from Poland as a 16-year-old, I could never have imagined that, one day, I would be holding a speech in that room. In fluent Swedish. I believe in doing your best in life and taking every chance that comes along.” Kamila Marzynska, a law student at Stockholm University, smiles happily as she reflects on her role as toastmaster at the Nobel Prize banquet. For the third year in a row, she will be welcoming guests to dinner at the City Hall, leading the toast to the Chairman of the Nobel Foundation and the Swedish King. Once the main course has been enjoyed and it's time for dessert, she gets back up on the podium. At that point, the Nobel Laureates giving speeches will be introduced – in Swedish, in their mother tongue and in English. It's a big moment in their lives, so I want to introduce them in a supportive way.