Nobel Calling Stockholm 2026 at Karolinska Institutet
Over the course of a week in October, the researchers who are to be awarded the various Nobel Prizes are announced. To mark the occasion, the Nobel Prize Museum, in collaboration with organisations including the Karolinska Institutet, offers the public inspiring events and educational sessions dedicated to knowledge. Here you can see the Karolinska Institutet’s activities during Nobel Calling Stockholm 2026.
About the programme
The activities are open to the public and free of charge, but you need to register in advance. You can find details and a registration link for each activity below.
Does AI make us stupid?
Welcome to a conversation where researchers from the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institutet, KTH, and Stockholm University come together to discuss how AI affects human abilities and skills, as well as the implications it may have for individuals and society. The panellists will discuss what it means for us as humans when AI takes over more and more tasks – in research, in school, at workplaces, and in everyday life.
Visit one of the largest zebrafish facilities in the Nordic region
Learn about medical research on zebrafish, animal care, technology and much more during this guided tour. Tours will take place on 5, 8 and 9 October at 12.00.
Key Nobel Prizes for children’s health
Which scientific breakthroughs have had the greatest impact on children’s health? This presentation discusses how research and medical discoveries have driven social progress and improved global child health, but also why the importance of science needs to be highlighted in an age of disinformation and declining trust. Welcome to an interactive lecture on the Nobel Prizes that have had the greatest impact on children’s lives and health.
Expert tour on cells, nerves and genes
Join us for a tour featuring some of the most pioneering researchers in the history of medicine, such as Nobel Laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Walther Flemming. During Nobel Calling Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet and the Nobel Prize Museum invite you to an expert guided tour of the exhibition ‘Cells, Nerves, Genes’, where you’ll meet some of the researchers who laid the foundations for our modern understanding of cells, the nervous system and genetics.
Nobel Prizes that have opened our eyes: from light in the eye to vision in the brain configuration options
How do historic Nobel Prizes influence today’s eye care and vision research? Researchers from St Erik’s Eye Hospital and the Karolinska Institute discuss award-winning discoveries about the eye and vision – and what they mean for your future eye health. In a series of three short seminars, researchers from St Erik’s Eye Hospital and the Karolinska Institute discuss Nobel Prizes that have transformed vision research.
Meet the researchers: From Nobel Prizes to future innovations
Meet postdoctoral researchers from the Stockholm Trio universities in presentations and discussions. This event is part of the Stockholm Trio Postdoc Symposium 2026, organised by postdoctoral researchers at Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm University, with support from KI’s Research Committee. More about the programme on Monday 12 October.
Nobel Calling, 5–9 October, at the University Library
Come and enjoy everything from lectures and talks to watercolour painting at the University Library. Hear Anna Lantz, MA and curator at the Hagströmer Library, talk about the Nobel Prizes 2020–2025 in a historical context. Delve into the works of Literature Prize laureates through readings and speculate on who will win the prize in 2026 together with Gabriella Ekman PhD in Literary Studies and writing tutor at the University Library.
Nobel Calling Stockholm
När årets Nobelpristagare tillkännages riktas världens blickar mot Stockholm. Nobel Prize Museum förvandlar staden till en hubb för vetenskap, forskning och teknik tillsammans med KI och andra samhällsaktörer, under namnet Nobel Calling. I kunskapens anda bjuder bland andra Karolinska Institutet på inspirerande event och lärorika möten. Se hela programmet här.