Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute
Nobelförsamlingen vid Karolinska Institutet | |
Formation | 1901 13 March 1978 (as a formal body) |
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Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Membership | 50 members |
Chairman | Jesper Haeggström |
Deputy Chairman | Eva Hellström Lindberg |
Website | www |
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute is a body at Karolinska Institute that awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It is headquartered in the Nobel Forum on the grounds of the Karolinska Institute campus. Originally the Nobel Assembly was not a formal body but rather the collective of all professors (holders of chairs, i.e. full professors) at Karolinska Institute. In 1977, the Nobel Assembly became a separate private organization hosted by Karolinska Institute. Until 1984, all Karolinska Institute professors belonged to the Assembly; since 1984, the membership has been restricted to 50 Karolinska Institute professors.[1]
The main work involved in collecting nominations and screening nominees is performed by the Nobel Committee at the Karolinska Institute, which has five members. The Nobel Committee, which is appointed by the Nobel Assembly, is only empowered to recommend laureates, while the final decision rests with the Nobel Assembly.[2]
Background
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was first awarded in 1901. For most of the 20th century the laureates were decided upon by all professors of the Karolinska Institute, collectively sometimes also referred to as the Nobel Assembly. In 1977 the Nobel Assembly was established as a separate private organization. The reason for creating a special formal body for the decisions concerning the Nobel Prize was the fact that the Karolinska Institute is a state-run university, which in turn means that it is subject to various laws that apply to
The other two Nobel Prize-awarding bodies in Sweden, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Swedish Academy, are legally private organisations (although enjoying royal patronage), and have therefore not had to make any special arrangements to be able to follow the Nobel Foundation's regulations.
References
- ^ Karolinska Institutet: Nobelpriset - den ärofyllda traditionen, accessed on August 3, 2009 (in Swedish)
- ^ Nobelprize.org: Prize Awarder for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on August 3, 2009