Sweden’s drive to win more Nobels ‘requires riskier research’

Home of prestigious awards hopes to claim more of its own after launching new funding stream – but leaders caution against too much political control

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April 10, 2025

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April 10, 2025

Entrance door to Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden

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