Nobel Prize Series Singapore 2015
Event Information
Description
The Nobel Prize Series Singapore 2015, a new landmark event on the global intellectual scene, will be held for the first time on 5th and 6th November 2015 in Singapore.
Nobel Prize Series Conference on "The Future of Learning"
A unique constellation of Nobel Laureates, world-leading experts and key opinion leaders meet participants face-to-face and online for a day of discussions at Nanyang Technological University Singapore. The doors are open to anyone, scientist or not. It is a dialogue for connection and knowledge sharing about the latest thinking and trends that will impact the future of learning in the 21st century. Participating Nobel Laureates are Ada Yonath (Chemistry, 2009), Sir Harold Walter Kroto (Chemistry, 1996), Stefan Hell (Chemistry, 2014) and Wole Soyinka (Literature, 1986), as well as Sir James Mirrlees (Economic Sciences Laureate, 1996).
Four Concurrent Public Lectures
Four parallel public lectures by Nobel Laureates will be held at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, the Singapore Management University and the National Gallery of Singapore.
Nobel Prize Series aims to stimulate innovation and creative thinking, bringing together Nobel Laureates, other experts and lifelong learners. In addition to the conference and the lectures, Nobel Prize Series Singapore includes an exhibition on "The Nobel Prize - Ideas Changing the World", an executive roundtable and dialogue sessions with students in conjunction with the lectures.
Detailed programme for the conference and the lectures:
Time
Event
Venue
5 November 2015, Thursday
1:30pm to 5:30pm
Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Auditorium
50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
6 November 2015, Friday
10:00am to 11:00am
Public Lecture #1: Playing Footsy with Terror
By Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate in Literature 1986
[Followed by Dialogue with Students]
Nanyang Technological University
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Auditorium, HSS-B1-14
14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332
Public Lecture #2: Optical Microscopy; The Resolution Revolution
By Stefan Hell, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2014
Nanyang Technological University
School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Lecture Theatre 1
21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371
Public Lecture #3:The Relationship between Science and Art
By Sir Harold Kroto and Ada Yonath, both Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1996 and 2009, respectively
[Followed by Dialogue with Students]
National Gallery Singapore, Auditorium
1 Saint Andrew's Road, Singapore 178957
Public Lecture #4: The Causes of Economic Inequality
By Sir James Mirrlees, Economic Sciences Laureate 1996
[Followed by Dialogue with Students]
Singapore Management University
Mochtar Riady Auditorium, Level 5
81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065
From 7 November 2015, Saturday, onwards:
Visit the Exhibition "The Nobel Prizes -- Ideas that Change the World". Venue will be announced shortly.
