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Tekst: Universitetet i Bergen presenterer Prisvinnersamtalen 2019 - What remains to be discovered? Illustrert med spørsmålstegn

What remains to be discovered? 

One laureate from each of the three Norwegian academic prizes have been invited to the University of Bergen to discuss the challenges for the future of humanity and what remains to be discovered within the academic fields of the prizes. 

The three participating laureates are philosopher Onora O’Neill, astrophysicist Ewine van Dishoeck and mathematician S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, each among the foremost in their fields of research. Journalist and broadcaster Vivienne Parry will moderate the conversation.

This first ever Prize Winner Conversation will take place in The University Aula on Wednesday 4 September, 2019, 3 P.M.-5.30 P.M.

Follow the live stream here.

2019 Prize Winner Conversation
Universitetsmuseet i Bergen i bagkrunnen, logoene til Abel-, Kavli- og Holbergprisen i forgrunnen.
Sep 03

"What remains to be discovered?" at the Student's Association in Bergen

The Student's Association in Bergen invites you to a conversation about the laureates that will participate in the 2019 Prize Winner Conversation - What remains to be discovered?.

The Abel Prize
Profile picture of Srinivasa Varadhan standing in front of a blackboard

Mathematician S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan

S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan was awarded the Abel Prize 2007 for his fundamental contributions to probability theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large deviations.

The Holberg Prize
Portrett av Onora O'Neill med hvitt hus og kirsebærtre i bakgrunnen

Philosopher Onora O'Neill

Philosopher Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, received the Holberg Prize in 2017 for her distinguished and influential role in the field of philosophy and for shedding light on pressing intellectual and ethical questions of our time.

The Kavli Prize
Portrett av Ewine van Dishoeck med grønne bladtrær i bakgrunnen

Astrochemist Ewine van Dishoeck

Ewine van Dishoeck was awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics in 2018 for her combined contributions to observational, theoretical, and laboratory astrochemistry, elucidating the life cycle of interstellar clouds and the formation of stars and planets.