According to the Nobel Foundation statutes, the Nobel Laureates are required to "give a public lecture on a subject connected with the work for which the prize has been awarded".
Watch live webcasts of the Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Prize Lectures in Economic Sciences, and the Nobel Peace Prize Lecture from Oslo and Stockholm. Video on-demand versions will also be available soon after the events.
Schedule for the live webcast of the Nobel Lectures:
Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine
Monday, 7 December at 1:00 p.m.–3.30 p.m. (CET)
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Telomeres and Telomerase: The Means to the End by Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction by Carol W. Greider
DNA Ends: Just the Beginning by Jack W. Szostak
Nobel Lecture in Literature
Monday, 7 December 5:30 p.m. (CET)
The Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
Jedes Wort weiß etwas vom Teufelskreis by Herta Müller
Nobel Lectures in Physics
Tuesday, 8 December 9:00 a.m.–11:05 a.m. (CET)
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Sand from centuries past send future voices fast by Charles K. Kao
Charles K. Kao's lecture will be held by Mrs Gwen Kao.
CCD – an extension of man's vision by Willard S. Boyle
The invention and early history of the CCD by George E. Smith
Nobel Lectures in Chemistry
Tuesday, 8 December 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (CET)
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Decoding the genetic message: The 3D version by Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
From understanding ribosome structure and function to new antibiotics by Thomas A. Steitz
Polar bears, unpaved roads, Everest climbing and ribosomes in action by Ada E. Yonath
Prize Lectures in Economic Sciences
Tuesday, 8 December 3:00 p.m.–4:20 p.m. (CET)
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Beyond markets and states: polycentric governance of complex economic systems by Elinor Ostrom
The economics of governance by Oliver E. Williamson
Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
Thursday, December 10, 1:00 p.m. (CET)
Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway
Nobel Lecture by Barack Obama