Gunnerus Sustainability Science Award

15/09/2021

POSTPONED TO 2022! Dr. Jianguo Liu was supposed to receive the Gunnerus Award on Friday 1 October. Due to quarantine restrictions, we have to postpone the event to 2022. Stay tuned!

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10/06/2021

The Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science for 2021 goes to professor Jianguo (Jack) Liu. Congratulations! Professor Liu holds the Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability at Michigan State University, USA, and receives the award for his outstanding scientific work.

The Gunnerus Award amounts to 1 million NOK. The award ceremony takes place on 1 October in Trondheim, Norway. For full press release, see https://www.dknvs.no/gunnerusprisen/?lang=en

25/01/2021

THANK YOU for nominating candidates to this year's Gunnerus Award! The scientific committee is now in the process of evaluating all nominees. We expect to announce the winner in August 2021.

Picture below: Sanda Díaz receives the Gunnerus Award 2019 from HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. Photo: Thor Nielsen/DKNVS.

15/01/2021

Nomination closes at midnight CET.

06/01/2021

It's time to nominate your candidate for the Gunnerus Award 2021! Nominate by 15 January.
http://www.gunnerusaward.com

26/10/2020

Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773) was a pioneer in Norwegian scientific history. He founded the first Norwegian scientific society (DKNVS) in 1760 and started the first scientific journal in Norway in 1761. Professor Sandra M. Díaz from Argentina was awarded the prize for her work in biodiversity in 2019. Now it's time to nominate your candidate!

19/10/2020

THE CONFERRING INSTITUTIONS
The Gunnerus Award is a collaboration between the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) – Norway’s oldest scientific institution and the original founder of the prize, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology – Norway’s largest university. The prize is awarded every two years.

12/10/2020

See full call for nominations for the Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science.

12/10/2020

Photos from the Gunnerus Award activites and ceremony 2019.

12/10/2020

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (DKNVS) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) call for nominations of candidates for the International Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science 2021.

The award amount is 1 million Norwegian kroner, approx. EUR 93.000/USD 110.000. Nominate your candidate by 15 January 2021. https://www.gunnerusprisen.no