2024 Balzan Prizes presented in Rome
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The Balzan Prizes 2024 were presented today, 21 November, to:
John Braithwaite for Restorative Justice,
Lorraine Daston for History of Modern and Contemporary Science,
Michael N. Hall for Biological Mechanisms of Ageing,
Omar Yaghi for Nanoporous Materials for Environmental Applications.
The Ceremony took place in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, in the majestic setting of the Quirinale Palace in Rome, where, in the magnificent Great Banquet Hall, the Presidents of the International Balzan Foundation ‘Prize’, Maria Cristina Messa, and ‘Fund’, Gisèle Girgis-Musy, gave the official speeches, while each prizewinner, presented by the Chair of the General Prize Committee, Marta Cartabia, gave a speech of acceptance and thanks.omma deve essere destinata dagli stessi Premiati a progetti di ricerca condotti da giovani studiosi.
The amount of each of the four annual Prizes is 750,000 Swiss Francs (€ 800,000; $870,000; GBP 670.000). The Prizewinners must destine half of the amount to finance research projects that are carried out by young scholars or scientists.
The 2024 Awards Ceremony was followed by the Balzan Prizewinners Interdisciplinary Forum (video youtube) at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Palazzo Corsini) on Friday 22 November. The Forum is an occasion for public debate on major topics related to the subjects of this year’s prizes.
