Prof. Eske Willerslev

Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2024 Field of Work: Evolutionary biology Date: 23 October 2024 Place of Ceremony: Faculty Club Host Institution: McGill University Host Country: Canada Professor Eske Willerslev, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Copenhagen and Prince Philip Professor at the University of Cambridge, has been selected as the winner […]
Cónal Creedon

Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2024 Field of Work: Literature Date: 23 October 2024 Place of Ceremony: Faculty Club Host Institution: McGill University Host Country: Canada Cónal Creedon has been awarded the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2024. Cónal Creedon is an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, playwright, documentary film maker, essayist, […]
39th WCC Award Ceremony

Back row: Dr. René Asomoza Palacio, Professor Jin Guo, Prof. Lisa Shapiro, Professor Alicia Boatswain-Kyte, Dr. Esteban M. Wild…, Professor Nagissa Mahmoudi and Professor Gary Marquis. Front row: Professor Claudia Mitchell, Christopher Manfredi, Cónal Creedon, Eske Willerslev, Professor Omar Yaghi, Dominique Berube and… at the 39th World Cultural Council Award Ceremony Canda, October 23, 2024. […]
Special Lectures 2024
Photo Gallery Photos by Owen Egan and Joni Dufour Special Lectures by Cónal Creedon and Eske Willerslev Special Lecture by Prof. Omar Yaghi
2024 WCC Event Live Stream
2024 Beatty lecture Tuesday, October 22 at 6 PM EDT Watch the live stream here: 2024 Award Ceremony at McGill University Wednesday, October 23 at 4 PM EDT Watch the live stream here:
Physics Nobel Prize 2024
Prof. John J. Hopfield, winner of the 2005 Albert Einstein World Cultural Council Award of Science has been granted the Physics Nobel Prize 2024. Awarded with the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2005, Professor Emeritus John Hopfield has now been honored with the prestigious 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. His groundbreaking contributions to […]
Extended call for 2025 nominations
Extended Call for WCC 2025 Awards nominations The World Cultural Council is now accepting nominations for the Albert Einstein and the José Vasconcelos 2025 Awards. Nominations must be submitted by January 31, 2025, midnight Central European Time (CET). The awards Nominees for the Albert Einstein World Award of Science should be eminent scientists whose achievements […]
Winners of 2024 WCC Awards Announced
Award Ceremony to be held at McGill University, Montreal, Canada in October 2024 This year the World Cultural Council will celebrate its 39th Award Ceremony hosted by McGill University at its historic downtown campus in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The Awards will be given by the President of the WCC, Sir Fraser Stoddart, President and […]
Prof. Christoph Gerber

Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2023 Field of Work: Nanoscale Science Date: 3 November 2023 Place of Ceremony: Great Hall Host Institution: University of Helsinki Host Country: Finland Professor Christoph Gerber, Department of Physics and Swiss Nano Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland, has been selected as the winner of the “Albert Einstein” World Award […]
Prof. Larry V. Hedges

José Vasconcelos World Award of Education 2023 Field of Work: Meta-analysis Date: 3 November 2023 Place of Ceremony: Great Hall Host Institution: University of Helsinki Host Country: Finland Professor Larry V. Hedges has been selected as the winner of the World Cultural Council “José Vasconcelos” World Award of Education 2023. The prize is awarded in […]