Science will inevitably help shape our future, but how does science benefit society, and how should society get the best from science? As our awareness of the enormity of pressing local and global challenges increases, we need to take time to consider how best to equip ourselves, and future generations, to make the most of the opportunity science offers to build a better world. Our Nobel Prize Dialogue in Rio de Janeiro offers the chance to explore these questions.

The Nobel Prize Dialogue will bring Nobel Prize laureates together with a diverse selection of expertsand students for a series of conversations. In the morning, participants will discuss the value of science, how to make the practice of research more inclusive and how to communicate more effectively with audiences ranging from the public to policy-makers. Interactive discussions will then investigate the responsibilities of scientists, the role of universities and strategies for transitioning towards a more sustainable world. In the afternoon, discussions will focus on how best to work together, both within research institutions and across disciplines and sectors, and where science and scientists should go next, asking if there are optimal strategies for focusing our efforts and resources to get the most out of science, to help create the future we want.

Speakers include Nobel Prize laureates Serge Haroche, physics 2012, David MacMillan, chemistry 2021, and May-Britt Moser, physiology or medicine 2014.