The Princess of Asturias Foundation

Considered the foremost activist of architecture by the specialized press, Shigeru Ban has achieved international prestige for being able to provide shelters and temporary housing as a rapid, effective response to extreme and devastating situations caused mostly by natural disasters

At 11:00am today, Tuesday 21st June, at the Royal Palace in Madrid

Scientific experts in the field of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton (Canadian and British), Yann LeCun (French and American), Yoshua Bengio (Canadian) and Demis Hassabis (British) have been bestowed with the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award

47 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

30 nominations encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

He published his first play, Siete hombres buenos, in 1989, which earned him the Marqués de Bradomín Runner-up Prize from the Spanish Youth Institute. He has taught Playwriting and Philosophy at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in Madrid and directed the seminar “Memory and Thought in Contemporary Theatre” at the Spanish National Research Council’s Institute of Philosophy 

By acclamation of the institution’s Board of Trustees, he will take over from Luis Fernández-Vega Sanz as of December

The Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team have been bestowed with the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award

A scholar and promoter of the Mexican pre-Columbian world, as well as a leading communicator in this field of knowledge, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma has carried out his fieldwork in archaeological sites such as Comalcalco, Tepeapulco, Bonampak, Teotihuacan, Cholula, Tula, Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan, among others

25 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

Michnik is one of the best known and most prominent defenders of human rights in Poland and is considered one of the key figures in the recovery of democracy in the country, as well as an outstanding journalist

40 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

43 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

312 nominations had been submitted as of 3rd March 

The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 3rd March

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo

Joint Laureate in 1992, together with Nelson Mandela, for “in conditions of extreme difficulty, laid the foundations for peace and co-operation among the citizens of South Africa and the country’s democratic organisation in the future”

On Wednesday 20th October at the former La Vega Arms Factory in Oviedo

Lucy Lake, CEO of CAMFED, will visit the factory facilities on Tuesday 19th October

The meetings Marina Abramović and Gloria Steinem will hold with the public and the conversation with Amartya Sen will be broadcast via live streaming.

These will also be broadcast live over the Foundation’s website

Katalin Karikó, joint 2021 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Technical and Scientific Research, will visit the Clara Campoamor State Primary School in Riañu

At 12 noon on Monday 18th October

Breakfast meeting with Gloria Steinem, Princess of Asturias Laureate for Communication and Humanities, on the University of Oviedo’s Humanities Campus

At 11:00am on Wednesday 20th October

ECODES has awarded its net zero emissions eco-label to the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards, the tenth year in which they will boast this certificate

The EDP Foundation will provide eight electric vehicles for staff to move about during Awards Week

Registration will open in two stages, on 11th and 16th October.

The events will be held in Avilés, Gijón, Mieres, Oviedo and Riañu.

On 23rd October at the former La Vega Arms Factory, Oviedo.

Carrère will also take part in a meeting with book clubs linked to public libraries at the City of Oviedo Exhibition and Conference Centre.

From 14th to 23rd October at the former La Vega Arms Factory, in Oviedo.

Marina Abramović will meet with the public at the Jovellanos Theatre, in Gijón.

The ceremony will be held on Friday 22nd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.

The Laureates will begin arriving in Asturias during the week.

The deadline for obtaining passes is Friday 15th October

Held on 31st August via video conference

35 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 41st edition

Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, Philip Felgner, Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci, Derrick Rossi and Sarah Gilbert have independently contributed to the development of some of the vaccines approved to date, all based on different strategies, but which have protein S as a common target

CAMFED, Campaign for Female Education, has been granted the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award

29 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition

Today, Friday 4th June, at the Royal Palace, Madrid, at 11:30am

33 nominations encompassing 20 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition

18 nominations encompassing 9 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition

Held today via video conference

41 nominations encompassing 20 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition

Journalist and writer Gloria Steinem has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring the aforementioned Award 

The performance artist Marina Abramović has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring the aforementioned Award. 

59 nominations encompassing 24 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition

The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2017, “Zagajewski’s poetry validates the ethical sense of literature” 

The deadline for submitting nominations ended on 4th March

The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards

Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website

The statement to all those attending the events is attached below

The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2014 for his “His work has revolutionized our way of interpreting episodes that are crucial for understanding the history of the West and Spanish American independence”

The event will be take place on Friday 16th October in the Salón Covadonga reception room at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.

At the drive-in cinema set up at La Vega Former Arms Factory during “Awards Week” 

9th, 10th and 12th October at La Vega Former Arms Factory, Oviedo 

The event will be televised and will not be conducted in front of a live audience

Held on 31st August via video conference

The Jury has bestowed the Award this year for “dazzling ability to cross genres and borders”

48 nominations encompassing 22 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition

28 nominations encompassing 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition

33 nominations encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition 

28 nominations encompassing 15 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition

35 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 40th edition 

Held today via video conference

 321 nominations had been submitted as of 5th March

The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 5th March 

The Jury has bestowed the Award in 1987 for his work “in defence of peace, international security, human rights and cooperation between nations”

The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2004 for his “journalism committed to truthfulness and independence from political pressure”

The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2001 on “one of the most outstanding humanists of our time” 

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir is to perform excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” and other works by the composer at the Prince Felipe Auditorium, Oviedo, alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)

The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 14th December onwards

The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards

Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website  

ECODES has awarded its net zero emissions eco-label to the 2019 Princess of Asturias Awards, the eight year in which it will boast this certificate

The EDP Foundation will provide six electric vehicles for the movement of staff during Awards Week

Registration for the events will open at 12 noon on Monday, 7th October.

The play, entitled "Why?", can be seen on 12th and 13th October at La Vega Former Arms Factory (Oviedo) 

Peter Brook will take part in a meeting with the public at the Palacio Valdés Theatre (Avilés)

The deadline for applications will close on Friday, 11th October 

Awards week

From October to December 2019 at the Fine Arts Museum of Asturias, to mark the conferral of the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on the Prado Museum 

The event will take place on 25th July at 11:30 am at the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, Oviedo

Teachers and students will offer seventeen concerts

For the first time, the Philharmonic Theatre will host the teachers' concert this Saturday, 20th July, at 8:00 p.m.

On Sunday, 21st July, at 7:30 p.m., the “Micro Theatre Concerts” activity will take place in Plaza Porlier

The City of Gdańsk has been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

34 nominations from 21 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

Plant biologists Joanne Chory (USA) and Sandra Myrna Díaz (Argentina) have been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

46 nominations from 23 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

Cuban American sociologist Alejandro Portes has been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

25 nominations from 11 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

28 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition

Lindsey Vonn is the female skier with the most victories in the history of the Alpine Ski World Cup. With her 63rd podium in 2016, she broke the record held by Annemarie Moser-Pröll since the seventies 

Salman Khan and the Khan Academy have been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award

29 nominations from 15 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

Having become the most important cultural institution in Spain and one of the most outstanding art galleries worldwide, the Prado Museum possesses a collection of around 8000 paintings, of which 1700 are on show in the Villanueva building, while more than 3200 are distributed among 255 cultural institutions throughout Spain

29 nominations from 14 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

40 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition 

277 nominations had been subimitted as of 14th March 

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo 

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)

The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 15th December onwards

The Laureates’ press conferences will be broadcast on the Internet.

Events with special coverage.

ECODES has awarded the ZeroCO2 emissions eco-label to the 2018 Princess of Asturias Awards.

The EDP Foundation will provide four electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff during Awards Week.

2018 Princess of Asturias Awards Week

British biologist Sir Gregory Winter has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today

The Princess of Asturias Foundation has organized around thirty activities that will take place between 11th and 18th October
 

The deadline for applications will close on Thursday, 11th October

Teachers and students are to give seventeen concerts

The ¨Music on Wheels” cycle will take performances to various districts in Oviedo.

Tomorrow, Saturday, at 19:00h, the Cathedral Square will be holding the function “Micro Theatre Concerts” 

American oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

Swedish biologist Svante Pääbo has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award 

38 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition 

Held today in Oviedo 

American philosopher Michael J. Sandel has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

French writer Fred Vargas has been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award 

He received the Award in 2012 for his “complex view of contemporary reality torn between reason and feeling, such as the sign of the times and the sense of unease about the present”.

Mountaineers Reinhold Messner (Italy) and Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland) have been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award 

21 nominations from 12 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition 

26 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition 

Mexican journalist Alma Estela Guillermo Prieto has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

American filmmaker Martin Scorsese has been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

35 nominations from 21 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition

303 nominations had been submitted as of 14th March

By acclamation of the institution’s Board of Trustees, he succeeds Matías Rodríguez Inciarte     

He received the Award in 1989 for his “transcendental research work into the foundations of space and time” 

He received the Award in 1981 for his “outstanding position in the European panorama of symphonic music and opera” 

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo

The implementation of a Code of Conduct for the entire organization was approved in the course of the meeting

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)

The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 16th December onwards 

Representations of Laureate Organizations at the Awards Ceremony

The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet

Next Thursday, 19th October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo

The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the final rehearsal on the 18th, which will be open to the public 

The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the final rehearsal, to be held on the 18th, which will be open to the public

ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2017 Princess of Asturias Awards

The EDP Foundation will provide two electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff to move around during Awards Week

2017 Princess of Asturias Awards Week

The event will commence at 11:30am on 21st July in the Prince Felipe Auditorium, in Oviedo

Violinist Paco Montalvo is to deliver the inaugural lecture

Bestowed with the Award in 2005 for “her defence of freedom, personal dignity, human rights, justice, fraternity, and the role of women in modern society”

Today, Friday 16th June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 12 noon

28 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their 37th edition

39 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition.

Polish essayist and poet Adam Zagajewski has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

25 nominations from 12 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition

24 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition. 

The Hispanic Society of America (HSA) has been bestowed with the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

The comedy-musical group Les Luthiers has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

28 nominations from 12 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition

42 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition

288 nominations had been submitted as of 30th March

Bestowed with the Award in 2005 for “his considerable research on contemporary debate in political science”

The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 30th March

Bestowed with the Award in 2008 for “his intellectual concern, his wisdom and erudition [which] surpasses all frontiers and seeks the middle ground”

A digital platform created to “host the world’s cultural treasures”, as stated by Google

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)

The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available to the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 17th December

The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks

Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website

Representations of Laureate Organizations at the Awards Ceremony 

The media that are interested will have available the television signal made from several cultural events during the Awards Week  

The press conferences with the laureates will be
transmitted via the Internet

Next Thursday, 20th October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo

The Foundation will make more than 1,600 tickets available for the final rehearsal on the 19th, which will be open to the public

ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2016 Princess of Asturias Awards

The EDP Foundation will provide two electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff to move around during Awards Week

2016 Princess of Asturias Awards Week

“To be, or not to be Espert” theatre cycle

“The Classical Clue” Roman treasure hunt

“Songs for (moderately) happy people.A musical road-trip through the work of Richard Ford”

SOS Children’s Villages has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award 

33 nominations from 20 different countries are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition 

The event will take place at 11am on 22nd July at the Eduardo Martínez Torner Advanced Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias

Cellist Asier Polo will deliver the inaugural lecture 

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement have been granted the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

Today, Wednesday 15th June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 6:00pm

A clarinet trio from the Prince of Asturias Foundation’s International Music School will give a concert at the end of the meeting

American writer Richard Ford has been granted the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

Spanish triathlete Javier Gómez Noya has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

20 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition

34 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition 

British historian Winifred Mary Beard has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. 

Photojournalist James Nachtwey has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

22 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition

40 nominations from 21 different countries are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition

 215 candidatures had been submitted as of 10th March

Registration is now open for the Courses, which will be held between 21st and 30th July

The book includes an introduction by HM The King

Pending the nominations yet to be submitted for the Award for Concord, the deadline for which is 14th July

Joint Laureate in 2009, together with Martin Cooper, “considered the fathers of the mobile phone and email

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo

Joint Laureate in 2003, along with Susan Sontag, for “[confronting] the essential issues of our times with profound depth of vision [and providing] complementary perspectives in a dialogue between cultures.”

The television signal at several Awards Week events will be made available to interested media

The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet

Next Thursday, 22nd October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo

The final rehearsal, on the 21st, will be open to the public

ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2015 Princess of Asturias Awards

The EDP Foundation will provide two electric cars and a gas vehicle for staff to move around during Awards Week

The ceremony will be held on 23rd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo

The deadline for applications will close on Thursday, 15th October

27 nominations from 26 different countries are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.

Teachers and students are to give ten concerts and a series of street performances.

Today, Monday 22nd June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 6:00pm.

The Moscow Virtuosi Quartet will give a concert at the close of the meeting.

Established in 2001, Wikipedia is an open-access digital encyclopedia written in a variety of languages by volunteers around the world, whose articles can be edited by anyone.

Leonardo Padura (Havana, Cuba, 9th October 1955), is a Cuban novelist and journalist, known especially for his series of crime novels featuring the detective Mario Conde.

27 nominations from 18 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.

19 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.

The research carried out by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna has meant a revolution in biotechnology.

Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledó Iñigo has been bestowed with the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

28 nominations from 15 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.

26 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.

American filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola has been bestowed with the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition

223 candidatures had been submitted as of 12th March

Grass was jointly conferred the Award in 1999  “whose literary work in the fields of creative and essay writing, and life-long civic-mindedness and humanism make him an outstanding figure in literature”

Pending the nominations yet to be submitted for the Award for Concord, the deadline for which is 16th July

The signing took place today in the General Council of the ONCE Foundation in Madrid

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform, as is now traditional, Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)

The Foundation will make 260 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office on 17th and 18th December

Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo.

The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks

The submission of nominations via the Internet is now enabled

2014 Prince of Asturias Awards week.

The host television signal at several Awards Week cultural events will be made available to interested media.

The press conferences given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet.

The Foundation will make 100 tickets available to the general public for the meeting with John Banville.

The box offices distributing tickets for the final rehearsal for the XXIII Prince of Asturias Awards Concert will open on Tuesday.

The exhibition will be held on Paseo de los Álamos promenade during the week running up to the Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony.

2014 Prince of Asturias Awards Week.

He was conferred the Award in 2004 for transcending “frontiers and styles” and for becoming “a musician of universal proportions”.

She received the award in 2001, “whose work is the fruit of a lifetime's dedication to the narrative, but also a passionate fighter for freedom”.

The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks.

The submission of nominations via the Internet is now enabled.

The television signal at several Awards Week events will be made available to interested media.

The press conferences given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet.

ECODES has conferred its CeroCO2 label on the 2013 Prince of Asturias Awards.

The EDP Foundation will provide two electric cars and a hybrid vehicle for staff to move around during Awards Week.

In addition to featuring in several cultural events throughout the week, this year’s Laureates will hold several meetings with the press, as detailed below.

2013 Awards Week.

The films will be shown in Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés from 14th to 22nd October.

The cycle includes two musical performances and three film forums and will be rounded off with a meeting with Michael Haneke.

The ceremony was held on 25th October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.

18th October is the registration deadline.

He received the award in 1997 for the “for the originality and intellectual commitment of his poetic and narrative work”.

He was granted the Award in 1984 for his "important research and teaching work".

The Spanish Organization for the Blind (in Spanish, Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles or ONCE) was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public on 4th september in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.

Soprano Ainhoa Arteta delivered the inaugural lecture entitled "In the Wings".

Spanish golfer José María Olazábal was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, as made public on 19th September in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

26 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.

18 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.

Physicists Peter Higgs (UK) and François Englert (Belgium), together with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN, for its acronym in French), were bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public on 29 th May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.

US photographer Annie Leibovitz was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public on 23rd May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.

18 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.

Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public on 9th May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.

33 nominations from 20 different countries are in the running for this award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.

The headquarters of the British institution will host an exhibition on Spanish science and a series of seminars.

Several Prince of Asturias laureates will take part in the visit.

The content includes more than 1,300 photographs and diverse videos, such as the first speech by HRH The Prince os Asturias.

Thursday, 25th October, at 8pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.

The Spanish Federation of Food Banks has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias to attend the working sessions.

This coming Friday, 7th September, at the headquarters of the IE Business School.

The signing took place in the General Council of the ONCE Foundation in Madrid.

The new format offers complete information on the Foundation’s activities and its economic/financial situation.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

33 nominations from 27 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.

24 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.

The researchers Gregory Winter and Richard A. Lerner have been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

The Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

21 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.

27 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.

The Spanish architect Rafael Moneo has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.

213 candidatures have been presented so far.

Classes will be taught by a prestigious international teaching staff between 17^th and 28^th July. 

Held at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo.