Dr Ekta Aggarwal selected to attend the 2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary)
Dr Ekta Aggarwal will have the opportunity to meet with and learn from Nobel Prize winners as one of the leading young scientists worldwide invited to attend the 2026 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary).
Once a year, Nobel Laureates convene in Lindau, Germany to meet the next generation of leading scientists: 600 undergraduates, master students, PhD students, and postdocs from all over the world.
Dr Ekta Aggarwal , a Research Fellow in the School of Geography and Environmental Science, was selected following an extremely competitive three-stage application process. Universities are only able to put forward one candidate per institution for the opportunity. This is followed by assessment by the Royal Society (UK), and finally by the Lindau Council.
Ekta, whose research uses satellite images and remote sensing datasets to study the impact of natural hazards, said:
"Being selected as one of the 600 young scientists around the world for the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary) feels both humbling and incredibly energising.
“This opportunity means a great deal to me not just because of the prestige of the event, but because it brings together young scientists who share a genuine curiosity about the world and a commitment to tackling global challenges through research.”
The interdisciplinary meeting takes place every five years and will run from 28 June - 3 July 2026. This year marks the 75 th anniversary of the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting , with around 71 Nobel Laureates expected to attend.
The programme - including lectures, discussions and more - is designed to support dialogue and the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experience between Nobel Laureates and young scientists from across the world.
“I am particularly looking forward to the chance to learn from Nobel Laureates whose work has shaped entire fields,” said Ekta.
“The Meeting’s emphasis on fostering global scientific exchange, curiosity‑driven research, and long‑term collaboration strongly resonates with my own values as a researcher.
“I am very much looking forward to contributing to and learning from this unique community. The conversations, the ideas, and the sense of shared purpose that Lindau is known for are something I am truly excited about.
“I am deeply grateful to my manager, Professor Steve Darby, to the Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith, and to the Royal Society, UK, for supporting and nominating me for this remarkable opportunity.”