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We champion scientific research through Kavli Institutes globally to provide scientists with unconstrained opportunities to drive greater discovery.
We connect and convene people from different disciplines to empower actions that unlock the potential of science.
We honor scientists with The Kavli Prize in celebration of breakthroughs that transform our understanding of the big, the small and the complex.
We recognize the interrelatedness of science and society, and build programs that engage the public in science, strengthen science journalism, and support the vitality of the scientific enterprise.
Astrophysics
Exploration of the origin, structure and composition of the universe and everything in it
Nanoscience
Inquiry at the scale of atoms and molecules to explore the vast possibilities of energy and matter
Neuroscience
Investigation into the structure and function of the brain and broader nervous system
Theoretical Physics
Endeavor to explain and predict the wonders of the physical and biological world
Kavli Institutes
At our institutes around the world, scientists explore the frontiers of science in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics.
See all institutesKavli Nanoscience Institute
Nanoscience
California Institute of Technology
University of Tokyo
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences
Theoretical Physics
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery
Nanoscience
University of Oxford
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Stanford University
Kavli Institute for Cosmology
Astrophysics
University of Cambridge
Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute
Nanoscience
University of California, Berkeley
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Neuroscience
John Hopkins University
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Yale University
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience
Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Kavli Institute for Brain Science
Neuroscience
Columbia University
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Peking University-Beijing
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft
Nanoscience
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Kavli Neural Systems Institute
Neuroscience
Rockefeller University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell University
Recent News
Discover more about our work, the research we support and the people who make it happen.
See all newsDNA Traces Disease Back to Its Origin
Nanoscience Profile
Billions of DNA fragments are circulating in our bloodstream. Now, researchers can use them to trace a disease back to its source.
Apr 16, 2021
The Not-So-Secret Lives of Cells
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Newfound ways of peering into cells help researchers unlock the mysteries of the brain
Apr 05, 2021
Galactic Mysteries Abound
Astrophysics Research Highlights
While ultra-numerous and there for the taking observationally, galaxies have so far resisted attempts to squarely and comprehensively describe their origins and behaviors
Apr 01, 2021
The Enduring Quest for Proton Decay
Astrophysics Profile
A Kavli Institute-affiliated researcher takes us behind the scenes of the decades-long mission to overturn established physics by proving that protons can in fact die
Mar 18, 2021
A Marriage of Opposites
Nanoscience Research Highlights
A material that has seemingly impossible properties and other news from the Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Mar 04, 2021
The Elements of Discovery
Nanoscience Profile
Oxford’s new Kavli Institute will create a welcoming culture to support research in nanoscience
Mar 03, 2021
One Million Brain Cells and Counting
Neuroscience Research Highlights
The amazing strides researchers have made in studying the brain
Mar 02, 2021
Science, Ever Sharpening
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Science is a journey toward an ever-deeper understanding of it all
Feb 28, 2021
A New Kind of Biology for a New Century
Neuroscience Research Highlights
A fundamental shift is underway in the biological sciences, one that hinges on collaboration and big data
Feb 25, 2021
The Language of the Cell
Nanoscience Profile
mRNA vaccines are only the beginning for bionanoscience
Feb 18, 2021
Sound Gives Electrons a New Spin
Nanoscience Profile
Gregory David Fuchs, member of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, studies spin physics
Feb 13, 2021
Magic Angles and Chaos Cameras
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Potentially game-changing developments in nanoscience
Feb 10, 2021
Science and Society
For science to benefit humanity, we must support more than research itself. We are committed to ensuring the people, processes and products of science contribute meaningfully to society.
read morePrizes and Awards
With The Kavli Prize, AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, and the Royal Society Medal, we recognize scientists and professionals who advance science for the benefit of humanity.
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- Fred Kavli