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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.
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University of California, Santa Barbara
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theoretical Physics
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
University of Tokyo
Nanoscience
University of Oxford
Cornell University
Nanoscience
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Neuroscience
Columbia University
Stanford University
Neuroscience
Rockefeller University
Astrophysics
Peking University-Beijing
Astrophysics
University of Cambridge
Neuroscience
Yale University
Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Nanoscience
California Institute of Technology
Neuroscience
John Hopkins University
Nanoscience
University of California, Berkeley
Recent News
Discover more about our work, the research we support and the people who make it happen.
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Timothy Gentner decodes birds’ neural activity into song
Jul 23, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
A nano-architected material more effective at stopping a projectile than Kevlar, and other highlights from Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Jul 15, 2021
Astrophysics Q&A
Q&A with Hirosi Ooguri, director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and Fred Kavli Professor at Caltech
Jul 14, 2021
Nanoscience Profile
Graphene can morph from conductor to semiconductor and back again just by changing its geometry. This could open the door for high-performance computing and nanoscale quantum devices.
Jul 13, 2021
Neuroscience Research Highlights
New insights into the complexity of olfaction, and more highlights from Kavli Institutes in Neuroscience
Jul 09, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
To understand why the universe is just so, Kavli researchers often deal with its most fundamental bits
Jul 07, 2021
Neuroscience Profile
Theoretical neuroscience explores the functions and mechanisms of neural circuits across species
Jun 28, 2021
Astrophysics Profile
Part 2 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series explores how the next-generation telescope could reveal the stars composing the especially distant galaxies thought to host quasars
Jun 21, 2021
Neuroscience Profile
How Daphna Shohamy studies the brain mechanisms that drive information-seeking behavior
Jun 17, 2021
Nanoscience Profile
A new technology promises to break plastics down into molecules that feed soil bacteria and eliminate the challenge of microplastics
Jun 16, 2021
Innovator, scientist and technology expert Amy Bernard joins The Kavli Foundation
Jun 15, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Atoms at high resolution and more from Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Jun 14, 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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The future will be more spectacular than any of us can imagine.
- Fred Kavli