At the 20 Kavli Institutes internationally, scientists push the frontiers of science, seeking answers to fundamental questions in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics.
Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Peking University-Beijing
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Kavli Institute for Cosmology
University of Cambridge
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Stanford University
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
University of Tokyo
Nanoscience
Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute
University of California, Berkeley
Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science
Cornell University
Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery
University of Oxford
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Kavli Nanoscience Institute
California Institute of Technology
Neuroscience
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kavli Institute for Brain Science
Columbia University
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Yale University
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kavli Neural Systems Institute
Rockefeller University
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Theoretical Physics
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Previous Institute: Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard University (transitioned to endowed professorships)
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Dan Ralph, new co-director of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, describes the strengths of the institute and what lies ahead
Mar 17, 2023
Astrophysics Profile
Abigail Vieregg, director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, shares her passion for building experiments and bringing people together to solve scientific mysteries
Feb 22, 2023
Neuroscience Profile
Alipasha Vaziri and Mary E. Hatten create spaces for neuroscience to flourish in the Kavli Neural Systems Institute
Feb 20, 2023
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Astrophysics Institutes
Feb 16, 2023
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Feb 15, 2023
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Astrophysics Institutes
Jan 18, 2023
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Jan 10, 2023
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Remarkable basic research in astrophysics, theoretical physics, nanoscience, and neuroscience
Dec 19, 2022
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Dec 12, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Beyond just scooping up ever more loads of light, researchers are after certain observable properties to advance astrophysics
Dec 06, 2022
It is my vision that these institutes will form an outstanding research core, to draw information from each other and promote interchange between disciplines by scientists around the world.
Fred Kavli