At our institutes around the world, scientists explore the frontiers of science in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics.
The Kavli Institutes
Theoretical Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Astrophysics
Peking University-Beijing
Neuroscience
John Hopkins University
Neuroscience
Yale University
Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Nanoscience
University of California, Berkeley
Neuroscience
Rockefeller University
Stanford University
Nanoscience
University of Oxford
Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Cornell University
Nanoscience
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Theoretical Physics
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nanoscience
California Institute of Technology
University of Tokyo
Astrophysics
University of Cambridge
Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Neuroscience
Columbia University
Astrophysics Institutes
With remarkable new technologies, scientists are tracing the faintest of trails into the farthest reaches of space, allowing deeper exploration into the history of the universe and the panoply of objects within it, from exoplanets to supermassive black holes.
- Kavli Institute for Astronomy and AstrophysicsPeking University-Beijing
- Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kavli Institute for Cosmological PhysicsUniversity of Chicago
- Kavli Institute for CosmologyUniversity of Cambridge
- Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and CosmologyStanford University
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the UniverseUniversity of Tokyo
Nanoscience Institutes
Scientists are uncovering the secrets of energy and matter at the scale of atoms, molecules and nanostructures. They are discovering how to precisely control these and their quantum properties to create new types of materials, energy pathways, miniature machines and perhaps even synthetic life.
- Kavli Energy NanoScience InstituteUniversity of California, Berkeley
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale ScienceCornell University
- Kavli Institute for NanoScience DiscoveryUniversity of Oxford
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience DelftDelft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Kavli Nanoscience InstituteCalifornia Institute of Technology
Neuroscience Institutes
Using the latest tools, techniques and approaches, scientists are generating new knowledge about the brain at many levels, from single cells and circuits, to the whole brain. Their efforts are shedding light on how brains develop and change over time, and simultaneously unraveling the processes that underlie memory, behavior and even consciousness.
- Kavli Institute for Brain and MindUniversity of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Kavli Institute for Brain ScienceColumbia University
- Kavli Institute for Fundamental NeuroscienceUniversity of California, San Francisco
- Kavli Institute for NeuroscienceYale University
- Kavli Institute for Systems NeuroscienceNorwegian University of Science and Technology
- Kavli Neural Systems InstituteRockefeller University
- Kavli Neuroscience Discovery InstituteJohn Hopkins University
Theoretical Physics Institutes
Knowing no boundaries in the sciences, theoretical physicists seek to explain and predict the wonders of the physical and biological world. Theoretical physics brings together diverse scientists to understand both fundamental forces and particles, as well as an understanding of more complex systems from phases of matter to the human brain.
Previous Institute: Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard University (transitioned to endowed professorships)
Featured News
Explore the latest news, events and discoveries from Kavli Institutes around the world.
see all newsAstrophysics Q&A
Q&A with Christopher Martin, Director of Physical Science at The Kavli Foundation
Oct 19, 2021
Neuroscience Profile
Tomás Ryan explores the commonality of memory and instinct to try to understand how the brain stores informational units
Oct 15, 2021
Astrophysics Research Highlights
The hunt for dark matter runs straight through the universe's tiniest galaxies
Oct 14, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Wigner crystals, acoustic biosensors, accelerators, and more from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Oct 08, 2021
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Brain researchers benefit from the open sharing of new tools and technologies
Oct 07, 2021
Neuroscience Profile
Marina Picciotto investigates how acetylcholine works as a neuromodulator within the brain
Sep 27, 2021
Astrophysics Profile
Part 5 of our 'Looking Ahead to Webb' series profiles a program to study the puzzling atmosphere of an intriguing exoplanet unlike any world in our Solar System
Sep 22, 2021
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Fruit flies can help us understand the impact of social isolation, and other highlights from the Kavli Institutes in Neuroscience
Sep 16, 2021
Astrophysics
The changing of the seasons is a familiar experience here on Earth and, as it turns out, plenty of other elsewheres, too, with astrophysical and cosmological significance
Sep 13, 2021
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from the Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Sep 10, 2021
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