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)
Featured News
Explore the latest news, events and discoveries from Kavli Institutes around the world.
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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 Profile
Part 5 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series takes in dark energy's grandness and its even grander mysteriousness, both of which will be attended by the upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
Dec 06, 2022
Nanoscience Profile
At the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft, new co-director Gijsje Koenderink wants to build synthetic cells, learn how cells turn into tissues, and build quantum computers.
Dec 01, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 4 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series looks at how discovering rare groups of galaxies within the vast cosmic milieu can help answer questions about the universe's fundamental makeup
Nov 29, 2022
Nanoscience Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Nanoscience Institutes
Nov 14, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Stars, like leaves, change color as they age, and scientists have deduced this chromatic progression
Nov 11, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 3 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series looks into how the observatory's survey will detect the explosive signatures of stellar remnants smashing together, setting the stage for future insights
Nov 02, 2022
Astrophysics Profile
Part 2 of our 'Looking Ahead to Rubin' series explores how capturing granular details about matter distribution in the universe can deepen our knowledge of fundamental physics
Oct 20, 2022
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Research highlights from Kavli Astrophysics Institutes
Oct 12, 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