The aim of the new Kavli Institute for Cosmology at Cambridge (KICC) will be to make major scientific advances in our knowledge and understanding of the Universe, with initial emphasis on the theme of The Universe at High Redshifts more >>
- Presentation of weekly introductory talks given by members of staff.
- The research programme spans a broad range of topics from the physics of the early Universe, to the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
- The new Institute has been made possible by an endowment from the Kavli Foundation. The donation has been used to establish a number of prestigious Kavli Institute Fellowships, which will be awarded to outstanding postdoctoral researchers.
- The Kavli Institute brings together, in a specially designed building in the grounds of the IoA, expertise in cosmology from three participating departments in the University of Cambridge:
- Images of the official opening of the Kavli Institute for Cosmology by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT, Chancellor of the University, which took place on Wednesday 18th November 2009.
- Planck: ESA's 'time machine' takes first glimpse into the past
The Planck space observatory has successfully completed its initial test survey of the sky, confirming that both of the scientific instruments and the sophisticated cooling system are working well.
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The Call for Nominations for the 2010 Kavli Prize opened on 1st September 2009. - Images from the Kavli Inaugural Meeting, i.e. "Workshop on UK involvement in future ground-based B-mode and SZ experiments" that took place on 20 - 21 July 2009, are now available.
In 2008, Maarten Schmidt (California Institute of Technology) and Donald Lynden-Bell (University of Cambridge) received the inaugural Kavli Prize medals in astrophysics from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway. (SCANPIX)
2008 Kavli Institute for Cosmology Cambridge