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On 14th March 2018 Professor Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge at the age of 76. Stephen Hawking is widely recognised as one of the most influential theoretical physicists in modern times. He has made seminal contributions to several areas of astrophysics. In particular, his studies have provided...

We are very saddened to report that Professor Donald Lynden-Bell died peacefully at home on the 5th February 2018. Donald Lynden-Bell was Professor of Astrophysics at the Institute of Astronomy from 1972-1997 and served several terms as Director. He was a pioneering figure in the field of stellar dynamics and made...

The GAIA satellite A group of Cambridge astronomers, including Anthony Lasenby from the Cavendish Astrophysics Group and Kavli Institute for Cosmology, have made the first investigation of the sensitivity of the GAIA satellite to ultra-low frequency gravitational waves produced by supermassive black hole binaries (See...

On 9th November 2017 the Kavli Foundation Board of Directors and Kavli Foundation staff visited the Kavli Institute for Cosmology. This has been the very first time that the whole Board of Director visited one of the Kavli Institutes. The event included a welcome from the Vice Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope , an...