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Read more at: Donald Lynden-Bell, 5 April 1935 – 5 February 2018

Donald Lynden-Bell, 5 April 1935 – 5 February 2018

7 February 2018

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...


Read more at: Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

Earliest galaxies in the Universe’s history spun like the Milky Way

8 January 2018

Artist impression of rotation in a galaxy in the early Universe, credit: Institute of Astronomy, Amanda Smith. Astronomers have looked back to a time soon after the Big Bang, and have discovered swirling gas in some of the earliest galaxies to have formed in the Universe. These ‘newborns’ – observed as they appeared nearly...


Read more at: Using GAIA to detect low frequency gravitational waves

Using GAIA to detect low frequency gravitational waves

4 January 2018

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...


Read more at: Postdoc in Galaxy Formation and Evolution

Postdoc in Galaxy Formation and Evolution

20 November 2017

The Astrophysics Group of the Department of Physics, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge, invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work in support of activities related to the group's observational programme on galaxy formation and evolution. Further Information


Read more at: Visit of the Kavli Foundation Board of Directors

Visit of the Kavli Foundation Board of Directors

13 November 2017

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...


Read more at: LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars

LIGO and Virgo make first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars

30 October 2017

For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves — ripples in space-time — in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitational waves and light. The discovery was made using the U.S.-based Laser...


Read more at: PhD Studentship in Galaxy Formation

PhD Studentship in Galaxy Formation

23 October 2017

The Extragalactic group led by Prof. Roberto Maiolino, within the Astrophysics Group of the Cavendish Laboratory and the Kavli Institute for Cosmology, is inviting applications for PhD studentships beginning in October 2018. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3.5 years in the first instance. The student...


Read more at: Member of the KICC wins Best PhD Thesis Prize

Member of the KICC wins Best PhD Thesis Prize

4 October 2017

Ricardo Chavez , CONACyT Fellow at the KICC, has been awarded the Best Doctoral Thesis Prize for the period 2013-2014 at the Mexican National Astronomy Meeting 2017. The prize is awarded to the best doctoral thesis written in Mexico (or by Mexican citizens anywhere in the world) on the fields of Astronomy, Astrophysics...


Read more at: Kavli Senior Fellowship

Kavli Senior Fellowship

31 August 2017

The Kavli Institute for Cosmology is offering one senior Fellowship. The Kavli Institute Fellowship will be for five years starting in October 2018. The fellowship is targeted at experienced researchers who have the potential to become leaders in their fields. We welcome applicants from observers and theorists with...


Read more at: Newton-Kavli Junior Fellowship in Cosmology and Astrophysics

Newton-Kavli Junior Fellowship in Cosmology and Astrophysics

31 August 2017

Thanks to the joint support by the Isaac Newton Trust and by the Kavli Foundation , the Kavli Institute for Cosmology is starting a new programme of Newton-Kavli Junior Fellowships in Cosmology and Astrophysics. Within this context the Institute is offering one junior research fellowship for three years starting in October...