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Read more at: Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth

Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth

3 August 2018

Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC LMB), found that the chances for life to develop on the...


Read more at: From an almost perfect Universe to the best of both worlds
From an almost perfect Universe to the best of both worlds

From an almost perfect Universe to the best of both worlds

31 July 2018

The Planck consortium has made their final data release, including new processing of the cosmic microwave background temperature and polarisation data. This legacy dataset confirms the model of an 'almost perfect Universe', with some remaining oddities giving researchers some intriguing details to puzzle over The Planck...


Read more at: Knighthood for Roberto Maiolino
Knighthood for Roberto Maiolino

Knighthood for Roberto Maiolino

12 June 2018

The President of the Italian Republic has knighted Professor Roberto Maiolino, Director of the Kavli Institute and Professor of Experimental Astrophysics at the Cavendish Laboratory, in the Order of the Star of Italy. The honour was given in recognition of his achievements in multiple areas of astrophysics, his...


Read more at: 2018 Kavli Prizes announced
2018 Kavli Prizes announced

2018 Kavli Prizes announced

1 June 2018

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has announced the winners of the 2018 Kavli Prizes.


Read more at: President of CETC visits Cambridge University

President of CETC visits Cambridge University

25 May 2018

The President of China Electronics Technology Corporation, CETC, led his team of 15 senior people including the Presidents of CETC38 and CETC54 on a highly successful visit to the Battcock Centre and the Kavli Institute to discuss specific opportunities for a strong, long term, collaboration with the University. The team...


Read more at: 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize
2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize

18 May 2018

The 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize has been awarded to the Planck Team, which includes several KICC researchers, and to Jean-Loup Puget (the Principal Investigator of the Planck High-Frequency Instrument) and Nazzareno Mandolesi (the Principal Investigator of the Low-Frequency Instrument). Planck was a satellite, launched in...


Read more at: Prof Stephen Hawking's multiverse finale

Prof Stephen Hawking's multiverse finale

4 May 2018

Prof Stephen Hawking's final research paper suggests that our Universe may be one of many similar to our own. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43976977


Read more at: Prof Stephen Hawking's multiverse finale

Prof Stephen Hawking's multiverse finale

4 May 2018

Prof Stephen Hawking's final research paper suggests that our Universe may be one of many similar to our own. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43976977


Read more at: Stephen Hawking, 8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018

Stephen Hawking, 8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018

14 March 2018

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...


Read more at: Dr Renske Smit wins The 2018 MERAC Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Observational Astrophysics

Dr Renske Smit wins The 2018 MERAC Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Observational Astrophysics

22 February 2018

Dr Smit received the award in recognition of her research into the observational characterisation of the physical properties of the galaxies that formed in the first billion years of cosmic time. Renske Smit's doctoral research focused on the study of very distant galaxies, seen in the first few billion years of cosmic...