The Kavli Foundation

Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Freedman, senior member of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP), on being named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2025! Well deserved. #KavliAstro

We were honored to support the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science, featuring visionary talks by James De Yoreo & David Baker at the 2025 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting. In this conversation, they dive deeper into the science behind their plenary lecture—exploring bio-inspired materials, protein design, and the future of molecular assembly.  #KavliNano #S25MRS https://lnkd.in/gCaU2syJ

The recent special issue of the Journal of Science Communication titled Communicating Discovery Science is an important addition to the understanding of basic science communication. Rick Borchelt, guest editor of the special issue, shares some context about the early days of the SciPEP collaboration and why this new #SciComm and #SciEngage scholarship matters in the field overall. Read more about the special issue at https://lnkd.in/gj78-nfw

Over the last several weeks, we have been sharing exciting new work from our grantees in #Ethics, Science, and the Public. But you may have questions about what we mean when we say that. This comic by the talented Reyhaneh Maktoufi has some more context around our work in Ethics, Science, and the Public. #SciComm #SciArt #SciEngage #BasicScience https://lnkd.in/gVx3nDcX

Not every early-career scientific researcher has a single-minded dedication to the lab bench. It’s possible to conjure a different sort of scientist in the mind’s eye. They focus on #BasicResearch to further society’s knowledge, not necessarily aiming for an application—perhaps in neuroscience or nanoscience. They might be refining research questions or getting preliminary data. At some point, this researcher might think about what the press, the public, or ethicists will have to say as the research process unfolds. They may realize they lack capabilities to fully explore ethical implications, or to understand public views, of their research and consider them when designing follow-up work. And then they might get stuck. They’re not sure what kinds of collaborators they need. They might have vague ideas about wanting to involve people whose lives will be impacted by their research, or about bouncing things off an ethicist. But they lack experience or role models for building ties across fields. Read the full story about two of The Kavli Foundation’s new grants to the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public at UC Berkeley and ComSciCon here: https://lnkd.in/ex8XzddB. #Ethics #SciComm #SciEngage

Last week, the University of Michigan Science, Technology, & Public Policy Program (STPP) published a new report, “Broadening Horizons: How STEM-in-Society Programs Train Socially Responsible Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Leaders”, that assesses the US landscape of what they call STEM-in-Society educational programs—systematic, multidisciplinary training that prepares professionals to understand how science, technology, engineering, or medicine intersect with ethics, policy, and society. The report, funded by The Kavli Foundation, identifies the opportunities and challenges these programs face and makes recommendations for how they can grow. It is based on a nationwide survey of these programs as well as in-depth case studies. You can find the report here: https://lnkd.in/gWRef9QE STPP will be holding a webinar in association with the report’s release, on Thursday, April 10th. They will present the key findings and the audience will also have an opportunity to ask questions. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/gYrABfYZ

We're thrilled to see the continued impact of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE) and the incredible scientific collaborations it's fostering! It’s inspiring to see how our support for FKNE Scientific Exchanges is helping to build bridges between brilliant scholars and advancing neuroscience research. These exchanges are a cornerstone of the network, and we’re excited to see the groundbreaking work that comes out of these collaborations. #FKNE #KavliNeuro

We're grateful to Professors Tomiyoshi Haruyama & Hiromi Yokoyama for their outstanding leadership and dedication as Deputy Directors at Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU). Please join us in welcoming Professors Yukari Ito & Mark Vagins as the new Deputy Directors! We look forward to the exciting future under their guidance and leadership. #KavliAstro

The MetaBeeAI Workshop is underway at the University of Oxford! We kicked off Tuesday evening by bringing together an amazing group of pollinator ecotoxicologists and AI experts to progress our work building an LLM-powered pipeline for the systematic review of ecological research; starting with bees and pesticides. We’ve already had a hands-on session demoing our expert-in-the-loop LLM output review software (build led by Mikael Mieskolainen) and heard brilliant talks from Henry Cerbone on cutting-edge LLM research assistants and Prof Stephen Roberts on AI in 21st century biology. It’s been an inspiring start, and I’m excited to see what the next two days bring! We are grateful for the generous support from Schmidt Sciences, AI in the Biosciences (AIBIO-UK), and The Kavli Foundation for this workshop and project! #MetaBeeAI #AI4Science #PollinatorProtection #LLM #Ecotoxicology #InterdisciplinaryScience

Researchers at The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech (KNI) have discovered an unexpected type of superconducting order. The discovery was made possible using a new technique developed in the KNI lab by Stevan Nadj-Perge and colleagues, solving a decades-old experimental problem in surface nanoscience and establishing a new frontier for exploring quantum materials.  #KavliNano #Superconductivity #QuantumMaterials Read the summary: https://lnkd.in/gEg2x54i Article in Nature: https://lnkd.in/g_YSYvqE