Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the 2026 laureates and sharing the curiosity, collaboration, and discovery that drives science forward. Missed an event? Stay tuned to the Kavli Prize YouTube channel for videos from Prize Week and learn more about this years Laureates.

UPDATE: The ceremony will now take place at 3:45-5:20 PM Central European Summer Time instead of 1:45-3:20 PM CEST.

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Ten laureates. Three prizes. One unforgettable week in Oslo. The 2026 #KavliPrize Week is one week away. Celebrate laureates and their discoveries that benefit humanity. Enjoy ceremonies, banquets, and lectures. 1/2

Ten laureates. Three prizes. One unforgettable week in Oslo. The 2026 #KavliPrize Week is one week away. Celebrate laureates and their discoveries that benefit humanity. Enjoy ceremonies, banquets, and lectures. 1/2

Kavli Prize Week is almost here. The biennial celebration of transformative science discoveries in astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience will take place in Oslo in honor of the 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates. 1/2

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The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.

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The Milky Way wasn’t built all at once. In a recent @physicsworld.bsky.social podcast, 2026 #KavliPrize Laureate Amina Helmi discusses the discoveries that uncovered our galaxy’s hidden past & what they reveal about dark matter. Listen below:

‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics – Physics World

Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests

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(1/2) What will the next 250 years of science look like? The @nasonline.org and the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social celebrated the role of science in the past, present, and future in the U.S. at Revolutions in Science, a conference we were proud to sponsor.

How is the brain so efficient? How did the Milky Way form and grow? How do scientists build materials one atom at a time? These are the kinds of questions that drive scientific discovery, and the questions explored by the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates. 1/3

In a piece for @us.theconversation.com, 2026 #KavliPrize laureate Vasily Belokurov explains how astronomers use stars to reconstruct billions of years of galactic history. Read more and discover the science behind this year's Kavli Prize-awarded research here: theconversation.com/the-milky-wa...

The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

As a galactic archaeologist, my job is to reconstruct the past of our galaxy – and read the signs of its future.

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Join physicist @jimalkhalili.bsky.social as he explores the research behind the 2026 #KavliPrize in Astrophysics and learn how an ancient galactic merger helped shape the Milky Way that we call home. Watch the full science explainer on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@KavliPrize

Amina Helmi, member of the ISSI Board of Trustees, receives the 2026 Prize in Astrophysics @kavliprize.bsky.social! This honour is a wonderful recognition of a remarkable scientific journey, from galactic archaeology to mapping dark matter. Warmest congratulations from the ISSI family, Amina! 🏅✨

Congratulations to Erin Schuman (2026 #HFSP Nakasone Award winner) and Christine Holt (HFSP grant alumna), who won the 2026 @kavliprize.bsky.social in Neuroscience for their contributions to discoveries that transformed our understanding of brain plasticity and learning. 🧪 📑 zurl.co/iCAVZ #sts

Congratulations to the SfN members who were awarded the 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience! 🧠 Learn more about their work: sfn.org/publications... #neurosky #neuroskyence #scisky #medsky

The Kavli Prize@kavliprize.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates, scientists pushing boundaries of what humanity knows in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience. They have revealed new chapters in the story of our universe, the smallest materials, and how the brain works. 1/2

[DISTINCTION] Rodrigo Ibata, astrophysicien au #CNRS, reçoit le très prestigieux #KavliPrize 2026 en astrophysique aux côtés d’Amina Helmi (Université de Groningue) et de Vasily Belokurov (Université de Cambridge). 👏 Félicitations ! 👏 👉 www.insu.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...

The Kavli Prize@kavliprize.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A cosmic collision reshaped our galaxy. Clues in the stars reveal that the Milky Way evolved by colliding and merging with other galaxies over billions of years. Meet the 2026 #KavliPrize #Astrophysics Laureates behind the discovery. kavliprize.org

Physicist @jimalkhalili.bsky.social takes us into the mind to learn how the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates in #neuroscience uncovered the crucial roles that RNA and protein production play in building the brain's vast network of connections. Watch the full explainer: www.youtube.com/@KavliPrize

How can our brains be so efficient? The 2026 #KavliPrize #Neuroscience Laureates broke longstanding beliefs and revealed that proteins form locally at synapses, right where neurons transmit signals, not in the cell body like previously thought. Learn more at kavliprize.org.

A cosmic collision reshaped our galaxy. Clues in the stars reveal that the Milky Way evolved by colliding and merging with other galaxies over billions of years. Meet the 2026 #KavliPrize #Astrophysics Laureates behind the discovery. kavliprize.org

A tiny twist can change everything. The 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates pioneered Twistronics, revealed how rotating ultra-thin materials to a precise “magic angle” unlocks extraordinary electron properties and new possibilities for quantum technologies and #nanoscience.

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates, scientists pushing boundaries of what humanity knows in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience. They have revealed new chapters in the story of our universe, the smallest materials, and how the brain works. 1/2

Tomorrow, the wait is over. The 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates will be announced, recognizing scientists whose discoveries are transforming our understanding of the universe, matter, & the brain. Join us as we celebrate the discoveries expanding the frontiers of human knowledge.

Tiny molecules, enormous impact. In anticipation of the 2026 Kavli Prize announcement on June 10, let's revisit the 2024 Nanoscience Laureates and their field-shaping nanomedicine innovations. Learn more at kavliprize.org. #nanoscience #kavliprize

One brain, billions of neurons. Which scientists will be awarded the 2026 Kavli Prize? In honor of the upcoming prize, let’s look back at the 2024 #KavliPrize #Neuroscience Laureates' research on face recognition. See the 2026 prize announcement on June 10 at kavliprize.org.

🧠 The brain is one of science’s most complex frontiers. Professor Edvard Moser shares how the neuroscience committee helps The Kavli Prize recognize breakthroughs that deepen our understanding of the brain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dg3...

Science journalists: Want to interview leading scientists in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience and join one of science's most prestigious events? @WFSJ & DNVA offer travel fellowships to #KavliPrize Week '26 in Norway. ⏰ Apply by June 12: wfsj.org/news/fellows... #SciComm

One universe, endless possibilities. Which scientists are awarded the 2026 Kavli Prize for space discoveries? Let’s review the 2024 Kavli Prize Astrophysics laureates ahead of the June 10, 2026 announcement. More at kavliprize.org. #kavliprize #astrophysics #exoplanets

As we gear up for the 2026 Kavli Prize announcement on June 10, let’s rewind and take a look back at the 2024 Kavli Prize laureates and their groundbreaking science. Who will be next? Find out June 10 at kavliprize.org! #kavliprize #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience

Save the date! On June 10, we will announce the 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates. Be among the first to know the 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates and their groundbreaking science on kavliprize.org. #kavliprize

Dr. Chad Mirkin, 2024 #KavliPrize Laureate, is developing a cancer treatment with up to 22,000x greater cancer-killing ability vs. standard treatments for acute myeloid leukemia cells. Nanotechnology is pushing boundaries of what's possible in cancer care. bit.ly/4sYJJMN

David Jewitt, a 2012 Kavli Prize Laureate, uncovered a comet that stopped spinning — then reversed direction, something never seen before. The Kavli Prize honors discoveries that push beyond what is known. Read more via @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/s...

This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward.

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Please join us in congratulating Jennifer Doudna, a 2018 Kavli Prize Laureate, who is receiving the 2026 Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society this week. The award recognizes her pioneering work in CRISPR bit.ly/4s2oEB5

The Chemistry of Genome Editing: Transforming Human and Planet Health with CRISPR

A version of this Priestley Medal address will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2026 meeting

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Congratulations to Jennifer Doudna, 2018 #KavliPrize Nanoscience Laureate and CRISPR pioneer, for her recent election to the National Academy of Engineering! She's now one of a few people elected to all three academies @nationalacademies.org. Learn more: bit.ly/4s4k98m @doudna-lab.bsky.social

Five UC Berkeley faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering - Berkeley News

A chemical engineer, an electrical engineer, a biochemist, a roboticist and a laser dynamicist are among the new members.

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