The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience – transforming our understanding of the big, the small and the complex.
Featured events during The Kavli Prize Week
The 2026 Award Ceremony
The Kavli Prize Award Ceremony is the signature event of Kavli Prize Week, honoring the laureates in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. The highlight of Kavli Prize Week, this extraordinary event is a celebration of science and the arts and held at the Oslo Concert Hall – one of the most important cultural institutions of Norway.
Cox and Parry Live
Sitting in the Glas House at the elegant Oslo Concert Hall we welcome you all to the Cox & Parry LIVE, a dynamic backstage studio hosted by renowned British science journalist Vivienne Parry and rockstar slash professor Brian Cox. Exclusively on YouTube!
Black Holes: The key to understanding the Universe With Brian Cox og Jeff Forshaw
Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw present a boundary-pushing science show that challenges our understanding of black holes. Join us on a scientific journey to the very frontier of research, spanning a century of physics – from Einstein to Hawking ... and beyond.
Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Astrophysics
The Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Astrophysics bring together the 2026 Laureates to explain how galaxies form, evolve and reveal their histories. Through their research, the Laureates offer new perspectives on the Milky Way and on the dynamic processes that have shaped galaxies across the universe.
Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Nanoscience
Join the 2026 Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Nanoscience, focusing on quantum materials, graphene and the emerging field of Twistronics. The lectures will take us from fundamental theories of electrons in matter to remarkable new phenomena created by twisting atomically thin materials.
Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in in Neuroscience
At the Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Neuroscience, the 2026 Laureates will present discoveries that are changing our understanding of how neurons communicate, adapt and preserve their connections over time. Their lectures explore the molecular processes behind synaptic plasticity, brain wiring and memory.
VIDEO: THE KAVLI PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT 2026
The 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates announced
10 scientists with 9 different nationalities and hailing from three continents are honored for their research that has broadened our understanding of the big, the small and the complex.
The 2026 Kavli Prize announcement
Cosmic collisions and cannibalism - The 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics' science explained
A twisted new field - The 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience explained
New clues to memory - The 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience explained
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics honors Vasily Belokurov, Amina Helmi and Rodrigo Ibata for uncovering the fossil evidence of past mergers proving that the Milky Way galaxy was built through hierarchical accretion. The three recipients of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics have used very precise measurements of stars' movement through space to chart the evolution of the Milky Way. They have confirmed that our galaxy has grown over the course of billions of years by devouring galaxies nearby.
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience honors Eva Y. Andrei, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, and Allan H. MacDonald for foundational work that established the field of Twistronics. With magic angles, they have found ways to modify nanomaterials to change the material properties. The 2026 Kavli Prize awardees in Nanoscience are celebrated for their discoveries that will reshape future technology within electronics and optoelectronics.
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
The 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience honors Christine Holt, Kelsey Martin, Erin Schuman and Oswald Steward for the discovery of local protein translation in neurons and establishing its importance for brain development and plasticity. The discovery that proteins can be produced directly where they are needed in the brain, gives humankind tangible hope for upcoming new methods to treat brain disorders.
The 2026 Kavli Prize Announcement
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced the 2026 Kavli Prize Laureates on June 10, 2026.
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