The Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Astrophysics 2026
The Kavli Prize Laureate Lectures in Astrophysics 2026
08:00- (UTC)
Vasily Belokurov, Amina Helmi and Rodrigo Ibata. Photo: Liwlig.
Image: An artist's impression of the Milky Way, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope. Credit: European Space Agency
Program
10.00: Welcome by Pro-Rector Bjørn Jamtveit and President Annelin Eriksen
Committee Chair Per Barth Lilje introduces the Laureates
10.15: A Glorious Mess: Cosmology in Our Backyard
by Laureate Vasily Belokurov
10.55: Reconstructing Our Galaxy’s Assembly History Using Stars as Fossils
by Laureate Amina Helmi
11.35: Of Dwarfs, Giants, and the Ice Rivers of Ginnungagap: A Dynamical View of How Galaxies Are Built
by Laureate Rodrigo Ibata
12.10: Closing remarks by Committee Chair Per Barth Lilje
Vasily Belokurov, Amina Helmi and Rodrigo Ibata. Photo: Liwlig.