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Announcing the 2015 KIAA-PKU Astrophysics Forum

Fri, 2015-10-09  The 2015 KIAA-PKU Astrophysics Forum —“Optical and Infrared Facilities for Chinese Astronomy” will be held Nov 16-17, 2015 at the KIAA.

KIAA workshop on Astroparticle Physics

Tue, 2015-10-06  In order to provoke discussion and foster collaboration especially between members of Kavli Institutes, KIAA held a workshop on Astroparticle Phsics during Sept. 28 to 29, 2015.

2015 Chinese Astronomical Society (CAS) Annual Meeting Announcement

Wed, 2015-09-16  The 2015 meeting will be held at the PKU main campus on October 19-21, and organized by the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Department of Astronomy at PKU.

Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt from ANU visits KIAA

Mon, 2015-09-14  On September 7, 2015, after delivering the excellent lecture, “The accelerating universe: A Nobel Prize millennium in the making” at the Yingjie Exchange Center, the 2011 Physics Nobel Prize winner, Professor Brian Schmidt from Australian National University

KIAA-PKU invites applications for two faculty positions

Fri, 2015-09-11  The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) at Peking University (PKU), Beijing, China invites applications for two faculty positions, starting on September 1, 2016.

KIAA-PKU invites applications for post-doctoral research fellows

Fri, 2015-09-11  The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (KIAA) at Peking University (PKU), Beijing, China invites applications for three KIAA Postdoctoral Fellowships, starting on July 1/October 1, 2016.

Upcoming Lecture:The Accelerating Universe by Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt

Tue, 2015-09-01  On September 7, 2015, Brian Schmidt from Australian National University will visit PKU and give his public lecture “The accelerating universe: a Nobel Prize millennium in the making” at Yingjie Exchange Center on 2:00pm.

KIAA to Host Workshop on Astroparticle Physics

Wed, 2015-07-15  The KIAA is hosting the “KIAA workshop on Astroparticle Phsics” (KIAA-WAP). The workshop will be held at the KIAA, Sept. 28-29, 2015. The lead organizers include PKU Professor Renxin Xu, and Kavli Visiting Scholar, Angela Olinto (KICP, Chicago).

Douglas N. C. Lin, Founding Director of KIAA, Awarded the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal by the Astronomical Society

Fri, 2015-07-10  Douglas N. C.

President of the Kavli Foundation visits Peking University

Tue, 2015-06-23  On June 10, President Jianhua Lin of Peking University and Vice President Jie Wang warmly welcomed Robert Conn, President of the Kavli Foundation, and Miyoung Chun, Executive Vice President of Science Programs of the Kavli Foundation, at the President Office b