The Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery (KINsD) is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary science institute focused on world-class nanoscience research. Together, we are shaping the future of nanoscience, fostering an inclusive and collaborative KINsD working ethos, and driving breakthrough discoveries that have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the world around us.

Our Research Themes

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Antimicrobial Resistance

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Brain Health

infection disease

Infectious Diseases

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Malaria

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New Tools for Nanoscience Discovery

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Next Generation Biomaterials

Our Research Facilities and Expertise

Shared research facilities are at the heart of the KINsD. We house state-of-the-art facilities for cryo-EM, super-resolution microscopy, mass photometry and mass spectrometry. 

In addition to being open for use by all of our Kavli Oxford members, the facilities can be accessed by researchers from outside our institute or outside the University of Oxford.

Professor Esther Becker working in the lab.
A scientist wearing blue gloves operates a large cryo-EM in a laboratory, inspecting its internal components beside a digital control screen.

Cryo-EM facility

Oxford Nanoimager (ONI)

Oxford Nanoimager (ONI)

Mass Photometry

Mass photometry

Mass Spectrometers

Mass spectrometers

Latest News

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Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Fatty Liver Disease Presented in Oxford Town Hall

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