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

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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.

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Cryo-EM facility

Oxford Nanoimager (ONI)

Oxford Nanoimager (ONI)

Mass Photometry

Mass photometry

Mass Spectrometers

Mass spectrometers

Latest News

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Kavli Oxford Lecture Award 2026 Honours Professor Jue Chen

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Dr Ruxandra Dafinca awarded an Alzheimer's Society Dementia Research Leader Fellowship

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Inaugural Kavli Neuroscience Symposium brings together graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and senior researchers from Kavli Institutes around the world

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