Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe

Life, its emergence, and its distribution in the Universe. A pioneering interdisciplinary hub dedicated to exploring one of humanity’s most profound questions: how life emerges, evolves, and persists in the cosmos.

The Centre

Drawing together expertise to advance collaborative research across planetary science, chemistry, biology, and the humanities.

Events

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Exoplanet Seminar, Yamila Miguel (Leiden)

26 May 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm Kavli Institute

Exoplanet Seminar, Erik Meier Valdes (Oxford)

9 June 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm Kavli Institute

Exoplanet Seminar, Michelle Kunimoto (UBC)

23 June 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm Kavli Institute

Coffee Meeting, Christopher Cowie (Durham)

22 October 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm tba

News

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30 Apr 2026

Annual Science Day 2026

2 Feb 2026

NCCR Genesis approved for funding by Swiss federal government

18 Dec 2025

A new hunt for an Earth analog begins: A collaboration of a dozen research institutes led by astrophysicist Didier Queloz from the University of Cambridge

In December, this telescope in the Canary Islands will soon start looking for an Earth twin. Clark Baker

10 Dec 2025

LCLU PI Emily Mitchell Receives the European Research Council Consolidator Grant

31 Oct 2025

The Future Of Space Is More Than Human by Robin Wordsworth

29 Oct 2025

2026-2027 Kavli-Laukien Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University

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