Kavli IPMU

About the organization

The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU) is an international research institute for physics and mathematics situated in Kashiwa, Japan, near Tokyo. Its full name is "Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, the University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan". It was established in October 1, 2007, by its founding director Hitoshi Murayama and the University of Tokyo. The main subjects of study at IPMU are particle physics, high energy physics, astrophysics, astronomy and mathematics.