KVI is an international institute in fundamental and applied atomic and subatomic physics. KVI actively stimulates and participates in interdisciplinary fields of research, both within and outside KVI. Application-oriented research together with industries, businesses and the public sector is also conducted.
KVI plays an important role in scientific education at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Groningen. KVI is the leading institute in the international research school FANTOM, with partner institutes in Belgium, France, and Germany.
KVI is active in outreach activities, aimed at raising the awareness of the general public, and particularly high-school students, of its research. KVI is aware of its important role in a regional, national and international context, which is put into practice by regularly opening its doors to the public, inviting groups to the institute and participating in several outreach and highschool projects.
