The Inamori Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2025 Kyoto Prize, often referred to as Japan’s equivalent to the Nobel Prize, recognising transformative achievements in the fields of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy. The Blavatnik School of Government will welcome the laureates in 2026 as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford, which unites world-class thinkers with future policymakers in a unique celebration of the breakthroughs which shape a better world. The Kyoto Prize Laureates for 2025 include Shun-ichi Amari, Azim Surani, and Carol Gilligan.
The Blavatnik School of Government to Welcome 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureates
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