Research centres and initiatives

Fundamental physics is at an exciting stage. Advanced experiments are revealing new phenomena and profound surprises, and answers to some of the deepest questions in science are now within reach. Our research centres and initiatives help accelerate progress in strategically chosen promising research areas.

Research centres

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Centre for the Universe

This focal point for our cosmology research aims to transform our understanding of black holes, dark energy, and more.

Clay Riddell Centre for Quantum Matter

Scientists in this new international research hub seek to understand and uncover completely new states of matter.

Celestial Holography Initiative

Researchers in celestial holography are working to develop another realization of the holographic principle, to stand alongside AdS/CFT, and advance research in both gravitation and field theory.

Event Horizon Telescope Initiative

Perimeter is the foremost hub of analysis for this collaborative torrent of observations from a global array of telescopes.

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From Discretuum to Continuum

We develop computational tools to apply the discrete building blocks that underpin theories of quantum gravity on a macroscopic scale.

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Gravitational Waves Initiative

This initiative seeks novel ways to explore fundamental questions about gravitational waves, particle physics, cosmological large-scale structure, and transient astronomy.

Perimeter Institute Quantum Intelligence Lab (PIQuIL)

PIQuIL gathers future leaders at the intersections of AI and quantum systems – spanning academia, government, and industry – to catalyze leading-edge, multidisciplinary research.

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Quantum Causal Inference Initiative

As a world leader in this emerging, high-potential field, this lab transforms machine learning, moving AI beyond pattern-finding to revealing and predicting complex networks of cause and effect.

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Quantum Simulations of Fundamental Interactions (QFUN)

QFUN aims to capitalize on the rapid developments occurring with quantum technologies by developing new techniques for quantum simulations.

The Initiative for Small-Scale Experiment Design

The Initiative for Small-Scale Experiment Design is intended to unlock the potential in table-top experimentation by bringing together particle physics phenomenologists and experimentalists working on cutting-edge technologies.

PI DESI Initiative

DESI will help answer the questions about dark energy, which represents roughly 68 percent of the energy content of the universe.

Tensor Networks

This initiative used novel numerical approaches to further our understanding of a range of strongly entangled quantum many-body systems.

Research centres and initiatives

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