Registration is now open for the inaugural Kyoto Prize at Oxford, which will take place at the Blavatnik School of Government on 9 and 10 May. The two-day event is held in partnership with the Inamori Foundation and will consist of lectures, workshops and community engagement sessions.

The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honour those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind.

Members of the public are invited to register for the Laureates’ lectures on Wednesday 10 May. The topics are as follows:

• Serendipities of Acquired Immunity – Dr Tasuku Honjo
• Ageing and Stigma – Dr Martha Craven Nussbaum
• Think like an amateur, do as an expert: Fun research in computer vision and robotics – Dr Takeo Kanade

Registration is available via the Kyoto Prize at Oxford website.