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New issue of CSIC Investiga featuring IFT contributions
The tenth edition of the CSIC’s popular science magazine is devoted to quantum physics. It includes a feature report on the IFT Quantum Computing Group and an interview with researcher Alberto Casas. Issue 10 of CSIC Investiga (July–December 2025) focuses on quantum...
String Theory Can Now Describe a Universe That Has Dark Energy
In a recent paper, the theoretical physicists Bruno Bento and Miguel Montero published work that connects the hidden dimensions of string theory to the positive energy of our universe. Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine "In 1998, astronomers discovered dark energy. The...
PhD Positions at IFT Madrid — INPhINIT “la Caixa” Fellowships
The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT) in Madrid is offering PhD positions for talented Early Stage Researchers within the framework of the "la Caixa" doctoral INPhINIT fellowships, in the fields of String Theory, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Information,...
Experience Theoretical Physics at the IFT with 4º ESO + Empresa Program
Apply from January 13 to 30, 2026. Theoretical physics is everywhere: from the smallest scale, the fundamental particles we are made of, to the largest structures of the cosmos— even the very shape of the universe itself! If you are passionate about physics and want...
PhD positions in gravitational waves and gravitational lensing
IFT (Madrid, Spain) invites applications to pursue a PhD (predoctoral contracts) in gravitational waves and gravitational lensing, funded by CSIC-MAX and “Atracción de Talento” grants. The positions will start in October 2026 or later. The positions are covered...
New contributions in string theory, particles, cosmology and quantum information at the IFT’s traditional Christmas workshop
Ten talks by international experts on string theory, cosmology, neutrino phenomena and lattice QCD defined the programme of the thirty-first edition of the Xmas Workshop at the Institute for Theoretical Physics UAM-CSIC. Madrid, 11 December 2025.– The Institute for...
The IFT Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Ramón y Cajal Programme
On December 5th, the Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT) held a small informal gathering to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Ramón y Cajal (RyC) programme. Thanks to the initiative of CSIC, commemorative pins were sent to recognize researchers who have been...
Join the #YoFísicaCuántica Challenge
Until January 31 A new February 11—the International Day of Women and Girls in Science—is approaching, and once again we invite you to participate in the #YoFísica challenge, in which you are the protagonists by bringing us the stories of great women scientists. The...
The Fermi space telescope detects gamma rays that could come from the decay of dark matter particles
A century ago, astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed that galaxies were moving faster than their mass should allow, leading him to infer the presence of an invisible structure, dark matter. Since the particles that make up dark matter do not interact with electromagnetic...
Claudio Bonanno, IFT postdoc, receives the 2025 Kenneth G. Wilson Award
For his contributions to topology in QCD and the development of new methods in lattice field theory. Postdoctoral researcher Claudio Bonanno, from the Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT, UAM–CSIC), has been awarded the 2025 Kenneth G. Wilson Award for Excellence...
Students from IM Panagiotopoulos visit the Institute for Theoretical Physics IFT UAM-CSIC
The Institute for Theoretical Physics IFT UAM-CSIC welcomed a group of 65 students from IM Panagiotopoulos (First Lyceum) as part of their educational trip to Madrid. The activity was part of their international training program, aimed at bringing students closer to...
IFT UAM-CSIC Brings Quantum Science to the Public With Nature and Live Music Events – Science Week Program
With these activities, the IFT invites the public to explore surprising intersections: quantum physics and botany and quantum physics with live music, revealing new ways to appreciate the hidden layers of nature. The Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT UAM‑CSIC) is...