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The CERN Council has renewed the appointment of Prof. Belén Gavela as member of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee

The CERN Council has renewed the appointment of Prof. Belén Gavela as member of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee (SPC) for a second term of office from 1st of January 2017 to 31st December 2019. 

Outreach talk at Ateneo de Madrid by Juan García-Bellido




Juan García-Bellido will give an outreach talk entitled “Ondas Gravitacionales” at Ateneo de Madrid. It will take place on May 11th, at 19h30, at Salón de Actos Conference Room.

IFT renewal of Severo Ochoa Excellence scored 99,85 over 100

The overall score of IFT from the Scientific Severo Ochoa Selection Committee is a remarkable 99.85 over 100.  The IFT has renewed its status as Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence with flying colors.

JAE-intro program at the IFT

The CSIC JAE-intro program offers 100 2-month grants of 2000 euros for undergraduate students enrolled in master programs in fall 2017. The grants are intended to provide students with an initiation  in research within CSIC institutes.

Outreach talk at Ateneo de Madrid by Germán Sierra

Germán Sierra will give an outreach talk entitled “El gato de Schrödinger y otras paradojas cuánticas” at Ateneo de Madrid. It will take place on April 18th, at 19h30, in the Nueva Estafeta Conference Room.

The IFT has renewed the Severo Ochoa Excellence Award

The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiviness has renewed this Excellence Award for 4 more years. The Instituto de Física Teórica IFT UAM-CSIC was awarded the Severo Ochoa Distinction for the first time in its 2012 edition.

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September 9, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm
In this talk, I will discuss some new interesting properties of geodesic bit threads in static backgrounds.
September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
9:00am to 8:00pm
September 15, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
September 16, 2025 to September 19, 2025
3:00pm to 2:00pm
Light Dark World 2025 (LDW'25) is the tenth meeting of the annual Light Dark World International Forum, which will take place between September 16 and September 19, 2025
September 18, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
My talk focuses on using Pulsar Timing Array (PTA) data to measure Gravitational Waves (GWs).
September 22, 2025
3:00pm to 4:15pm
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September 23, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
What is matter? A question that has fascinated—and at times tormented—some of the brightest minds of the twentieth century.
September 25, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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September 26, 2025
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Linear-perturbation theory has proven to be an extremely powerful tool to compare inflationary models with observational data.
September 29, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm