News

Renewal of the collaboration agreement between IFT and ICTP

Angel Uranga and Fernando Quevedo, as Directors of the IFT and the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste Italy, have signed the renewal of the collaboration agreement between their institutions, to foster the exchange of visitors and promote joint scientific projects.

Opening for PhD positions at the IFT




There is a new opening for PhD positions at the IFT. There are two positions associated to the Severo Ochoa Excellence Center grant, and four positions associated to other grants.

La Teoría de Cuerdas en 7 minutos

Cuerdas, Gravitones, Branas, Dimensiones Extra, el Multiverso, Dualidades y mucho más ¡en solo 7 minutos!
Ya está disponible el nuevo vídeo de divulgación del IFT que explica qué es la Teoría de Cuerdas. 

Realizan un mapa record de 1,2 millones de galaxias para estudiar los secretos de la energía oscura del universo

En este estudio, han colaborado investigadores del Instituto de Física Teórica IFT-UAM/CSIC de Madrid, que participan en la colaboración Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) a través del proyecto Consolider-Ingenio 2010 MultiDark, y apoyados por el Campus de Excelencia Internacional de la UAM+CSIC.

Luis Ibañez appointed to the CIFPA and ECFA committees

Luis Ibañez, IFT-UAM/CSIC member and professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics of UAM has been appointed in July as member of the Comision de Infraestructuras de Fisica de Particulas y Aceleradores  (CIFPA).

Postdocs at the IFT within the "Intertalentum" program

The Institute of Theoretical Physics IFT CSIC/UAM participates in the "Intertalentum" program,  offering 9 2-year postdoctoral positions at research centers in the UAM+CSIC Excellence Campus.
Application deadline is September 30th. Applications must be submitted through the Intertalentum webpage.

Upcoming Events

September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
9:00am to 8:00pm
September 15, 2025
10:00am to 11:45am
This thesis explores infinite distance limits in the vector multiplet moduli space of type II string theory on Calabi–Yau threefolds.
September 15, 2025
12:00pm to 1:45pm
This thesis studies the global asymptotic structure of moduli spaces in effective field theories compatible with Quantum Gravity, focusing on the Swampland Distance Conj
September 15, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
The JUNO reactor neutrino experiment has recently begun collecting data, marking the start of a new precision era in neutrino research.
September 16, 2025
10:00am to 11:45am
This thesis aims to explore various corners of the string theory moduli spaces using symmetries as a guiding principle to uncover properties of the corresponding theories a
September 16, 2025
12:00pm to 1:45pm
This thesis investigates the intricate relationship between topology, gravity, and quantum field theory within String Theory, centering on the Cobordism Conjecture, which asserts that any consisten
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
12:00pm to 1:00pm
After the usual paper discussion, our guest George Tringas (Lehigh U.) will give a talk on Dualities and scale-separated AdS3 vacua
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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