News

The second session of the project 'Parameters for Understanding Uncertainty'

The IFT hosts the second session of the interdisciplinary cycle 'Parameters for Understanding Uncertainty' (P4UU).

The first image of our galaxy's black hole has been captured

An international team of researchers has captured the first historical image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

19th MultiDark Consolider Workshop

Elucidating the nature of dark matter constitutes a key challenge in modern physics.

Symposium 'The Higgs boson turns 10' at Ramón Areces Foundation

To commemorate the anniversary of the Higgs boson, Ramón Areces Foundation hosts a symposium on May 5th and May 12th at 6:00 p.m. in which María José Herrero and Carlos Pena from the IFT participate.
May 5th

Selected candidates for Severo Ochoa PhD positions at IFT

Out of over 140 applications, 5 candidates with an excellent academic record have been selected for 3-year Severo Ochoa PhD fellowships at IFT.
More info at https://www.ift.uam-csic.es/severoochoa/en/so-phd-fellowships/

New incorporation at the Communication and Outreach team

Laura Marcos is joining the IFT Communication and Outreach team. She is specialized in scientific communication and brings several years of experience in the media.

Upcoming Events

September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
9:00am to 8:00pm
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 17, 2025
10:00am to 11:45am
In this thesis, we explore two departures from the single field, slow-roll paradigm of inflation. The first part is dedicated to warm inflation.
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
TBA
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 24, 2025
3:00pm to 4:15pm
I will report recent progress on AdS Virasoro-Shapiro and Veneziano amplitudes for half-BPS operators with arbitrary Kaluza-Klein modes.