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Europe updates its strategy for Particle Physics

On June 19 the CERN council has unanimously voted the 2020 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. The press release can be found here

Video of the Special Invisibles Event "Call for action on diversity and inclusion in academia"

Several members of the "Invisibles'' community have actively joined the worldwide actions followed by thousands of scientists to join the strike for  Blacklives (#Strike4BlackLives, #ShutDownSTEM and  #ShutDownAcademia). Universities, scientific organizations, and scientific journals have participated in this unprecedented global movement.

Video of the Outreach talk by Álvaro de Rújula: The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus

Álvaro de Rújula gave the following outreach talk at the webinar series organized by IFC: "The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus (Basic Science after the Pandemic)".

Pilar Coloma returns to the IFT as a Ramón y Cajal fellow

Pilar Coloma returns to the IFT as a Ramón y Cajal fellow, starting May 2020. She got her MSc and PhD from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in 2011. After that, she spent 5 years as a postdoctoral fellow in the US, first in Virginia Tech and then at Fermilab, where she got a tenure-track position in 2016.

In memory of the victims of COVID-19

We at the Institute for Theoretical Physics IFT UAM-CSIC would like to express our sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of the victims of COVID-19, due to this sad pandemic. Besides, we recognize the strong efforts of those who fought and are still fighting the virus at each stage.

Outreach talk by Álvaro de Rújula: The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus

Álvaro de Rújula will give the following outreach talk at the webinar series organized by IFC: "The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus (Basic Science after the Pandemic)".
Date and time: Thursday 4th June, at 16h
Duration: 45 minutes (35 min + 10 min Q&A)
Language: English

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