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Inclusive science is the only possible one

CSIC centers at the UAM campus join the celebration of the 28th of June, International LGTBIQA+ Pride Day 2020,  asserting that inclusive science is the only possible one

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.

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September 8, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) is the most successful theory for the formation of structure in the Universe.
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 11, 2025
3:00pm to 4:00pm
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September 15, 2025 to September 19, 2025
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September 15, 2025
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September 16, 2025 to September 19, 2025
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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
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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