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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

David G. Cerdeño, new Beatriz Galindo Senior Fellow at UAM and IFT

David G. Cerdeño, a former member of IFT until October 2014, retakes from May 2020 his position at UAM and IFT as Beatriz Galindo Senior Fellow, after 6 years away working for IPPP Durham in UK. His research focuses on astroparticle physics and cosmology, addressing the nature of dark matter and ways to detect and identify it.

Éxito de la primera edición online de la Masterclass de Física de Partículas

La edición internacional de la Hand-on Masterclass en Física de Partículas, prevista para el pasado marzo, tuvo que ser cancelada debido a la suspensión de actividades causada por la covid-19.

Belén Gavela appointed for Belle Program Advisory Committee and the Beate Naroska Guest Professorship

IFT professor M. Belen Gavela has been appointed member of the Belle Program Advisory Committee (BPAC). The committee provides advice and recommendations on scientific, technical and planning issues related to the B-Factory Project: the Belle experiment, SuperKEKB, and with the main focus on the progress of the Belle II experiment. 

IFT HoloMatter workshop featured by the APS

The IFT workshop HoloMatter[1] 2020 was featured in the APS Physics.org magazine [2]. Although cut short due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the workshop brought together world leading experts on both sides of the

Online Particle Physics Masterclass

Nuestra tradicional International Hands on Particle Physics Masterclass de este 
año tuvo que ser aplazada, pero no nos damos por rendidos: hoy la realizaremos 
online junto a nuestros colegas del CIEMAT, con 80 estudiantes de bachillerato 

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What is matter? A question that has fascinated—and at times tormented—some of the brightest minds of the twentieth century.
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