• From particles to the Cosmos

    IFAE conducts experimental and theoretical research at the frontiers of fundamental physics.

  • Particle Physics

    Pushing the frontiers of knowledge by making precise measurements in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC.

    ATLAS Detector
  • High Energy Astrophysics

    Addressing open questions through gamma-ray observations from the most energetic phenomena in the universe.

    The MAGIC Telescopes
  • Observational Cosmology

    Shedding light on the nature of the mysterious dark energy, responsible for the current accelerated expansion of the universe.

  • Neutrino Physics

    Understanding the fundamental phenomena that produced the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe.

  • Gravitational Waves

    The beginning of a new era in the exploration of the universe.

    Aerial view of Virgo
  • Medical Imaging

    Using our expertise with sophisticated radiation detectors to develop advanced medical imaging devices.

    VIP
  • Quantum Computing Technologies

    Achieving an advantage over conventional computers to solve problems which are ubiquitous in society.

    QCT Lab

New Member

New Member in the Theory Division

January 17, 2024

Bernat Capdevila has joined the Theory Group at IFAE and the UAB Physics Department as Postdoc Researcher.

Award

Researcher Fabrizio Rompineve receives the Buchalter Cosmology Prize

January 16, 2024

Fabrizio Rompineve, researcher at the UAB Department of Physics and at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), has been awarded the Buchalter Cosmology Prize for his research on gravitational waves from the early universe.

Prize

Alba Romero-Rodriguez winner of the 2023 Virgo Awards

November 15, 2023

Alba Romero-Rodriguez (former PhD Student at IFAE and now at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) is one of the wiiners of the third edition of the Virgo Awards

New Member

New Member in the Theory Division

November 13, 2023

Clara Murgui joins the Theory Division as a Beatriz de Galindo Junior Researcher.

New Member

New Member in the Cosmology group

November 1, 2023

Martine Lokken has just joined the Observational Cosmology group as Postdoc researcher.

New Member

New Member in the Theory group

November 1, 2023

Juan Sebastián Valbuena has just joined the Theory group as Postdoc researcher.

  • MastercosmosBCN Poster

    Education

    MastercosmosBCN

    Postgraduate Program in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics & Cosmology

  • MastercosmosBCN Poster

    Education

    MMRES

    Full-time one-year programme with highly flexible and personalised hands-on research training in a multidisciplinary research environment.

  • Master in Quantum Science & Technology Poster

    Education

    Master in Quantum Science & Technology

    Aimed at graduates in Physics, Physical Engineering or equivalent degrees who want to continue specialization studies in Quantum Science and Technologies.