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Event

Radical Science at CCCB

May 9, 2025

The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) is hosting two conferences as part of the Radical Science series, focused on the origins of the universe and life.

On May 15, Nobel Laureate Didier Queloz and astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol will discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life, exploring the more than 5,000 exoplanets discovered and the techniques to detect signs of life in their atmospheres.

The following day, on May 16, astrophysicists Gabriela González and Eugenio Coccia will explore how gravitational wave detection opens new avenues for understanding the cosmos, allowing us to study the early universe and phenomena like black hole mergers.

New Member

New member in the Gravitational Waves group

May 8, 2025

Sakshi Satish Madekar joined the Gravitational Waves group as a PhD student

New results

Andreu Font Presents Latest DESI BAO Results at Harvard

May 5, 2025

During the week of April 15, 2025, Andreu Font delivered a talk at Harvard’s Center for Astrophysics, presenting the latest Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration. His presentation, titled “How Constant is the Cosmological Constant? Challenging the ΛCDM Model with New Measurements from the DESI Collaboration ”, explored how recent data may question key assumptions of the standard cosmological model.

The talk is available to watch online .

New Member

New member in the Cosmology Group

April 2, 2025

Tyann Dumerchat joined the Observational Cosmology group as a postdoctoral researcher

Outreach

IFAE Hosts Hands-On Workshop on Muon Detection and Cosmic Rays

March 14, 2025

The initiative is part of a collaboration with the artist Blanca Pujals and is supported by CCCB and Hangar.

Instrumentation

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope

March 13, 2025

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has reached a major milestone with the successful installation of the LSST Camera on its telescope.

Event

Tamara Vázquez and Gerard Ariño at ATRAE Researchers' Day

March 13, 2025

The Programa ATRAE (Ayudas para incentivar la incorporación de talento consolidado) is an initiative by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) aimed at attracting established research talent to Spain.

Role

Pol Forn Appointed as Spain’s Representative to CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative Advisory Board

March 13, 2025

The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI) has defined a roadmap and research programme in collaboration with its advisory board, as well as the high-energy physics and quantum-technology research communities

New Member

New Member in the Collider Physics group

March 7, 2025

Pritha Mitra will be doing her PhD in the ATLAS group