New position
Eugenio Coccia Assumes Chairmanship of Italian Civil Protection Commission
October 4, 2023
IFAENewly appointed President of the Italian Civil Protection Commission Eugenio Coccia, Director of IFAE, will lead the commission for the next five years.
The Italian Commission for Predicting and Preventing Major Risks, comprising 64 members from Italy’s top universities and institutes, serves to support the Department of Civil Protection across eight critical risk sectors.
Newly appointed President Eugenio Coccia, Director of IFAE, will lead the commission for the next five years, contributing to Italy’s disaster preparedness and risk management endeavors.
More information on the Press Release by the Italian Civil Protection Commission
Outreach programmes
IFAE brings fundamental physics closer to young students through its 2026 summer programmes
July 23, 2026
Throughout June and July, IFAE welcomed around 100 secondary-school and university students through a series of educational and research programmes designed to bring young people closer to fundamental physics and scientific research.
Event
IFAE's Severo Ochoa programme brings jazz, history and physics together in a sold-out public event
July 10, 2026
A sold-out audience of around 300 people gathered for ‘Sota l’eclipsi: jazz i física de l’univers’, an outreach event supported by IFAE’s Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence programme. Bringing together history, fundamental physics and live jazz, the evening explored how eclipses have transformed our understanding of the Universe while highlighting the dialogue between scientific discovery and artistic creation.