Outreach activities
IFAE researchers participate in Científiques 2025 to make visible the research of women in science
February 13, 2025
IFAE#Científiques 2025 beat the participation record
The #científiques 2025 program has achieved outstanding participation, with 610 scientists and 502 schools registered. Additionally, over 150 teachers and between 80 and 100 researchers per session have taken part in the training sessions. Six scientists from IFAE, Laura Casas, Silvia Gasparotto, Helena Moyano, Balma Duch, Martine Lokken and Ariadna Gómez del Pulgar participated in this year’s edition.
This program brings science to schools on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, 2025, inspiring future generations.
The #Científiques 2025 launch took place on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the Auditori del Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB).
Outreach
Tamara Vázquez Schröder Featured in the #científiques 2026 Campaign
December 10, 2025
The #científiques initiative — a joint programme of the Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació (FCRI) and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) — has released the image for its 2026 edition, featuring Tamara Vázquez Schröder, researcher at IFAE, as the scientist highlighted in this year’s campaign.
Arts & Science
IFAE joins Platform Dalí, a new art–science initiative
December 3, 2025
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the research centres partnering in Platform Dalí, a new programme launched by the Fundació Gala–Salvador Dalí to foster collaboration between contemporary artists and leading scientific institutions.
New Member
IFAE appoints Jordi Núñez Freixa as the institute’s new General Manager
December 2, 2025
The Governing Board of the Institute for High Energy Physics (IFAE), after a selection process, has appointed Jordi Núñez Freixa as its new General Manager. Núñez will take up the position on 1 December 2025.