Severo Ochoa Award
IFAE Receives Severo Ochoa Excellence Award in Zaragoza
July 16, 2025
IFAEOn July 16, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, and the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, presided over the official award ceremony for the 2024 Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Centers and Units of Excellence in Zaragoza.
During the event, Mario Martínez, Scientific Director of the Severo Ochoa program at IFAE, received the distinction on behalf of the institute.
This marks the third time that the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) has been recognized as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence underscoring its leading role in frontier research in particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
The Severo Ochoa accreditation strengthens strategic research planning, promotes best practices in scientific management, and enhances international visibility and talent attraction across Spain’s top research institutions.
Educational program
IFAE and Escola Sant Martí de Cerdanyola launch Magnet alliance
February 19, 2026
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) and the Escola Sant Martí de Cerdanyola have officially launched their Magnet alliance, within the ‘Magnet. Aliances per a l’èxit educatiu’ programme promoted by the Fundació Bofill. The presentation brought together representatives from the school community, the local council, the education administration and IFAE.