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.
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.