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.
#cientifiques
Tamara Vázquez Schröder participates in the launch of 'científiques 2026'
January 28, 2026
Tamara Vázquez Schröder, researcher in the Collider Physics Group at the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), took part in the launch event of the 2026 edition of the #científiques programme, held on 27 January 2026 at the UAB Casa Convalescència in Barcelona. The event marked the start of this year’s activities ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February.
Outreach
IFAE brings the physics of the Universe to schools through Escola en Residència
December 18, 2025
IFAE takes part in Escola en Residència , an educational programme led by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), with a project focused on the physics of the Universe. The initiative is developed together with students from the Institut Miquel Tarradell , and aims to bring fundamental physics into the classroom through dialogue, curiosity and collective exploration.
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.