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.
Event
IFAE brings physics to CosmoCaixa for the European Researchers’ Night 2026
September 17, 2026
IFAE will bring fundamental physics closer to the public at CosmoCaixa during the European Researchers’ Night 2026, with activities developed within the European Project PICO New Horizons, including an interactive cosmology workshop for families and a live jazz and physics performance.
Activity
IFAE launches ‘Ask the Universe’ for the European Researchers’ Night
September 16, 2026
IFAE launches Ask the Universe (Pregunta a l’Univers), a new educational outreach initiative inviting young people to share the questions about the Universe that most intrigue them. The activity is part of IFAE’s programme for the European Researchers’ Night 2026 and has been developed within the European project PICO New Horizons.