Exhibition
IFAE contributes to the Exhibition on Quantum Physics at the Faculty of Science of the UAB
September 26, 2025
IFAEThe library is hosting the exhibition as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
The UAB Science and Technology Library is hosting the exhibition “Quantum Science and Technology. New Information Paradigms to Explore Nature” (22 September – 21 October 2025), as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
It features the demo of the QCT lab refrigerator, together with a microscope displaying a real quantum chip. The model was built by the students in the QCT group together with Cristobal Pío, engineer in the IFAE technical Division.
Also a VIP chip from the Applied Physics group is on display in the exhibition.
Outreach programmes
IFAE brings fundamental physics closer to young students through its 2026 summer programmes
July 23, 2026
Throughout June and July, IFAE welcomed around 100 secondary-school and university students through a series of educational and research programmes designed to bring young people closer to fundamental physics and scientific research.
Event
IFAE's Severo Ochoa programme brings jazz, history and physics together in a sold-out public event
July 10, 2026
A sold-out audience of around 300 people gathered for ‘Sota l’eclipsi: jazz i física de l’univers’, an outreach event supported by IFAE’s Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence programme. Bringing together history, fundamental physics and live jazz, the evening explored how eclipses have transformed our understanding of the Universe while highlighting the dialogue between scientific discovery and artistic creation.