New Member
IFAE appoints Jordi Núñez Freixa as the institute’s new General Manager
December 2, 2025
IFAEThe 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.
An industrial engineer from UPC, Jordi Núñez has developed his career in public administration and strategic management. Until now, he has served as General Manager of the City Council of Rubí, where he has led projects related to urban and sustainable transformation, the promotion of energy self-consumption, and the development of the local industrial and business ecosystem.
This background brings together institutional management, team coordination, and strategic planning—skills especially relevant for a research centre such as IFAE.
“IFAE conducts world-class research and my goal is to ensure that the center’s administration provides excellent support to the research staff in achieving their goals,” Núñez says.
With his appointment, IFAE aims to continue strengthening its administrative and management capabilities in support of a growing scientific activity spanning particle physics, astrophysics, cosmology, quantum technologies, and medical physics.
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.
#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.