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.

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.
