The 26th International Conference on Atomic Physics, ICAP 2018, was held from July 22 – 27, 2018 in Barcelona. During the conference it was organized the outreach activity "Atomic Physics: past, present and future". A Nobel prize panel with five physics Nobel prizes, covering the most important developments in the field of atomic physics.

The ICCUB researcher Alba Cervera participates in the Radio programme Versió RAC1 talking about women in science with another two women scientists.

Alba gives example and inspiration to girls in order to change the situation of some research areas as physics which still involves few women.

Link with the progamme

The Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB) of the University of Barcelona has signed an agreement with the company Scientifica International to work together in the fields of nuclear and particle physics, space sciences and industry.

From the 22nd to the 27th July, Barcelona will hold the 26th International Conference of Atomic Physics, ICAP20018, the most important conference on atomic physics worldwide which gathers scientists from around the world and will gather six Nobel laureates.

Jordi Miralda, ICREA- ICCUB researcher and Xavier Luri, ICCUB director, talk about the new results of the research on the Hubble Constant made by the Nobel laureate Riess' team using Gaia's and Hubble's data.

Article in La Vanguardia

Today, Tuesday 29th of May, Xavier Luri has taken office as Director of the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB). At the same time, Antonio Solanas took office as the Dean of the Faculty of Psycology and Santiago Sánchez as Director of the Barcelona Economic Analysis Team (BEAT).

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Today the ICCUB is hosting a new edition of the Masterclass in Particle Physics, held at the ICCUB under the name of Taller de Física de Partícules. A second edition of this activity will be held on 16 March. Altogether, 160 bachelor students from 149 different Catalan high schools will take a day off from school to come to the ICCUB and dive into the actual data.

The new edition of YoMo Barcelona Festival, a proposal aimed at students framed within the Mobile World Congress joining science and technology, is taking place from February 27 to March 2. This festival aims to bring the school’s learning to real life, throughout the exhibition of the available and exciting employment opportunities in the mobile ecosystem and STEAM sector.

Title: Iluminando el lado oscuro del universo. Agujeros negros, ondas gravitatorias y otras melodías de Einstein

Author: Roberto Emparan (ICREA-ICCUB)

Release: 06/02/2018

Press: Ariel

Language: spanish