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 ICTP Inaugurates New Lecture Hall Dedicated to Euler and LagrangeICTP inaugurated a new lecture hall and a suite of classrooms after a major renovation of space used by its Postgraduate Diploma Programme. The newly refurbished lecture hall, housed in the Centre's Leonardo Building, has been named “Euler-Lagrange” in honour of the two renowned scientists whose collaborative work has had a lasting impact on both physics and mathematics. As part of the inauguration, ICTP held a colloquium by Professor Alberto Cogliati of the University of Padua, entitled "Joseph-Louis Lagrange: A Glimpse into His Life and Contributions". Photos from the event are on ICTP's Flickr pageRead more ... | |
 Dirac Medal 2024 Ceremony Honours Four MedallistsICTP honoured the four recipients of its 2024 Dirac Medal in a ceremony on Wednesday 2 April. All four 2024 medallists have made pioneering contributions to the understanding of quantum entropy in gravity and quantum field theory. The awardees are: Horacio Casini, CONICET and Bariloche Atomic Centre, Argentina, Marina Huerta, CONICET and Bariloche Atomic Centre, Argentina, Shinsei Ryu, Princeton University, United States, and Tadashi Takayanagi, Kyoto University, Japan. The ceremony can be viewed on ICTP's YouTube channelRead more ... | |
 ICTP Joins New AI Initiative in TriesteICTP and several other Trieste science institutes celebrated the launch of a major AI initiative coordinated by Trieste-based insurance giant Generali. The launch of the new Agorai initiative on 8 April sets it on course to become a reference for applied and basic research in data science and advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), in Italy and internationally. The project has the ambition to place the future of humanity and of planet Earth at the centre of science and technological development in AI, summarised by the motto "Humanaize the Future". Read more ... | |
 ICTP Goes to the US: Alumni Gatherings in Pasadena and New YorkThis May, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is heading to the United States for special alumni events taking place in Pasadena, CA on May 4 at 4:00 PM at Granville and in New York, NY on May 8 at 7:30 PM at Eataly Flatiron. ICTP alumni, friends, and supporters are warmly invited to attend; ICTP Director Atish Dabholkar will be there to share the latest developments and future vision for the Centre. Network, reminisce, and celebrate ICTP’s enduring commitment to scientific excellence and international collaboration at these special events! | |
 ICTP Global Science Portal on All Your DevicesThe new ICTP Global Science Portal online community platform for those in the ICTP family doesn't just work on desktop computers, but also on mobile devices like smart phones and tablets. Follow this link and find out how to access the Portal wherever you are. Join now and discover the benefits of the ICTP Global Science Portal! | |
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Opportunities | |
Earth System Physics Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025ICTP's ESP section seeks applications for two postdoctoral positions, one linked to the WELLCOME TRUST (U.K.) ACCLIMATISE: Attribution of a Changing CLIMate in the AssessmenT of malaria Intervention Strategy Efficiency (2025-2028), and the other focussing on the improvement and development of ICTP’s climate sensitive malaria model (VECTRI). Deadline: 15 May 2025. Details ... | Two Further ESP Postdoctoral Positions AvailableThe ESP section has an additional two postdoctoral positions available under the framework of the HORIZON LIQUIDICE project linking and quantifying the impacts of climate change on inland ice, snow cover, and permafrost on water resources and society in vulnerable regions. Deadline: 31 May 2025. Details ... |
Rita Levi-Montalcini Senior Postdoctoral FellowshipICTP's QLS section seeks applications for one postdoctoral position starting autumn 2025 to carry active multidisciplinary research in the area of theoretical and computational neuroscience. Deadline: 31 May 2025. Details ... | ICTP-QLS Postdoctoral FellowshipA second postdoc position is available in the QLS section starting in autumn 2025 for candidates with a background in nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Deadline: 31 May 2025. Details ... |
ICTP's Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL) ProgrammeICTP's Training and Research in Italian Laboratories Programme places scientists in an Italian laboratory for research in the physical sciences. Application deadline: ongoing.Details ... | Call for Nominations, 2025 TWAS-Apex AwardThe award provides international recognition to outstanding scientific achievements made by scientists living and working in developing countries. This year the award is given in the field of quantum science and technology, and carries a prize of US$100,000 and a medal. Deadline: 15 May. Details ... |
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Energy Modelling Platform - Joint Global Training SchoolDeadline: 9 May 2025 | Conference on Volcanic Processes: a Variety of Length and Time ScalesDeadline: 15 May 2025 |  |  |
School on Medical Physics for Radiation Therapy: Dosimetry, Treatment Planning and Delivery for Advanced ApplicationsDeadline: 15 May 2025 | Conference on Frontiers in Atomistic Simulations: from Physics to Chemistry and BiologyDeadline: 15 May 2025 |  |  |
12th AAMP Meeting & EFOMP SchoolDeadline: 15 May 2025 | School on Quantum Dynamics of Matter, Light and InformationDeadline: 15 May 2025 |  |  |
5th Joint ICTP-Trieste/ICTP-SAIFR School on CosmologyDeadline: 17 May 2025 | Beyond Uniform Hyperbolicity I: Higher rank actions, random walks and holomorphic dynamicsDeadline: 25 May 2025 |  |  |
Beyond Uniform Hyperbolicity II: Unstable entropy, generalized u-Gibbs measures and classification complexityDeadline: 25 May 2025 | Joint ICTP-WE Heraeus Conference on Non-equilibrium Quantum Statistical PhysicsDeadline: 30 May 2025 |  |  |
The International Reference Ionosphere and NeQuick – Improving the Representation of the Real-Time IonosphereDeadline: 30 May 2025 | Summer School on Particle PhysicsDeadline: 31 May 2025 |
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Uniting Minds, Igniting Discovery: ICTP Video Spotlights
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