Abdus Salam ICTP

January 2026

News

ICTP Launches Salam Centennial Year

In 2026, ICTP celebrates the centennial of its founder, Abdus Salam, who would have turned 100 on 29 January 2026. The year was launched with a roundtable on "Opportunities and Challenges of Quantum Science and Technology", featuring renowned scientists from academia and industry who discussed the impact of quantum developments on society and the need to assure that quantum technology can be accessed by and will benefit all. Read more ...

Salam Distinguished Lectures 2026

ICTP's 2026 Salam Distinguished Lecture Series featured two distinguished researchers in quantum science and technology: Peter Zoller of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and Ignacio Cirac of the Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany. Over a series of lectures from 27 to 29 January, the two offered expert insight into the series' theme: "From Quantum Information to Transformative Technologies—A Journey of Remarkable Discoveries". The recorded lectures can be viewed here. Read more ...

Spirit of Salam 2026 Awardees Announced

The family of ICTP founder and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam has revealed the recipients of the 2026 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award: Karim Aoudia (posthumously), a geophysics researcher and former acting head of ICTP's Earth System Physics section; Mahbubul Alam Majumdar, a professor of physics in Bangladesh; and ICTP's Postgraduate Diploma Programme. Read more ...

ICTP Leading New Wellcome-Funded Anti-Malaria Initiative

A new research consortium led by ICTP and funded by Wellcome has launched to help improve guidance in public health responses to malaria control. The project aims to address a key question concerning the attribution of climate change in health, namely to determine how much long-term changes in climate have helped or hindered the efforts of national malaria control programs to reduce or eliminate malaria transmission rates in Africa. Read more ...

New Video Series Showcases Arab Fund Impact at ICTP

Thanks to a collaboration that began in 2024 between ICTP and the Arab Fund, 12 scientists from the Middle East and Northern Africa have had the possibility to spend one-month visits at ICTP through its Associates Programme and bring a student with them. Four of them are the protagonists of the latest videos in the series “Science is Our Common Language”, which focusses on the experience of current and former ICTP Associates to highlight the impact that the programme has had on their lives and careers. Read more ...

ICTP’s Vision for the Future Gains Momentum

ICTP's fundraising campaign to support its "ICTP 2.0" vision is gaining momentum after an event in New York City and challenge grants. Read more ...

ICTP Global Science Portal Event for International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The ICTP Global Science Portal invites you to celebrate the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) with an online panel discussion on science career pathways for women from the global South. Female researchers are underrepresented in national science academies and publications, and tend to have shorter and less well-paid careers than their male counterparts. For this reason, the United Nations' IDWGS focusses on issues related to gender equality in science. Read more ...

ICTP-IBM AI Prize Seeks Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 ICTP-IBM Brahmagupta AI Prize for Early Career Scientists. ICTP and IBM established the annual prize for outstanding young researchers working in AI for Science/Science for AI in 2025. The goal is to promote research focusing on approaches to AI and science that can benefit the society at large. Read more ...

Opportunities

"Vilhelm Bjerknes" Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship in Projections of Regional Climate and Extremes:

to act as Chapter Scientist for the IPCC Seventh Assessment report (AR7), conduct frontline research in the area of projections of regional climate and extremes, and engage in the ICTP-IAP-IPCC Chapter Scientist programme. Application deadline: 9 February 2026. Details ...

Call for Proposals, ICTP Scientific Calendar 2027:

proposals must be submitted through ICTP's online application system. Application deadline: 15 February 2026. Details ...

Climate Postdoctoral Position Available:

to start as soon as possible in 2026 from outstanding young scientists with a strong research record, in the Earth System Physics (ESP) section in the broad areas of climate dynamics, climate variability and ocean-atmosphere interactions. Application deadline: 15 February. Details ...

QLS Postdoctoral Fellowship - Quantitative Ecology:

the position is linked to the project UNCOMMON (Unveiling the ecological dynamics of taxonomic and functional composition of microbial communities), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, with Dr. Jacopo Grilli as Principal Investigator. Application deadline: 15 February. Details ...

STI Postdoctoral Position - ATRIO:

linked to the ATRIO Project, the selected postdoctoral researcher is expected to carry out active, independent research in space weather related topics, including ionospheric monitoring and modelling using ground-based and satellite data. Start date is March 2026. Application deadline: 15 February. Details ...

Call for Applications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme:

for the academic year 2026-2027. The programme is open to young, qualified graduates with a degree equivalent to an MSc in physics, mathematics, or a related field, and fluency in English. Application deadline: 28 February 2026. Details ...

ICTP Associateships for Sub-Saharan Africa Scientists:

this is a special edition of ICTP's Associates Programme for scientists working in Sub-Saharan Africa, to provide greater opportunities for researchers there to benefit from the research and networking opportunities at ICTP. Application deadline: 28 February 2026. Details ...

2026 CMSP Postdoctoral Position Available:

postdoctoral positions starting Fall 2026 are available for outstanding young scientists of any nationality with a strong research record. Application deadline: 28 February 2026. Details ...

Call for Applications, STEP Programme:

ICTP's Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP), coordinated jointly with the IAEA, seeks students in developing countries who are enrolled in a PhD course at their home university. Physics and mathematics students from a wide range of fields are encouraged to apply. Application deadline: 28 February 2026. Details ...

Master in High Performance Computing:

Set in the stimulating research environment of ICTP and SISSA, the programme combines lectures with hands-on and applied projects to prepare future HPC specialists for academia and industry. Application deadline: 15 March 2026. Details ...

Through Southern Lenses: Science in Focus:

a new international science photography award created by the Conrado Wessel Foundation (FCW) in partnership with TWAS. The initiative, which recognizes the achievements and challenges of science in the global South through photography, will award US$20,000 to the winning photo essay that fits the theme “Glaciers and Deserts.” Deadline: 15 February 2026. Details ...