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 ICTP and IBM Announce Plans for New Prize for Quantum ComputingIn the spirit of the UN's 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), ICTP and IBM have announced the intention of establishing a new prize to recognize excellence in quantum computing. The intended prize, the ICTP-IBM Richard Feynman Prize in Quantum Computing, named in honor of quantum mechanics pioneer Richard Feynman, will be open to anyone who has made significant contributions to the field of quantum computing. Read more ... | |
 ICTP Success Story: ICTP-EAIFR Alumnus Firas Shuaib Achieves his PhDFiras Shuaib of Sudan has successfully defended his PhD, making him the first graduate of the master's programme at ICTP's partner institute in Rwanda, the East African Institute for Fundamental Research, to do so. He is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Research for Ceramics at the University of Limoges following his research interest in computational condensed matter physics.Read more ... | |
 International Collaboration Reveals How Crystal Structure Shapes Light Emission in Surprising WaysFindings by an international research team led by ICTP senior research scientist Ali Hassanali expands our understanding of the ground-principles behind fluorescence. While traditional explanations of fluorescence focus on specific molecular structures, new findings suggest that interactions within molecular aggregates may hold the key to a broader understanding of this phenomenon. Read more ... | |
 When Students Meet Their Supporters: A Celebration Of Impact And Connection At ICTPThe recent visit of a delegation from the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development to ICTP marked a significant milestone—coming one year after the launch of the ICTP-Arab Fund Programme. This special occasion offered a powerful and moving demonstration of the programme’s real-world impact, building a bridge between dedicated supporters and the students whose futures they help shape. Read more ... | |
 Reach of the ICTP Global Science PortalThe ICTP Global Science Portal online community platform for all past and present ICTP affiliates and visitors recently reached 1500 users. The Portal is both designed and managed in-house at ICTP, and we like to keep the global community up-to-date about how the network is developing. Portal members can access regular updates about the Portal in the platform's global Media Center. Discover how the Portal community is growing across the world! Read more ... | |
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Opportunities | |
Call for Applications, Master of Advanced Studies in Medical PhysicsThe Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics programme is designed to provide young, promising graduates of physics or related fields (mainly from developing countries) with postgraduate theoretical and clinical training so that they may be recognised as clinical medical physicists in their home countries. Application deadline: 15 July 2025. Details ... | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Quantitative Life Sciences SectionICTP's Quantitative Life Sciences section is offering one postdoctoral position, starting in December 2025, linked to the project “Decoding the evolution of anticipation and decision making in uncertain environments”, funded by the Human Frontiers Science programme. Application deadline: 30 July 2025. Details ... |
Condensed Matter & Statistical Physics Postdoctoral Position 2026Within the ERC Consolidator Project Wavenets, ICTP seeks applications for one postdoctoral position starting in January 2026 in the field of many-body theory. Application deadline: 31 July 2025. Details ... | TWAS OpportunitesDon't miss opportunities offered by TWAS for PhD and postdoctoral fellowships, designed to help early-career researchers gain education and experience at top science institutions worldwide. 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 ... | |
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Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear MedicineDeadline: 15 July 2025 | Workshop on Reference Dosimetry in External Beam Radiotherapy and BrachytherapyDeadline: 15 July 2025 |  |  |
Workshop on Empowering Connectivity: Bridging Space and Earth with DTNDeadline: 15 July 2025 | Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Nuclear Structure and Decay Data: Experiment, Theory, and EvaluationDeadline: 20 July 2025 |  |  |
Joint ICTP-IAEA College on Unlocking Clean Energy's Future: Cost-Effective Strategies for a Low-Carbon World, Including Nuclear PowerDeadline: 25 July 2025 | Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Detector Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Scientific Instrumentation and Reconfigurable ComputingDeadline: 27 July 2025 |
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Uniting Minds, Igniting Discovery: ICTP Video Spotlights
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoxv42WBtfCCQynvMrPJAT_fT-bglH0vK ICTP Scientific Calendar: https://www.ictp.it/home/scientific-calendar Marie Curie Library: https://library.ictp.it/ ICTP Dirac Conversations video series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoxv42WBtfCC_3PwuoOuEWxakUF9uhti8 | |
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