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March 2026



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ICTP Celebrates the 2025 Dirac Medallists

ICTP honoured the four scientists who received its prestigious 2025 Dirac Medal at a ceremony at ICTP. The awardees are: Gary Gibbons of Cambridge University, UK, Gary Horowitz of the University of California Santa Barbara, USA, Roy Kerr of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Robert Wald of the University of Chicago, USA. Work of the medallists has widened our understanding of gravity, significantly shaping the study of general relativity across many generations. Read more ...


Inspiring the Youth of Latin America

ICTP emeritus mathematician Fernando Rodriguez Villegas believes that it is never too early to be introduced to rigorous scientific training. With ICTP's mission of developing science in the global South in mind, he created Inspira, a math summer camp dedicated to high school students in South America and aiming to bring them closer to mathematics. The first edition of the programme took place at the end of 2025 in Uruguay. “If something like this had existed when I was that age, I would have gone immediately,” Villegas says. Read more ...


New Episode in Video Series “Science is Our Common Language”

The video series “Science is Our Common Language” focusses on the experience of current and former ICTP Associates to highlight the impact that the programme has had on their lives and careers. This month we present ICTP-Arab Fund Associate Hand Zenia and his student Sarah Louifi from Algeria. Zenia is an associate professor at the University Mouloud Mammeri of Tizi-Ouzou working on theoretical modelling and first-principles simulations of nano- and mesoscopic systems. Read more ...


Diploma Grad Develops Math Online Community

Ever tried to build a community learning platform from scratch? Abdulhafeez Abdulsalam, Nigerian ex-ICTP Diploma student has done just that. The digital platform, InvariantMath, brings together problem-solving spaces, learning resources, computational laboratories, and community-driven activities in one place. In an interview, Abdulsalam describes the process of getting his home for math students and early-career learners off the ground. Read more ...


How ICTP Assists Scientists at Risk

Over the years, ICTP has served not only as a lighthouse for global science but also as a safe harbour for hundreds of scientists and students displaced by conflict. Until now, ICTP's approach to dealing with these emergencies has been mostly reactionary and ad hoc, scrambling to pull together limited budgetary resources.
With growing geopolitical tensions and increased global conflicts, ICTP recognizes the urgent need for a dedicated emergency fund to assist students and scientists forced to seek refuge due to dangerous situations. Read more ...


Introducing the 2026 ICTP Global Science Portal Advisory Board

The ICTP Global Science Portal is run by ICTP for our scientists across the world, and listening to the community is crucial to mindfully developing the platform. The 2026 ICTP Global Science Portal Advisory Board is composed of staff and scientists representing all aspects of the global community, from associates to programmes to alumni and students. Follow the link to see who will be the driving forces behind the Portal in 2026.  


Opportunities

Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics and Radiation Metrology (MMP)

The MMP is a two-year advanced training programme run jointly by the ICTP and the University of Trieste and co-sponsored by the IAEA. The programme is now accepting applications. Application deadline: 15 April 2026. Details ...

Call for CIMPA-ICTP Fellowships 2027 "Research in Pairs"

The CIMPA-ICTP "Research in Pairs" fellowship program supports mathematicians from developing countries by funding their visits to Europe to collaborate with a colleague. The two researchers will work together on a well-defined research project, primarily at the European colleague’s institution. Application deadline: 24 April 2026. Details ...

Call for nominations, UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences

The UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences is awarded annually to candidates whose scientific achievements are conducive to socio-economic transformation and impact development on a regional or global scale. Application deadline: 15 April 2026. Details ...

Cooperation Visits in Germany


Postdoctoral researchers living and working in sub-Saharan Africa may apply for a three-month research stay at a German institute through the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme -SSA. Deadline: 15 April 2026. Details ...

Cooperation Visits in MENA Countries

Are you a postdoctoral researcher living and working in the Middle East and North Africa region? You may benefit from the opportunity offered by the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme-MENA to spend three months at a German institute. Deadline: 15 April 2026. Details ...

Advancing Research Collaboration in the MENA Region

A new programme supporting young scientists from selected MENA countries is now open. The UNESCO TWAS Grants for Transformative and Collaborative Research in the Middle East and North Africa are funded by the German BMFTR. Deadline: 16 April 2026. Details ...



Upcoming Deadlines

Energy Modelling Platform - Global


Deadline: 3 April 2026  

5th Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Physics and Technology of Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems

Deadline: 10 April 2026  

Physical Sciences in Medicine Workshop 2026: Inaugural Edition

Deadline: 15 April 2026  

Joint ICTP-SGS Princeton School on Science and Global Security

Deadline: 17 April 2026  

Hands-On Research in Complex Systems School

Deadline: 19 April 2026  		 


Important links


Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Strada Costiera 11
34151 Trieste, Italy
sci_info@ictp.it

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