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November 2023 | |
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 Empowering Gender EqualityICTP's bi-annual Career Development Workshop for Women in Physics was recently held at ICTP from 6 to 10 November 2023, combining a variety of highly interactive talks, panel discussions, and skill-enhancing training sessions designed to empower women in physics. Read more ... | |
 Gender Gap in Global PhysicsFemale scientists have shorter, less well-paid careers; those from scientifically disadvantaged countries face an even harsher situation. In an interview, ICTP's Kate Shaw, a coordinator of ICTP's Physics Without Frontiers programme, shares her perspective on the issue. Read more ... | |
 Focus on Climate Change and Extreme Weather EventsICTP's Earth System Physics section has been involved in two recent, high-profile climate research stories, thanks to the work of climate scientist Erika Coppola. She is among the creators of ClimaMeter, an innovative platform designed to unravel the intricate relationship between climate change and extreme meteorological events. She was also part of a research study that proved the effectiveness of flood barriers used in Venice against Acqua Alta. Read more ... | |
 From Mathematical Olympiads to ResearchBrazilian mathematician and former Simon’s Associate Emanuel Carneiro discusses his journey to becoming a researcher in ICTP's Mathematics section. Read more ... | |
 ICTP Workshop Focusses on Bringing Internet Access to Remote LocationsInequalities in global internet access can compound economic, political, and social inequality. With this in mind, ICTP's Science Technology and Innovation unit ran a Workshop on Communication in Extreme Environments for Science and Sustainable Development. Read more ... | |
 Democratizing Access to Quantum ComputingICTP has joined a new international initiative called the Open Quantum Institute (OQI), that seeks to unlock the potential of quantum computing for the benefit of all, irrespective of geographical, economic, or scientific constraints. Read more ... | |
 Filippo Giorgi Highly Cited Researcher in 2023Filippo Giorgi, head of ICTP’s Earth System Physics section, has been named Highly Cited Researcher by analytics company Clarivate for the second year in a row. He is the only climate scientist attached to an Italian institution to have received this award in the climate sciences. Read more ... | |
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Opportunities | |
Postdoctoral positions, Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics SectionThe positions, starting Fall 2024, are open to outstanding young scientists of any nationality with a strong research record. Deadline: 15 December 2023. Details ... | Call for Short-term Visits, Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics SectionThe section offers yearly a number of grants for short-term visits (up to one month). Deadline: 15 December 2023. Details ... |
Call for ICTP's Associateships ProgrammeThe Associateships programme covers travel costs and provides a living allowance for developing-world scientists to visit ICTP several times over a six-year period. Apply by 31 January 2024. Details ... | Call for Nominations, Ramanujan PrizeICTP and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) are looking for nominations of outstanding, young mathematicians from developing countries for the 2024 Ramanujan Prize. Deadline: 1 February 2024. Details ... |
ICTP Postgraduate Diploma ProgrammeThe Centre's one-year Programme helps students from disadvantaged countries gain the knowledge and study skills they need to pursue PhD degrees anywhere in the world. Apply by 15 March 2024 for the 2024-2025 course. Details ... | APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowship Programme 2024The APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowships cover the major costs of a two-consecutive-month research visit to a participating laboratory in Europe and North America, or to a more advanced developing country. Deadline: 31 March 2024. Details ... |
ICTP Sandwich Training and Education Programme (STEP)ICTP's Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP), coordinated jointly with its UN partner the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), offers fellowships that allow PhD students to study at their home universities but have the financial support to visit ICTP or a collaborating institute for a three- to six-month stay each year for three successive years. Deadline: 15 April 2024. Details ... | ICTP's Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL) ProgrammeThrough TRIL, scientists can spend time in one of the hundreds of Italian laboratories that ICTP has agreements with for research in different branches of the physical sciences. Application deadline: ongoing. Details ... |
"Science, She Says!" awardThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) has established this award to recognize an outstanding junior female scientist who has remarkably contributed to the advancement of science and technology, while performing her research in one of the following regions: Africa and the Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Europe; Central and South America and the Caribbean; and North America. Italian researchers are not eligible for this prize. Application deadline: 31 December 2023. Details ... | |
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Upcoming Deadlines |  |  |
Spring College on the Physics of Complex SystemsDeadline: 3 December 2023 | School on Synchrotron Light Sources and Their ApplicationsDeadline: 10 December 2023 |  |  |
Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Data for Modelling Atomic and Molecular Processes in PlasmasDeadline: 15 December 2023 | Conference on New Frontiers in Scaling Quantum: from Materials and Hardware to Architectures and ComponentsDeadline: 15 December 2023 |
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https://www.ictp.it/home/scientific-calendar Marie Curie Library: https://library.ictp.it/ A Video Introduction to ICTP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9dPsxEE6Pk | |
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