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On Wednesday 21 May at the Cosmocaixa Barcelona a multidisciplinary team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the University of the Balearic Islands and Eurecat will present the results of the project “De l’euro al joule”, an initiative aimed at identifying citizen education challenges in the energy transition and study how social dynamics influence new energy habits. The project includes the creation of an education platform with digital resources on energy. The results will allow to quantify the social influence in the energy transition and design more effective promotional strategies.

From 5 to 7 May the UAB Faculty of Science will host "Quantum Days at the UAB" (Q-UAB Days), an event organised as part of the United Nations' International Year of Quantum Science and Technology which will bring together renowned researchers and students to explore the latest advances and real-life applications of quantum science.

The Department of Physics and the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE) present the colloquium "How constant is the Cosmological Constant? New evidence for evolving Dark Energy from the DESI collaboration" on April 9 at 3 pm at S of the Faculty of Sciences and Biosciences (UAB) with Dr. Andreu Font-Ribera, from the Observational Cosmology Group,IFAE.

The UAB will host the PLANCKS 2025 final from May 1 to May 5. The competition finalists will visit research centers and connect with companies.

Professor Joaquim Matias from the Department of Physics has been awarded the ICREA Academia prize for the second time by AGAUR to intensify his research over the next 5 years. Simultaneously, he has received the IPPP DIVA Award in UK for distinguished visiting professors.

Researchers from the Department of Physics have managed to experimentally develop a new magnetic state: a magneto-ionic vortex or “vortion”. The research, published in Nature Communications, allows for an unprecedented level of control of magnetic properties at the nanoscale and at room temperature, and opens new horizons for the development of advanced magnetic devices.

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has secured funding from the European Union to lead the Marie Sklodowska Curie COFUND PHYNEST initiative, a project of scientific excellence under the Horizon Europe programme. This funding will support the recruitment of 25 PhD students, fostering leaders in advanced materials and interdisciplinary solutions for environmental sustainability. Coordinated by the Department of Physics and led by Dr. Eva Pellicer, the project brings together various UAB departments and institutes, research centres, tech companies, and associated international partners.

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the results of the final round of its Proof of Concept 2024 Grant competition, with a total of 134 projects selected. ICREA researcher from the UAB Department of Physics Jordi Sort has been selected as one of the winners, with a grant of €150,000 for the SECURE-FLEXIMAG project, aimed at improving data security with new magnetic devices.

Next Wednesday, December 11, at 3 p.m., the Auditorium of Building C will host the conferences dedicated to the 2024 Nobel Prizes. The event will feature the participation of UAB experts who will delve into the scientific advances awarded in Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Physics.

IFAE has joined the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, strengthening its contributions to international gravitational wave research using terrestrial interferometry. This milestone further establishes IFAE as a key player in global efforts to push the boundaries of our understanding of the cosmos.