On 9 and 10 April, the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) will welcome two distinguished physicists: Serge Haroche, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, and F. Duncan Haldane, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics. Both scientists have been invited by the IAC to take part in the 18th Congress of Physics Students (COEFIS), organised by students from the University of La Laguna, and will each give a lecture in the IAC Lecture Hall from 10.30 am. On Thursday 9 April, the IAC will welcome Professor Haroche, and on Friday 10 April it will be Professor Haldane’s turn. In both

A delegation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), led by its Director, Valentín Martínez Pillet, is attending the Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025 (BSIFS2025), the main national meeting dedicated to the Big Science Industry, on 3 and 4 December. The team is presenting the centre’s scientific and technological advances and strengthening strategic links with companies, technology centres and international scientific infrastructures. The IAC strengthens its presence at Spain’s largest Big Science Industry forum The Big Science Industry Forum Spain 2025, organised by CDTI

From March 9–12, 2026, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies – HITS hosted the Second Annual Meeting of the EDUCADO Doctoral Network (MSCA DN), a network coordinated and led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. This pivotal gathering marks a significant milestone in the project’s timeline, bringing together international research groups from across the consortium. The meeting featured the 11 Doctoral Candidates as the central focus, providing them with a platform to present their research progress in applying AI to galaxy evolution and astronomical big data. A highlight of