High Energy Physics News & Events
The II Workshop on Fundamental Fields and Compact Objects, integrated in the NewFunFiCO network, will be held in person at the Institute of Physical Sciences, UNAM-Morelos, Mexico, 17–19 November 2026. More info here.
The XIX edition of the Black Holes Workshop will take place at the University of Minho, on 17-18 December 2026. More info here.
Former Gr@v member Raimon Luna developed a project to visualize many mathematical and physical concepts through images and animations fully generated by short Python scripts.
Each picture is supposed to introduce a different idea in mathematics or physics in a visually appealing way, without the use of any text or numbers. For those of us who tend to have a visual understanding of these abstract topics, including the author, the pictures can be a nice way to get a different intuition on them.
"The extreme gravity of astrophysical compact objects", a workshop integrated in the NewFunFiCO network took place in Frankfurt in June 2026. A great atmosphere, a variety of interesting science and lively discussions made a great event. The photo was taken in the rooftop of the venue, the historical building where the Stern-Gerlach experiment was conducted in 1922.
In April 2026 we received the visits of Maryem Jemri (Rabat) and Justin Feng (Prague). Thank you for your seminars and the great scientific interactions!
Gr@v is hosting the visits of Yasha Shnir, long time group collaborator, under an FCT mobility grant, and Mario Luciano Navarro, Ph.D. student from Valencia in the spring 2026. In the photo Yasha and Mario enjoy a bit of sunshine after the weekly group lunch.
Our group is co-organizing the X Amazonian Workshop on Gravity and Analogue Models from 29 June to 3 July in Belém, Brazil. More info here.
The NewFunFiCO network is organizing a workshop in Frankfurt from 15-17 June 2026. More info here.
Oleg Tsupko, an expert in several strong gravity topics including lensing and black hole shadows, joins Gr@v as a CEEC researcher from April 2026. Welcome Oleg!
The Gr@v coordinator, C. Herdeiro, visited Prague to deliver two seminars, at CEICO and Charles University. The visit provided a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues in a city rich in scientific and cultural heritage - home to figures such as Kepler, Tycho Brahe, Einstein, Doppler, Mach, Bolzano, and Kafka. Many thanks to both groups for their kind hospitality and for making this visit possible.