Carlos Herdeiro, Gr@v member and founder, took office on 1 October as the new Scientific Coordinator of CIDMA, beginning a four-year term. The new coordination team also includes Natália da Costa Martins, Maria Elisa Carrancho Fernandes, and Nelson Filipe Loureiro Vieira. UA News coverage here. We wish the team every success in this new chapter.
A recently published paper by Gr@v (J. Ferreira et al. [PRD 114 (2026) 064005]) was covered by Science Alert. Read the news piece here.
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.
"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.