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GW-EM-Nu-2025: Multi-Messenger Science With Indian Facilities-Now and in the Next Decade, December 1-3 2025 at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

This year marks the 10-years of discovery of Gravitational Waves, which has opened a new window for multi-messenger science. The era of multi-messenger science using signals from astrophysical sources observed in different cosmic messengers such as Cosmic Rays (CRs), Electromagnetic Waves (EW), Gravitational Waves (GW), and Neutrinos opens a new paradigm in understanding the physics governing the Universe over different length scales from the size of a nucleus to the size of the observable Universe. The success of this research frontier relies on the coordinated observation between different existing telescopes/observatories which are observing in different messengers and also on building the next generation telescopes/observatories that can jointly observe signals using different cosmic messengers in the coming years in the frequency range (or energy band) which are of scientific interests based on our theoretical understanding of these astrophysical sources.

This conference plans to bring researchers from India working in different areas–instrumentation and theory on the same platform to discuss (i) the requirements and challenges in coordinated observations with existing Indian facilities between different messengers, (ii) key areas of development of telescope facilities and theoretical predictions for enhancing the scientific outcome, (iii) the roadmap for joint observations using multiple telescopes, and (iv) plan for strategically important future telescopes/observatories which will enhance multi-messenger science from India.

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The School on Gravity: from motion to commotion, June 22-26 2026 at NBI Copenhagen

Understanding the gravitational interaction is one of the great scientific endeavors of the 21st century. The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of gravitational waves in 2015, and subsequent detections by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, have marked a revolutionary step forward in physics and astrophysics by opening an entirely new window for exploring the Universe. Future upgrades to these detectors, along with upcoming facilities such as LISA and the Einstein Telescope, promise even more breakthrough discoveries that the next generation of scientists will need to interpret.

The School on Gravity (22–26 June 2026, Copenhagen) will introduce junior scientists—graduate students and advanced undergraduates with a background in general relativity—to a wide range of foundational topics in the exciting new field of gravitational wave physics. Topics will span from the theory of motion, to new challenges introduced by quantum physics, to the astrophysics of black holes and source modeling for gravitational-wave detectors.

The School on Gravity will take place in the legendary Auditorium A of the Niels Bohr Institute, inviting students and lecturers to challenge current paradigms in gravitational physics in the spirit of the quantum revolution that unfolded in this very room.

The members of the Scientific Organizing Committee for the School of Gravity are Vitor Cardoso (Director of CoG), Emil Bjerrum-Bohr, Jose Ezquiaga, Troels Harmark, Niels Obers, Marta Orselli, Alessia Platania, Johan Samsing, Maarten van de Meent, Ziqi Yan.

The local organizing committee is composed of Vitor Cardoso and Jose Ezquiaga.

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School on Gravity, Niels Bohr Institute, June 22-26 2026

Understanding the gravitational interaction is one of the great scientific endeavors of the 21st century. The Nobel Prize-winning discovery of gravitational waves in 2015, and subsequent detections by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, have marked a revolutionary step forward in physics and astrophysics by opening an entirely new window for exploring the Universe. Future upgrades to these detectors, along with upcoming facilities such as LISA and the Einstein Telescope, promise even more breakthrough discoveries that the next generation of scientists will need to interpret.

The School on Gravity (22–26 June 2026, Copenhagen) will introduce junior scientists—graduate students and advanced undergraduates with a background in general relativity—to a wide range of foundational topics in the exciting new field of gravitational wave physics. Topics will span from the theory of motion, to new challenges introduced by quantum physics, to the astrophysics of black holes and source modeling for gravitational-wave detectors.

The program is as follows:

Lectures on Black Holes and Neutron Stars (how, when and where they are born, how they spin, how many, when do they merge, how many merge).
Lecturer: Lieke van Son (Radboud University)

Lectures on Motion (the two body problem in General Relativity).
Lecturer: Julio Parra Martinez (IHES)

Lectures on Completing Einstein (why does General Relativity need completion, what type of effects should we be on look out for, where would they manifest themselves).
Lecturer: Gustavo Turiaci (U. Washington, Seattle)

Lectures on Environments (which type of environments, how do they affect strong field gravity, how do we model them, impact on gravitational wave signals).
Lecturer: Laura Sberna (Nottingham University)

Please apply at: https://the-center-of-gravity.com/events/the-school-on-gravity-from-motion-to-commotion-2026/

We require submission of a single pdf file containing a two-page CV, up to half a page motivation letter, and a signed support letter from an advisor on letterhead.

Deadline: February 01, 2026.

The number of seats is limited, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The School on Gravity will take place in the legendary Auditorium A of the Niels Bohr Institute, inviting students and lecturers to challenge current paradigms in gravitational physics in the spirit of the quantum revolution that unfolded in this very room. This is the first of a series of annual school organized by the Center of Gravity (CoG).

The members of the Scientific Organizing Committee for the School of Gravity are Vitor Cardoso (Director of CoG), Emil Bjerrum-Bohr, Jose Ezquiaga, Troels Harmark, Niels Obers, Marta Orselli, Alessia Platania, Johan Samsing, Maarten van de Meent, Ziqi Yan.

Local Organizing Committee: Vitor Cardoso and Jose Ezquiaga

Contact: sog(at)the-center-of-gravity.com

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Save the Date: Black Holes Inside and Out 2027 (BHIO27): August 23-27 2027

The conference Black Holes Inside and Out 2027 (BHIO27) will take place at Sapienza University of Rome from August 23 to August 27, 2027.

This event follows the highly successful 2024 edition [https://strong-gr.com/black-holes-inside-and-out/], which brought together leading experts in black hole physics, including astrophysics and observational astronomy, cosmology, data analysis, mathematical and numerical relativity, perturbation theory, and quantum gravity, to discuss the state of the field and its future directions.

Preparations for the 2027 edition are underway, so please save the date! A webpage with all relevant information is under development and will be announced in early 2026.

We would greatly value your input regarding potential topics and speakers for this edition. To contribute suggestions, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/po4h8ifWm3LhvyTs7.

We particularly encourage suggestions outside your main areas of expertise, especially if motivated by an interest in learning more about developments in other branches of black hole physics.

Further information about the conference will be shared in the coming months.

The BHIO27 Scientific Organizing Committee

Luca Buoninfante, Raúl Carballo-Rubio, Vitor Cardoso, Francesco Di Filippo, Astrid Eichhorn, Paolo Pani

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Capra 29 in Brussels, June 26 – July 3, 2026

We are pleased to announce that the 29th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will be hosted in Brussels from Monday June 29th to July 3rd 2026. It will take place as a Solvay workshop organised by the International Solvay Institutes.

Further information about Capra 2026 will be posted in the coming months on https://www.caprameeting.org/ and https://solvayinstitutes.be/home/activities/workshop/ .

The Capra meeting is an annual conference on the topic of radiation reaction in general relativity. The primary focus of these conferences is the development of the gravitational self-force approach to model extreme mass ratio inspirals and further our understanding of the two-body problem in general relativity. This is done in synergy with other well-known modeling techniques such as post-Newtonian theory and numerical relativity. The canonical example of an extreme-mass-ratio inspiral (EMRI) is the inspiral of a stellar-mass compact object into a supermassive black hole. Gravitational waves from these systems are a promising target for the future space-based detector LISA.

The study of radiation reaction and self-force is not limited to EMRIs, and a range of topics and applications to other areas of gravitational physics have been discussed at past Capra meetings; an example is the scattering of massive particles, which is currently an active area of research. The format of the meeting is an amalgamation of a daily invited review talk, short contributed talks and organised discussion sessions.

Following the tradition of past Capra meetings, no registration fee is charged. A contribution of 50 euros to the banquet will be requested at registration for the attendees that would like to join the banquet. Several selected early career researchers will be funded by providing up to 6 nights of accommodation during the conference. Applications will be reviewed by members of the local organising committee and the equity, diversity and inclusion team at Capra.

The international scientific committee
Leor Barack, Susanna Barsanti, Béatrice Bonga, Alvin Chua, Lisa Drummond, Scott Hughes, Adam Pound, Vojtěch Witzany

The local organizing committee
Geoffrey Compère, Lidia Gomes Da Silva, Marc Henneaux, Loïc Honet, Guillaume Lhost, Gabriel Piovano

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4th Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting, November 11-14, 2025 in Opatija, Croatia

The 4th Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting presents an opportunity to discuss key aspects of the ET collaboration and design.

Hosted by the University of Rijeka, the event will be held at the Drago Gervais multifunctional hall, located in the heart of the nearby Opatija.

The meeting is open to all members of the ET collaboration, beginning on the morning of Tuesday, November 11, and concluding on Friday, November 14 at lunchtime.

Participants can join all sessions online via Zoom. Zoom links will be provided as attachments in the session timetable.

Social events:

  • Early Career Researchers Meeting: November 11
  • Conference Dinner: November 13

Local Organizing Committee:
Marin Karuza, Marina Manganaro, Karlo Veličan, Jonatan Lerga from University of Rijeka and Željka Bošnjak from University of Zagreb

We look forward to welcoming all participants, both in person and online, for a productive and engaging meeting!

The registration is not needed for online participants.

Meeting Website

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@FlipPhysics, May 26-29 2026 at Universidad de Valencia

The 3rd edition of the @FlipPhysics workshop seeks to bring together the community of physicist working in the areas of Nuclear, Particle Physics and its Applications, especially women, and also (under)-graduate, PhD students, and young researchers, who have the opportunity to be introduced to several scientific topics through (mostly) women who have been successful in the field.

Some of the topics that will be covered are:

  • Nuclear and Particle Physics, and some of their applications (medical physics, quantum computing)Machine Learning applied to Physics
  • Dark Matter
  • Gravitational waves
  • Astroparticle Physics
  • Cosmology

And there will be also these activities:

  • Sessions on Gender Equality with experts
  • Sessions on research plan writing and public speaking
  • Virtual tours on experimental facilities

You are welcome to participate and send your abstract. See the call for abstracts.

Workshop Website

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New Windows on Fundamental Physics: from tabletop devices to large scale detectors, January 19–23 2026, University of Manchester

We are delighted to welcome you to the University of Manchester for the following joint programme. 

New windows on Fundamental Physics: from tabletop devices to large scale detectors (20 - 23 Jan)

This will be preceded by a one day UK Astroparticle Phenomenology (UK-APP) meeting (19 Jan).

The main workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks, as well as a poster session including a prize for best poster. The one-day meeting will comprise mainly contributed talks. We strongly encourage contributions for both meetings and welcome submissions from underrepresented groups. The focus of the 4-day meeting will be on tabletop detectors and quantum technologies for fundamental physics (QTFP), including

  • Precision metrology & quantum sensing
  • Cold atoms and molecules
  • Quantum analogues
  • Atom interferometry
  • 5th force tests
  • Axion/WIMP dark matter & dark energy
  • Neutrinos
  • Gravitational waves
  • Tabletop detectors

Note that the total number of participants is limited, and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Registration will be closed early if capacity is reached.

Current confirmed speakers for the main workshop include:

  • Giovanni Bartoni Birmingham
  • Clare Burrage Nottingham
  • Aaron Chou Chicago
  • Ed Daw Sheffield
  • Joe Formaggio MIT
  • Andrew Geraci Northwestern
  • Hartmut Grote Cardiff
  • Takis Kontos ENS Paris
  • Tim Langen TU Wien
  • Sofia Qvarfort Stockholm
  • Kristof Schmieden Mainz
  • Wouter Van De Pontseele Colorado School of Mines
  • Silke Weinfurtner Nottingham
  • Stafford Withinton Oxford
  • DRD5 Representative
  • More TBD

    Local Organising Committee
  • Kieran Flanagan Manchester
  • Lucien Heurtier King’s College London
  • Jamie McDonald (chair) Manchester
  • Peter Millington Manchester

    External Advisory Committee
  • Diego Blas IFAE Barcelona
  • David DeMille Chicago
  • Babette Döbrich Max Planck Institute for Physics
  • Valerie Domcke CERN
  • Rachel Godun National Physical Laboratory
  • Ben Jones Texas at Arlington
  • Stefan Knirck Harvard
  • Axel Lindner DESY
  • Ruben Saakyan University College London

Conference Website

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Quantum100 ⊗ AI Workshop, November 12-14 2025, Münster

The centennial year of the discovery of quantum mechanics is the best occasion to foresee the future of physics. Eventually this opportunity overlaps with the revolutionary development of AI, and without AI we cannot talk about the future. Here we hold a research workshop “Quantum100 ⊗ AI” in which physicists using AI or trying to unify AI with physics gather, to discuss the future of physics. The workshop consists of plenary invited talks in various physics fields centered in high energy theory, together with a poster session, and a panel discussion for the discussion of the future.

The centennial year of the discovery of quantum mechanics is the best occasion to foresee the future of physics. Eventually this opportunity overlaps with the revolutionary development of AI, and without AI we cannot talk about the future. Here we hold a research workshop “Quantum100 ⊗ AI” in which physicists using AI or trying to unify AI with physics gather, to discuss the future of physics. The workshop consists of plenary invited talks in various physics fields centered in high energy theory, together with a poster session, and a panel discussion for the discussion of the future.

Connected Events

The workshop is followed by the Quantum 100 ceremony, to form a unique atmosphere to discuss the future of physics.

All the registered participants of this “Quantum100 x AI” workshop are cordially invited, with free of charge, to the following conjunct precious events.

  • Quantum Festival “Quantum100” (with symphonic orchestra). Final event of the quantum year https://quantum100.de/en/
    15.Nov.2025 (exhibition/public lectures start at 13:00, Musical concert: 19:30).
    Location: Halle Münsterland https://quantum100.de/en/arrival/
    – Enjoy the beautiful orchestration of symphony and choir, whose motif is quantum physics, to celebrate the century of quantum physics!
    International Closing Concert: https://quantum100.de/en/concert/
    – Chips: In the exhibition, one lecture on science diplomacy (16:00-) will be in English, by Götz Neuneck https://quantum100.de/en/
  • Reception with the Major of the City together with DPG president Klaus Richter and JPS president Seiji Miyashita.
    14.Nov.2025 16:00-
    Location: Rathaus (City Hall), Prinzipalmarkt 10, 48143 Münster, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_City_Hall_of_M%C3%BCnster
    – Find out our future of physics, through the joint activity of German physical society and Japan physical society!
  • International panel discussion “Role and responsibility of scientists in times of disruptive global challenges”.
    14.Nov.2025 17:30-
    Location: Erbdrostenhof, Salzstraße 38, 48143 Münster (https://www.erbdrostenhof.lwl.org/de/)
    – We strongly encourage everyone to participate in this physicist discussion, for our future of physics.

List of plenary speakers

  • Keisuke Fujii (University of Osaka)
  • Yang-Hui He (LIMS)
  • Yuji Hirono (Tsukuba University)
  • Gregor Kasieczka (University of Hamburg)
  • Keun-Yong Kim (GIST)
  • Sven Krippendorf (Cambridge University)
  • Yuki Nagai (University of Tokyo)
  • Mihoko Nojiri (KEK)
  • Tilman Plehn (University of Heidelberg)
  • Germán Rodrigo (CSIC-Valencia University)
  • Fabian Ruehle (Northeastern University)
  • Rak-Kyeong Seong (UNIST)
  • Steffen Schumann (University of Göttingen)
  • Gary Shiu (University of Wisconsin)
  • Michael Spannowsky (Durham University)
  • Akio Tomiya (Tokyo Woman’s Christian University)

Oral presentations are invited only but we welcome poster presentations. If you would like to present a poster, please submit an abstract.

Workshop Website

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3rd International Online Conference on Universe (IOCU 2026), March 4-6 2026

The 3rd International Online Conference on Universe (IOCU 2026), organized by the MDPI journal Universe (ISSN: 2218-1997, Impact Factor 2.6), will bring together leading experts to share and discuss the latest research across fields such as gravitation and cosmology, field theory, high energy physics, space and planetary sciences, galaxies, stellar physics, quantum mechanics, and many other astrophysics-related topics.

Building on the success of the 2021 and 2023 editions, this exciting conference will provide excellent opportunities to present, network, and collaborate. Additionally, IOCU 2026 will be free to attend and fully online, removing geographical and financial barriers to make participation accessible to students and researchers around the world.

Important Dates:
Deadline for abstract submission: 2 December 2025
Notification of acceptance: 5 January 2026
Deadline for Registration: 1 March 2026

More details, including event chairs, session topics, and submission guidelines, are available on the conference website.