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The 9th Einstein Telescope (ET) Symposium took place on 19-20th April, 2018 at the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) in Cascina, Italy. Key members of APPEC were among the more than 100 participants that attended. During the meeting, a Letter of Intent declaring the foundation of the Einstein Telescope Collaboration was signed, declaring support for the […]

Co-ordinating European astronomy The European network for Astronomy and space science has recently been re-launched, funded by a variety of agencies.  Astronet aims to act as a forum for strategic issues relating to the European astronomy programme and to foster the implementation of the recommendations arising from the previous EU-funded network. As well as national

APPEC spin-off project SENSE (a Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action aiming to coordinate research and development efforts in academia and industry on low light-level sensors – www.sense-pro.org) is glad to announce that the first version of the SENSE Roadmap is ready for download (https://www.sense-pro.org/documents/roadmap). This Roadmap aims to define the R&D activities that SENSE

Major science laboratories from around the world today announced a Global Physics Photowalk competition, open to amateur and professional photographers. Physics facilities in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America will open their doors for a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of some of the world’s most exciting and ground-breaking science. The photowalk will

Professor Laura Baudis, University of Zurich 1) Your current position, field of activity and specific research interests I’m a professor of experimental physics at the Physik Institut of the University of Zurich. My field of research is astroparticle physics, in particular I’m interested in the nature of the dark matter in our galaxy, and in

Supporting STEM access for all 8 March 2018 Women in research have changed the world. From the advent of computer programming to the discovery of dark matter, female researchers have shaped the course of history. During Women’s History Month and to mark International Women’s Day (8 March) APPEC will highlight the achievements of some of

9 January 2018 Gravitational waves, neutrino, dark matter and gamma ray research are high on the list of research priorities being recommended today with the launch of the latest European astroparticle physics strategy. Astroparticle physics is a relatively new and rapidly growing field that is already achieving important results: the most recent and well-known being

On Tuesday 31 October thousands of people from all over the world joined in a global celebration of dark matter, one of the biggest mysteries of our Universe. On Dark Matter Day 24 countries marked the day with events.  Dark matter is a huge part of the Universe that scientists’ calculations tell us exists, but

3 October 2017 More than 100 years since they were first theorised by Albert Einstein – and two years since they were first detected here on Earth – the study of gravitational waves has been awarded a Nobel Prize. The 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics has gone to Professors Kip Thorne, Barry Barish and Rainer