IIP researcher is featured in Nature magazine article

Published Mon, Jan 16, 2023
In a special article on science funding, the British scientific journal Nature interviewed scientists from different countries about their experiences in the subject and the importance of philanthropic institutions in the development of research. Among interviewed researchers is Professor Rafael...

New episode of Qubits&Quasars

Published Thu, Jan 05, 2023
  In this new season of the Qubits&Quasares podcast we received Prof. João Penedones, researcher at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausenne (Switzerland), to chat about Einstein, string theory and the future of science. Listen to the full episode in portuguese...

IIP and IMD sign collaboration agreement

Published Tue, Dec 20, 2022
The International Institute of Physics and the Instituto Metrópole Digital formalized this Monday, December 19, a partnership created with the aim of developing joint teaching and research activities. Among the projects that will be developed within the collaboration are actions targeting...

Brazilian Academy of Sciences holds diplomas for new members at the IIP

Published Fri, Dec 16, 2022
The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) held this Thursday (December 15) the graduation of its new members, elected for the Northeast and Espírito Santo regions, selected for the period 2022-2026. Among the graduates was Professor Rafael Chaves, research leader in quantum information at the...

PASCCO School grantees participate in a special program at the IIP

Published Tue, Dec 06, 2022
  During the Spring Meeting of the Brazilian Physics Society, held in September 2022, the students Paula Pires Ferreira and Maria Luisa Cortez, participated in the event as selected candidates from the PASCCO (Particles, Astroparticles, Fields and Cosmology) School of Physics. This special...

IIP-UFRN hosts workshop on DFT and QT

Published Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Between the 21st and 25th of November, the International Institute of Physics of UFRN will hold the international workshop Quantum Technologies Meet Density-Functional Theory, event that will bring together national and international experts for a series of discussions on intersections between the...