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Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope
21.10.2025 Lusatia officially third candidate location for the Einstein Telescope It has yet to be decided where the Einstein Telescope will be built, but teams at candidate locations are already doing feasibility and preparatory studies. By now, Lusatia has formally been accepted as a candidate location, bringing the total of candidate locations to three. Read more
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ETpathfinder Visiting Scientists Programme Open For Applications
29.09.2025 ETpathfinder Visiting Scientists Programme Open For Applications The ETpathfinder Visiting Scientists Programme provides funding to welcome researchers and engineers to our ETpathfinder R&D facility in Maastricht, the Netherlands. This program is designed for senior scientists and engineers, postdoctoral researchers and experienced PhD students who wish to engage with cutting-edge interferometric technology while contributing their expertise to advance our experimental capabilities. ETpathfinder serves as a R&D fieldlab facility for developing technologies that will enable future -generation gravitational wave detectors, such as Einstein Telescope. Our research focuses on high-precision interferometry with cryogenic silicon test masses, seismic isolation systems, optics, photonics, quantum noise reduction, controls and environmental monitoring as well as on…
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Black Holes Inside and Out 2027 (BHIO27): August 23-27 2027
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. Further information about the conference will be shared in the coming months.
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The Einstein Telescope has been confirmed as key to international competitiveness
09.07.2025 The Einstein Telescope has been confirmed as key to international competitiveness The preparatory phase of the Einstein Telescope (ET) project has been selected as one of the most promising outcomes of Germany’s national prioritisation process for large-scale research infrastructures. Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär, together with the Science Council and representatives of the evaluation committees, has presented the shortlist of the most promising projects from the national prioritisation process for large-scale research infrastructures. The preparatory phase for ET is one of the nine selected projects with correspondingly high international relevance. Read more
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The Einstein Telescope has been confirmed as key to international competitiveness
09.07.2025 The preparatory phase of the Einstein Telescope (ET) project has been selected as one of the most promising outcomes of Germany’s national prioritisation process for large-scale research infrastructures. Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär, together with the Science Council and representatives of the evaluation committees, has presented the shortlist of the most promising projects from the national prioritisation process for large-scale research infrastructures. The preparatory phase for ET is one of the nine selected projects with correspondingly high international relevance. Federal Research Minister Bär said: „With bold investments in research and innovation, we are laying the foundation for remaining internationally competitive in the future. Research infrastructures play a key role…
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3rd TVLBAI Workshop, August 20-22, 2025 in Hannover
3rd TVLBAI Workshop, August 20-22, 2025 in Hannover The 3rd Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry (TVLBAI) workshop follows the formation of the TVLBAI Proto-Collaboration and will focus on discussing the technology and physics drivers for large-scale Atom Interferometry as well as establishing a comprehensive roadmap. The primary objectives are to bring together researchers from diverse institutions and communities, foster strategic discussions, and develop a pathway towards Funding for Terrestrial Very-Long Baseline Atom Interferometer projects expected to become operational in the mid-2030s. Workshop Website
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International Einstein Telescope Community discusses progress May 26-30 at the University of Bologna
26.05.2025 International Einstein Telescope Community discusses progress May 26-30 at the University of Bologna This year, the international Einstein Telescope (ET) Community gathers for its Symposium in Bologna, May 26 to 30, bringing together researchers from across Europe and the world. ET represents an ambitious new chapter in gravitational wave astronomy, aspiring to become a leading global observatory that will probe the universe’s most profound mysteries with unprecedented precision. Read more
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International Einstein Telescope Community discusses progress May 26-30 at the University of Bologna
26.05.2025 This year, the international Einstein Telescope (ET) Community gathers for its Symposium in Bologna, May 26 to 30, bringing together researchers from across Europe and the world. ET represents an ambitious new chapter in gravitational wave astronomy, aspiring to become a leading global observatory that will probe the universe’s most profound mysteries with unprecedented precision. “University of Bologna, INFN, INGV and INAF are very pleased to host the ET Symposium. In Bologna, a rich scientific history meets cutting edge research, and ET is a great example of this. We are delighted that our researchers are involved in several areas of ET research, and this symposium will be an important…
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Statement of the German ET Community on the coalition agreement of the new German Government regarding gravitational wave astronomy
Statement of the German ET Community on the coalition agreement of the new German Government regarding gravitational wave astronomy The German scientific community engaged in gravitational wave astronomy welcomes thestatements in the coalition agreement saying “Wir beteiligen uns am Wettbewerb um einen Gravitationswellendetektor” and “Wir befürworten die Errichtung des Einstein-Teleskops in Deutschland als europäisches Leuchtturmprojekt“ as an important and timely step forward. We are pleased that this commitment acknowledges the strategic importance of ET for the future of fundamental science and technology development in Germany and Europe’s global leadership in this field. Read more
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Statement of the German ET Community on the coalition agreement of the new German Government regarding gravitational wave astronomy
The German scientific community engaged in gravitational wave astronomy welcomes the statements in the coalition agreement saying “Wir beteiligen uns am Wettbewerb um einen Gravitationswellendetektor”1and “Wir befürworten die Errichtung des Einstein-Teleskops in Deutschland als europäisches Leuchtturmprojekt“2 as an important and timely step forward. We are pleased that this commitment acknowledges the strategic importance of ET for the future of fundamental science and technology development in Germany and Europe’s global leadership in this field. Germany is exceptionally well-positioned to take on a leading role in ET: With the coalition agreement now setting a clear direction, the German ET community hopes that the federal government will actively engage in shaping the project…