• Leadership change: Michèle Heurs hands over to Oliver Gerberding as ET Germany’s National Representative

    After three years in office, Michèle Heurs hands over her role as German Representative in the ET Forum of National Representatives to Oliver Gerberding. Oliver was unanimously appointed to this role by the German Research Unit leaders. Formally, the National Representative (NR) has two mandates: Michèle convened the first meeting of the German Coordination Group (consisting of the German RU leaders and representatives from involved organisations) in January 2024. Since then, the team has achieved a great deal together. „The past three years have been intense, exciting and very successful. I am very pleased with what we have accomplished in ET Germany in my role as FNR, and happy to…

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  • XVIIth Conference on Strong and Electroweak Matter 2026

    XVIIth Conference on Strong and Electroweak Matter 2026, August 17-21 at University of Helsinki The XVIIth Conference on Strong and Electroweak Matter 2026 will be held from 17–21 August 2026 at the University of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland. The conference will take place at the University of Helsinki Main Building. Information about the venue, including directions and accessibility details, can be found on the Conference Website

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  • GRAVITY@PRAGUE 2026, September 14-18 in Prague

    GRAVITY@PRAGUE 2026, September 14-18 in Prague This school will feature a set of advanced lecture courses around the theme of gravity given by experts in the field. The courses will be aimed at advanced graduate students and young postdocs with a strong interest in the theoretical aspect of gravity and applications of the theory to modelling the universe. School Website

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  • AIPHY School on AI and Bayesian inference at GSSI; October 5-9, 2026

    AIPHY School on AI and Bayesian inference at GSSI; October 5-9, 2026 The second edition of the AIPHY school will focus on Bayesian statistics. The school, organised jointly by the Department of Physics of the University of Milano-Bicocca, the Gran Sasso Science Institute and INFN, will take place at the Gran Sasso Science Institute, from Monday, Oct 5th to Friday, Oct 9th, is offered with no registration fee and includes coffee breaks and lunches. School Website

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  • Asian Gravitational Wave Astronomy Meeting 2026 (AGWAM-2026), July 5-11 in Chiang-Mai, Thailand

    Asian Gravitational Wave Astronomy Meeting 2026 (AGWAM-2026), July 5-11 in Chiang-Mai, Thailand The AGWAM-2026 aims to bring together students, early-career researchers, and experts across Asia and beyond to discuss recent developments in gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics. This meeting follows the successful APCTP-GW2025 program held at Academia Sinica, Taipei. Meeting Website

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  • Call for postdoctoral positions University of Paris-Saclay

    17.04.2026 Call for postdoctoral positions University of Paris-Saclay The Graduate School of Physics at Université Paris-Saclay, France, is launching a second call for applications within its postdoctoral fellowship programe: UPSaclay-STAR-φ, supported by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND programme, 2024 call. Application deadline: July 15th 5:00PM. This call will recruit up to 22 international postdoctoral researchers, for 24-month projects in one of the 40 laboratories of the Physics Graduate School, at the SOLEIL synchrotron, or at the French National Metrology Lab (LNE), working on various fields from fundamental to applied physics. Read more

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  • LHO Electrical Engineering Lead

    14.04.2026 LHO Electrical Engineering Lead The LIGO Laboratory and LIGO Hanford Observatory invite applications for an Electrical Engineering Lead. We also ask that you circulate this announcement within your networks and encourage strong candidates to apply. Job Summary: At LIGO Hanford you’ll coordinate a skilled team of engineers and technicians in the design, testing, and maintenance of precision analog and digital electronics, playing a key role in the day-to-day operations of a one-of-a-kind scientific facility. You’ll collaborate with a diverse, international community of scientists and engineers, and have the opportunity to contribute to research that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible. This is a leadership role where your technical skills…

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  • Postdoc position at Kyushu University

    14.04.2026 Postdoc position at Kyushu University The Quantum and Spacetime Research Institute (QuaSR), Kyushu University, is seeking applications for an Academic Researcher position in the field of experimental gravitational wave physics. The successful candidate will conduct research in experimental gravitational wave physics in collaboration with Dr. Satoshi Tanioka (scheduled to join QuaSR, Kyushu University). The research will focus on fundamental technologies for quantum measurements in space, including laser interferometers, optical cavities, and related systems. Application deadline: June 30, 2026. Read more

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  • PhD Scholarships – Statistics, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy in New Zealand

    09.04.2026 PhD Scholarships – Statistics, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy in New Zealand The NZ Astrostatistics and General Relativity Group (NZ Gravity) is a cross-institutional research team spanning astrophysics, cosmology, mathematics and statistics with members at five New Zealand universities as well as international collaborators within the Vera Rubin Observatory and the International LISA Consortium. The NZ Astrostatistics and General Relativity Group (NZ Gravity) is coordinating applications for several PhD scholarships. Potential candidates will be part of an interdisciplinary team, working in areas such as: Interstellar objects, Stellar populations, Supernovae, Large scale structure formation and ultralight dark matter, Engaging with the Vera Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and…

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