The IGFAE Scientific Advisory Board will meet at the Institute facilities on November 5th and 6th, 2026.

REF 2026 is the 13th edition in the series of workshops on Resummation, Evolution and Factorization. The workshop brings together specialists in different areas, from effective field theory to lattice to QCD factorization methods. It will be held at the Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías (IGFAE) from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, NW Spain).

More info: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1666403/

The mini-course will be held over two days at IGFAE and is intended for graduate students, early-career researchers, and postdoctoral fellows.

It will introduce the main concepts of the theory of direct nuclear reactions and explain how these theoretical frameworks are implemented in the FRESCO reaction code. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications relevant to the experiments carried out at IGFAE, with specific case studies illustrating the use of reaction theory in our current research.

Astrophysical observations of neutron stars allow us to study the physics of matter under extreme conditions that are beyond the scope of any terrestrial experiments.

In this work, we perform a Bayesian analysis that combines available knowledge from nuclear physics experiments, observations of various X-ray sources, and gravitational-wave events to constrain the equation of state of supranuclear matter. In particular, we employ a relativistic mean-field model to calculate the saturation properties of nuclear matter, i.e., the symmetry energy and its slope parameter, the incompressibility, the nucleon effective mass, the binding energy per nucleon, and the saturation density. Then, we investigate whether it is possible to reconcile the inferred values of those quantities from observational data with the values obtained from nuclear experiments and to compute a joint posterior for these quantities, incorporating all available knowledge.

The mini-course will be held over two days at IGFAE and is intended for graduate students, early-career researchers, and postdoctoral fellows.

It will introduce the main concepts of the theory of direct nuclear reactions and explain how these theoretical frameworks are implemented in the FRESCO reaction code. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications relevant to the experiments carried out at IGFAE, with specific case studies illustrating the use of reaction theory in our current research.

Direct reactions are a powerful tool for probing the structure of exotic nuclei, though their implementation demands sophisticated experimental setups. GRIT, the next-generation 4π silicon array, has been designed to operate in conjunction with AGATA, forming a highly capable detector system. Together, they enable simultaneous missing-mass and gamma-ray spectroscopy, providing an unprecedented, comprehensive understanding of the nuclei under investigation.

In this seminar, I will introduce the GRIT project, outlining its scientific motivation and the formidable challenges it presents in detector design. I will also discuss the major advancements achieved in mechanical engineering, semiconductor fabrication, microelectronics R&D, data acquisition (DAQ), and software analysis, as we work toward delivering the detector for the next AGATA campaign at GANIL in 2029.

This talk will provide you a glimpse about the world of neutrinos -nearly massless "ghost particles", which are very abundant and everywhere. 

We trace their journey from the hearts of stars to cutting-edge labs in Japan, exploring the mind-bending theory of neutrino oscillations, where these particles change their type while traveling.

We provide an overview of state-of-the-art detection facilities: the iconic Super-Kamiokande, the long-distance T2K experiment, and the future Hyper-Kamiokande, a detector so sensitive it could explain why the universe is made of matter instead of nothingness. Finally, we show how this "invisible" science helps society, from monitoring nuclear reactors to peering inside the Earth\\\'s core.