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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🔵 The Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the @ub.edu (ICCUB), a Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence, seeks outstanding established researchers interested in applying for an #ICREA Senior position in the 2027 call. 🗓️ Deadline for full consideration: Nov 1, 2026 🔗 icc.ub.edu/node/1715527

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌌 #ICCUB researchers contributed to the discovery of the first confirmed microblazar in the Milky Way, an elusive astrophysical object sought for more than 30 years. The study involved Josep M. Paredes, Arnau Aguasca and Daniel del Ser, who helped characterize this unique system. 🔗 bit.ly/3TZcddm

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🔵 #ICCUB #ICREA researcher David Mateos has received a Google Initiated Grant of USD 150,000 to advance quantum computing applications in high-energy physics and cosmology ⚛️ His project will explore and implement quantum experiments addressing fundamental questions on the Universe 🔗 bit.ly/3UZSI4F

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🔵 #ICCUB will present its new spin-off, PulSensing Technologies, at #SOMMaConnect2026 🔬Born from ICCUB expertise in high-precision instrumentation, PulSensing develops advanced microelectronics with applications in medical imaging, quantum communications and space instrumentation🎛️ 🔗 bit.ly/4h5AeIr

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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) @ieec.cat · 17/09/2026

One month to go until the inauguration of the large telescopes at the CTAO observatory in La Palma, which will advance very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy ⚡🔭 The #IEEC participates with researchers at @icc-ub.bsky.social, @ice-csic.bsky.social and @uab.cat. @ub.edu 👉 www.ieec.cat/en/one-month...

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢The #CTAO Collaboration will soon inaugurate the Large-Sized Telescopes at the CTAO-North Observatory in La Palma!🔭 On October, 21st, we will take a fundamental step in the path to achieving the world’s largest and most powerful #GammaRay astronomy observatory. 🔗 bit.ly/4yEDwZb

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢Are you a #physics undergrad student? Check out the book "Problems and Solutions in Many-Body Quantum Theory: Sailing the Fermi Sea" 🖋️By #ICCUB researchers Bruno Juliá, Arnau Rios, Héctor Briongos, Javier Rozalén and the late Artur Polls bit.ly/4xqgQuI

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📘 #ICREA-#ICCUB researcher Raul Jiménez and Pavlos Protopapas (Harvard U.) have published the book "Solving Differential Equations and Inverse Problems with AI" Explore how #AI is transforming the solution of key problems in physics and other scientific disciplines!👇 🔗 bit.ly/3UU4JIH

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our researcher Ana Climent just defended her #PhD thesis! 🪐⚫Her work has focused on Quantum and Holographic aspects of Black Holes, and it was done under the supervision of ICREA-ICCUB researcher Roberto Emparan Congratulations Dr. Climent!✨

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ICCUBDivulga @iccubdivulga.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ja teniu disponible l'aplicació Eclipsi 2.0 per a IOs!😍 Consulta tota la informació dels propers eclipsis de 2027 i 2028 i sigues dels primers en preparar-te! 📲Aplicació creada per l'investigador #ICCUB @ieec.cat Eduard Masana, del grup de recerca @gaiaub.bsky.social #Eclipsis

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ICREA Community @icreacommunity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🌌🤔 Està l'univers condemnat a una mort freda i fosca? Els #RecercairesICREA Ramon Miquel Pasqual (IFAE) i Licia Verde (@icc-ub.bsky.social) mapegen el cosmos en 3D — i les dades suggereixen possibilitats més optimistes sobre la fi de l’univers. Vols saber-ne més? 👇

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L’energia fosca podria no ser com la imaginàvem - ICREA't

Aquesta energia, que no hem vist ni tocat mai, ens permet explicar l’univers conegut i inferir la seva evolució al llarg de milers de milions d’anys.

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌒Our researcher #EduardMasana participates in this innovative project to study our reactions to the total Solar Eclipse of next August 12th! #Eclipse #CitizenScience

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Iniciativa d'investigadors del nostre grup Eduard Masana i Fabià Boix @iccubdivulga.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat

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ICCUBDivulga @iccubdivulga.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

⚛️Un any més, hem compartit uns dies intensos amb els joves internacionals del #BIYSC2026, fent recerca en física quàntica a l’ #ICCUB Gràcies per la vostra curiositat i entusiasme. Esperem retrobar-nos en un futur! ✨ #FundacióCatalunyaLaPedrera #Barcelona #FísicaQuàntica

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🔵 #JobOffer at ICCUB! The Stellar Physics group seeks outstanding postdoctoral researchers to apply for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. ✨ Research topics: star formation, stellar evolution, planetary system 🗓️ Deadline Aug 23, 2026 🔗 icc.ub.edu/node/1655178

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🔵New paper in @natastron.nature.com, involving #ICCUB researcher Valentí Bosch, shows how collisions between plasma blobs in black hole jets can reorganize their magnetic fields, explaining mysterious observational features seen for years 🔗 bit.ly/3TgnBAX #BlackHoles #Astrophysics #NatureAstronomy

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🔵 +560 astronomers gathered in #Tarragona for #SEA2026! Over 5 days and 400 talks, the meeting shared the latest advances in #Gaia, #AI for astronomy, #GravitationalWaves, #JWST, and #ARRAKIHS, the first spanish-led ESA mission. Proud to have contributed through #ICCUB and @gaiaub.bsky.social ! 🌌

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Muchas gracias a todas las instituciones @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat y personas que han hecho posible la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🔵 The 8th Barcelona #TechnoWeek brought together 90+ researchers and industry professionals to explore the latest advances in solid-state radiation detection Thanks to all participants, speakers, organizers, and sponsors for making it a success See you at the next edition in #Barcelona! 👏

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Jordi Portell @yshalf.bsky.social @icc-ub.bsky.social @ieec.cat explicandonos "How DPAC has created the largest and most complete Gaia data release (so far)" en la #RCSEA2026 rn Tarragona

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Mercè Romero-Gómez @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat en la Sesión Especial de Gaia "Key scientific updates and characteristics of the new dataset" en #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Lola Balaguer-Núñez @ieec.cat @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu en la Sesión especial de "Ciencia sostenible: reducir la huella ecológica de la astronomía", presentando las herramientas de medida de la huella de carbono "What’s your project carbon footprint?" en la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Luisa Valdivielso, Teresa Antoja y Francesca Figueras @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat presentando "Cuentos y conocimiento: tres libros para explorar el Universo" en la Casa Canals en el marco de la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social en Tarragona

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Francesca Figueras @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat explicando iniciativas SEA con la comunidad astronómica africana (AfAS) invitada en la #RCSEA2026 en Tarragona @sea-astronomia.bsky.social

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Props to Keyun Wu, the newest doctor at the #ICCUB! Keyun successfully defended her #PhD thesis last Monday, which studies possible extensions of the Standard Model of particles that may explain dark matter or neutrino masses Supervised by #ICCUB researcher Federico Mescia Congratulations! 👏

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

La Consellera de Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Nuria Montserrat, presentando el proyecto Solaris eclipsicatalunya.cat/es/noticia/8... para el eclipse en la inauguración de la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Marc del Alcázar i Julià @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat nos explica "Impact of Galactic modelling ingredients on colour-magnitude diagram-based inference of the Milky Way’s SFH and IMF" en la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social en Tarragona

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Xavier Luri @ieec.cat @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu nos presenta "The upcoming Gaia DR4" en la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social en Tarragona.

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Subhadeep Sarkar @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat nos habla de "Vertical Structure in the Galactic Disk: L_z–v_z Arches in Gaia DR3 and Prospects for DR4" en la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social en Tarragona.

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Judith Ardèvol y Teresa Antoja @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu @ieec.cat nos enseñan "Have you included dark matter? A first research experience for young students to explore rotation curves guided by female astronomers" y web galaxy.icc.ub.edu/actividad en la #RCSEA2026 @sea-astronomia.bsky.social

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LlenguaUB @llenguaub.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#LlenguaUB | ⭐ ‘Estrella’ o ‘estel’? ✅ Totes dues són normatives i la tria depèn del context. 🔭 En àmbits especialitzats, predomina ‘estel’ (‘estel binari’, ‘evolució estel·lar’), que és la forma genuïna i més antiga del català. 🔗 tuit.cat/99Si7 @ubdivulga.bsky.social @iccubdivulga.bsky.social

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

👏Congratulations to #ICCUB researcher @tonirb.bsky.social on being awarded a Leonardo Fellowship from Fundación BBVA! His project, #QUMATO 🍅, will explore new ways to control the quantum motion of neutral atoms trapped in optical tweezers, opening new avenues in quantum science⚛️ 🔗 bit.ly/4pen66i

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ICCUBDivulga @iccubdivulga.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🔵“Les estrelles són els grans laboratoris de l’Univers” La investigadora Nadejda Blagorodnova ( #ICCUB-IEEC) en parla al programa Diga-li ciència de @radio4rne.bsky.social 🎙️✨

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Diga-li ciència - Nadejda Blagorodnova. Astrofísica i investigadora a l'ICCUB i al IEEC. Les estrelles

Nadejda Blagorodnova. Astrofísica i investigadora a l'ICCUB i al IEEC. Les estrelles

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coloquioscurie.bsky.social @coloquioscurie.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

El siguiente coloquio fue en febrero con la cosmóloga Licia Verde del @icc-ub.bsky.social, en cuya conferencia aprendimos hasta dónde llega hoy en día nuestro conocimiento de la estructura del universo y de sus orígenes y los retos a los que se enfrentan quienes avanzan en ese campo de la ciencia.

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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) @ieec.cat · 01/07/2026

The @sea-astronomia.bsky.social is meeting in Tarragona from 13 to 17 July to hold its 17th Scientific Meeting 🌌 The #IEEC, the @ice-csic.bsky.social and the @icc-ub.bsky.social are playing a leading role in organising the event 🔝 #SEA @ub.edu @upc.edu @uab.cat 👉 www.ieec.cat/en/the-spani...

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🔵That’s a wrap on the 10th RED LHC Workshop! Great discussions on particle physics and the future of the Large Hadron Collider. 👉Bringing together theorists and experimentalists to exchange ideas and build new collaborations. #REDLHC @lhcb.bsky.social #ICCUB

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🔵 XVII SEA Scientific Meeting in Tarragona (July 13–17)! +500 astronomers and 400 talks on cutting-edge topics, such as the 10th aniversary of gravitational waves, advances in ESA missions #Gaia and #Euclid or the #JWST observatory 🔗 bit.ly/4eRJNIO @sea-astronomia.bsky.social @ub.edu #Astronomy

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ICCUBDivulga @iccubdivulga.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🔵 Jornada de Cloenda del projecte #QuantumAmbassadors! 🚀 Què passa quan la física quàntica arriba a l’aula? +35 docents ho han fet possible: més curiositat, més interès i feedback molt positiu! 🎯 Això només comença: seguim per apropar la quàntica al futur 👉 serviparticules.ub.edu/projectes/pr...

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Universitat de Barcelona @ub.edu · 29/06/2026

#DoctoratUB | 🌌 L’investigador @icc-ub.bsky.social Konstantin Karchev, distingit amb el Premi de Doctorat 2025 de la @iauoutreach.bsky.social en la categoria d’instal·lacions, tecnologies i ciència de dades 👏 L’enhorabona! 👉 web.ub.edu/ca/web/actua...

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🔵 #ICCNews | #ICCUB researcher Konstantin Karchev wins the IAU PhD Prize 2025🏆 The #InternationalAstronomicalUnion honours his outstanding doctoral thesis, which combines GPU computing and neural networks to enable a more robust analysis of next-generation survey data Congrats!👏 🔗 bit.ly/4xEh7LM

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🔵 #ICCUB-IEEC astrophysicist Nadia Blagorodnova received the National Research Award for Young Talent by Generalitat de Catalunya-FCRI 👏 🏆 Presented by President Salvador Illa and Minister Núria Montserrat, the award recognizes her work in time-domain astronomy Congratulations! 👏 🔗 bit.ly/4gtuV5z

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Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔵II ML Methods for Complex and Quantum Systems Thank you participants, especially industry representatives, for sharing recent advances and future directions in #MachineLearning, with a particular focus on its applications to complex and quantum physical systems! 👉Supported by #CATQuantumAcademy

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Xavier Luri @xluri.bsky.social and Lola Balaguer presenting SPACIOUS spacious.ub.edu at the 13a Conferencia Programa Marco de Investigación e Innovación de la Unión Europea en España @ieec.cat @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) @ieec.cat · 11/06/2026

🚀 The eighth edition of the #IEEC Forum brings together almost 170 attendees at the Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa in Barcelona, on a day marked by the Institute’s 30th anniversary! 🔭 Full story: www.ieec.cat/en/the-8th-i... Thank you to everyone who attended. See you next year! 💫

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The 8th IEEC Forum brings together its members at the Museu de la Ciència CosmoCaixa in a day marked by the institute’s 30th anniversary - IEEC

The event provided an overview of the main scientific missions and projects in which the Institute is involved, as well as a keynote panel discussion marking the Institute’s three decades of activity.

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Studying stellar binary interaction in "real time" by Nadejda Blagorodnova and her team at the IEEC Fòrum 2026 @ieec.cat @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Marc del Alcázar -Julia explaining the Joint inference of the Milky Way's star formation history and initial mass function from Gaia color-magnitude diagram using BGM FASt at @ieec.cat Fòrum 2026 at Cosmocaixa @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Judit Donada Oliu showing us her results on The high-altitude, inner-disc, and chemically peculiar open cluster UBC 1052 at the @ieec.cat Fòrum 2025 @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Nooshineh F. Zabihi on the Hyades Dynamics at Gaia Precision: Investigating the Possible Presence of Black Holes Using N-body Models with Realistic Binaries at the @ieec.cat Fòrum @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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GaiaUB @gaiaub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Sagar Malhotra presenting A catalogue of Hα emitters in Gaia XP spectra at the @ieec.cat Fòrum 2026 at the Cosmocaixa in Barcelona @icc-ub.bsky.social @ub.edu

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