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  • “100 Years of Quantum Physics” Conference

    “100 Years of Quantum Physics” Conference

    I just returned from an inspiring conference in Göttingen, organised by the German Physical Society to celebrate 100 years of quantum physics. It was in the summer of 1925 that…

  • ERC advanced Grant for “De Tenebris”

    ERC advanced Grant for “De Tenebris”

    Delighted to be among the recipients of an European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, and honoured to be in the company of so many outstanding researchers at University of Amsterdam…

  • Pippa Cole wins L’Oréal-UNESCO prize

    Pippa Cole wins L’Oréal-UNESCO prize

    Former UvA postdoctoral researcher Philippa (Pippa) Cole is one of the six winners of the XXIII Italian edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” Young Talents Italy prize. The…

  • Gimmy Tomaselli wins CAN Thesis Prize 2025

    Gimmy Tomaselli wins CAN Thesis Prize 2025

    Gimmy Tomaselli, a brilliant PhD student who worked at GRAPPA under the joint supervision of D. Baumann and me, has been awarded the 2025 Committee for Astroparticle physics in the…

  • RTS podcast with Huma Khamis

    RTS podcast with Huma Khamis

    I recently had the pleasure of speaking with journalist Huma Khamis on the RTS podcast Micro-sciences — a wide-ranging conversation (in French) about the concept of infinity, at the crossroads…