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Nordic Quantum Communication Infrastructure (NordicQCI) held a kick-off meeting for the consortium and its partners on January 22–23. The project aims to develop and implement the most effective solutions for secure communication.
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Mário Bettencourt Amaro is a PhD student who is 24 years old and comes from Alenquer outside Lisbon in Portugal. “I’m planning and building the laboratories, and in 2026 I’ll be a Teaching Assistant for the new course in Quantum Metrology.”
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Inside our cells, millions of proteins push past each other in a constant crowd. A team led by Anita Girelli and Fivos Perakis at Fysikum, Stockholm University has now captured these motions by using European XFEL X-ray laser — and found a surprising pattern.
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The Swedish Research Council has published its decision on project and establishment grants and eleven researchers at Fysikum have been awarded project grants. One has received an establishment grant. The total amount is approximately 50,6 million Swedish kronor.
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Welcome with your application to our Master Programmes in Physics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics and Medical Radiation Physics. The application period is open until January 15.
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Meet Erik, our new student ambassador - Department of Physics Erik Elfwing is 23 years old and lives in Tyresö outside Stockholm. He is studying for a bachelor's degree in physics, year 3, specialising in physics. ‘Considering that I didn't study science in seco...

Erik Elfwing is our new student ambassador. He is 23, lives in Tyresö and is studying for a bachelor's degree in physics. ‘You don't have to be a natural genius to study physics. All it takes is interest, curiosity and hard work.’ Erik will be writing about his studies.
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Quantum Leap 2 : Exploring the High-Energy Universe Exploring the High-Energy Universe October 30, 2025 · 13:00–15:00 CET 🔵 Join via Zoom: 🔗 https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/68518004571 Jointly organized by Nordita – The Nordic Institute for Theor...

Kind reminder of todays seminar! Interested in and curious of high energy physics? You are welcome to join the researchers in the zoom event today, Thursday October 30 at 13.00!
You'll find the zoom link here: indico.fysik.su.se/event/9415/
Welcome!

Scientists turn the faint quantum “glow” of empty space into a measurable flash - Department of Physics Researchers from Stockholm University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have reported a practical way to spot one of physics’ strangest predictions: the Unruh e...

Researchers from Fysikum and the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Mohali have reported a practical way to spot one of physics’ strangest predictions: the Unruh effect - an object speeding up (accelerating) would perceive empty space as faintly warm.
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You are welcome to join the zoom event on high energy physics on October 30th at 13.00!
Speakers: Frank Wilczek, Sara Strandberg, Oksana Iarygina, and Oliver Schlotterer. The event will be moderated by Jonas Enander.
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Bridging the gap between math and physics.
Oscar is the recipient of Magnus Axelsson Prize 2025. "My main goal will be to bring more physics into the problem-solving process so that students can better understand the meaning behind the abstract calculations," says Oscar.
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Air spirits occur high up in the Earth's atmosphere - Department of Physics High up in the Earth's atmosphere, so-called air spirits occur, which are a weather phenomenon consisting of a gigantic network of electric discharges with a lifetime of a many milliseconds giving ris...

Air spirits are a weather phenomenon consisting of a gigantic network of electric discharges. Using the Infrastructure, DESIREE, the study was led by Rich Thomas and PhD student Mathias Poline at Fysikum in a collaboration with the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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Välkommen till en öppen föreläsning på AlbaNova i Stockholm som handlar om sjukhusfysik. Formler som räddar liv - matematikens dolda roll i cancervården.
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Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu, EU Commission, visited Fysikum - Department of Physics Roxana Mînzatu is leading the work on the Union of Skills.

Tony Hansson, Head Fysikum welcomed EVP Roxana Mînzatu, EU Comm. She met PhD's R. Poulose & T. Rylander in the DESIREE lab. Dean Lena Mäler, presented gender & STEM, Prof. Sara Strandberg presented gender diversity. Anna Sobek, Head Dep. Env. Sci, presented TRACEE Master.
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Welcome with your application until the 15th October.
Välkommen med din ansökan fram till den 15 oktober.

Eleonora Svanberg berättar om fysikutbildningarna på Fysikum YouTube video by Fysikum Stockholm University

Fysikum's alumn Eleonora Strandberg tells us about her studies in physics (in Swedish). "Do like me - study physics at Fysikum at the Stockholm University."

Fysikums alumn Eleonora Strandberg berättar om sina studier i fysik. - Gör som jag, studera fysik på Fysikum.
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Stockholm University researchers predict new intertwined quantum states in moiré materials - Department of Physics In the rapidly evolving field of quantum materials, theorists at Stockholm University are pushing the frontier of what kinds of exotic matter can exist. Two new works—one just published in Nature Comm...

Fysikum researchers predict new intertwined quantum states in moiré materials.
Two new works reveal strikingly unconventional states of electrons that could pave the way for future quantum technologies.
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Live-stream: The physics prize 2025 - Nobel Prize Museum Watch the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics live at the Nobel Prize Museum! The broadcast is shown at the museum, with experts on site. Nobel Prize Museum

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Vacancies at Fysikum!
The Department of Physics at Stockholm University is one of the larger departments with broad basic research activities, both experimental and theoretical.
We have 7 available PhD positions at Fysikum.
Welcome to submit your application!
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Välkommen till Fysikum!

Därför Fysikum! Vi välkomnar våra nya fysikstudenter. 😊

Therefore Fysikum - many nice places to study, lots of activities, fantastic teachers.
We welcome our new physics students. 😊

By using the domino effect of cascade multiplication, superconducting detectors can register even the faintest traces of radiation. Professor Vladimir Krasnov and PhD Roger Cattaneo from Fysikum have published the results recently in Nature Communications.
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Directly observing how carbon dioxide is transformed into fuels - Department of Physics Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a novel approach to examine chemical reactions and have applied it to the reduction of carbon monoxide by copper, a crucial step in the conversion of...

Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a novel approach to examine chemical reactions and have applied it to the reduction of carbon monoxide by copper, a crucial step in the conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels. The results is published in Angewandte Chemie.
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Summer School in Stockholm Gathers Nobel Laureates to Celebrate 100 Years of Quantum Science - Department of Physics

Summer School in Stockholm Gathers Nobel Laureates to Celebrate 100 Years of Quantum Science. "Since last year we arranged a successful Winter School in Sanya, Southern China, and my research project has received fundings until 2030", says Frank Wilczek.
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Welcome with your late application for courses and programs in physics on July 15.
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Lukas Rødland's doctoral thesis in condensed matter physics. Fysikum congratulates our PhD student Lukas Rødland, who successfully defended his thesis: “Topology and non-Hermiticity” on June 13, 2025.
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How do we know that a quantum system really behaves quantum mechanically? Researchers at the Department of Physics, Stockholm University and colleagues have developed and implemented a test using entangled photons and a form of so-called non-locality inequalities.
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Fysikum congratulates our PhD student Dongwon Kim, who successfully defended his thesis: “Searches for New Physics in the Top and Higgs Sectors Electroweak ttWj Production and New Bosonic Resonances in the ATLAS Experiment” on June 13, 2025.
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Neha Kondedan's PhD thesis in Condensed Matter and Quantum Optics - Department of Physics Fysikum congratulates our PhD student Neha Kondedan, who successfully defended her thesis: “Miniaturized calorimeters for high pressure, strong magnetic field, and low temperature conditions” on June ...

Neha Kondedan's PhD thesis in Condensed Matter and Quantum Optics. Fysikum congratulates Neha Kondedan, who successfully defended her thesis: “Miniaturized calorimeters for high pressure, strong magnetic field, and low temperature conditions” on June 4, 2025.
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Den 11-14 juni kan du träffa Stockholms universitet på Järvaveckan. Lär dig mer om det Naturvetenskapliga basåret den 11/6 kl 14-15 då du träffar studievägledare Malva Rydqvist i monter I09.
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David Sundelin's thesis in Chemical Physics - Department of Physics Fysikum congratulates our PhD student David Sundelin, who successfully defended his thesis: “Isomers of ions in space and planetary atmospheres: Experimental and theoretical studies” on May 27 2025.

Fysikum congratulates our PhD student David Sundelin, who successfully defended his thesis: “Isomers of ions in space and planetary atmospheres: Experimental and theoretical studies” on May 27 2025.
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Yiyi Wang aims for a PhD and internships in Sweden.
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