August 27, 2026/
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July 24, 2026/
The 2026 Europhysics Prize of the EPS Condensed Matter Division is awarded to Dr. Libor Šmejkal, Prof. Jairo Sinova, and Prof. Tomas Jungwirth for the discovery of altermagnetism, a third elementary magnetic class that combines ferromagnetic-like and antiferromagnetic-like characteristics considered for a century as mutually...
July 21, 2026/
General Description The European Physical Society (EPS), through its Nuclear Physics Division (NPD) Board, awards the Lise Meitner Prize to one or more researchers who have made outstanding contributions to nuclear science. Such contributions may comprise experimental nuclear physics, theoretical nuclear physics and all areas...
June 1, 2026/
The European Physical Society, in collaboration with Gruppo Acinque., is pleased to announce the second edition of the Alessandro Volta Prize, established on the bicentenary of Alessandro Volta’s death. The prize honours outstanding achievements in physics and celebrates the lasting impact of scientific innovation on...
May 22, 2026/
The Council of the European Physical Society (EPS) held its spring meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15–16 May 2026. The meeting was hosted by the Lithuanian Physical Society in collaboration with the University of Vilnius at the National Centre for Natural and Technological Sciences and...
May 21, 2026/
The European Physical Society (EPS) is proud to announce its 2026 distinctions and awards, recognising outstanding contributions to physics across all career stages. The distinctions were announced at the EPS Council meeting held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15–16 May 2026. Also announced during the meeting...
May 11, 2026/
The board of the Nuclear Physics Division (NPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) calls for nominations for the 2026 EPS Nuclear Physics Division Prize for Applied Nuclear Physics. This is a prize sponsored by the division, consisting of a diploma of the EPS and...
February 20, 2026/
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January 29, 2026/
2026 Hannes Alfvén Prize The EPS Plasma Physics Division (EPS PPD) is delighted to announce that Professor Philippa Browning of the The University of Manchester, UK, has been awarded the 2026 Hannes Alfvén Prize, “for innovative results that bridge astrophysical and laboratory plasmas addressing, through...
January 27, 2026/
Nominations are sought for the Early Career Scientist Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics 2025, which will be awarded by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics through the Commission C15 AMO Physics (https://iupap.org/who-we-are/internal-organization/commissions/c15-atomic-molecular-and-optical-physics/)