Announcements
Hier finden Sie z.B. Ankündigungen zu externen Konferenzen, Kolloquia und weiteres.
External conferences and events
PLANCKS Swiss Preliminaries
28 March 2026, University of Bern
Challenge yourself and compete in this year’s edition of PLANCKS (Physics League Across Numerous Countries for Kick-ass Students). For the first time we will have Swiss preliminaries hosted at the University of Bern on 28 March 2026. In a group of 3-4 bachelor and master students, solve exciting theoretical physics problems from various fields. The best teams are nominated to the international finals in Eindhoven 21 - 24 May. More information can be found on the YPF website.
Registration (deadline 15 March): https://www.young-physicists.ch/registration-plancks-26
Young Physicists Forum 2026
24 - 26 April 2026, Basel
This year the Young Physicists Forum will dive into the topic of Biophysics! Join us for a three day forum of expert and industry talks on the interplay of physics and biology for interested bachelor and master students. Take this opportunity to connect with fellow physics students from all over Switzerland whilst exploring Basel as a hub for biotechnology. More information and impressions from recent events can be found here. This year you also have the opportunity to present your own research and projects related to the topic during student talks. Register now, there are limited places available! Priority is given to students wishing to present.
Registration: https://www.young-physicists.ch/registration-2026
NCCR Bio-inspired Materials International Conference
19-20 June 2026, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Joseph Deiss Auditorium
Registration and abstract submission are open for this event, which marks the end of the 12-year funding period of the NCCR and will bring together leading scientists from around the world, industry partners, and current and past members of the NCCR Bio-inspired Materials community to share and discuss the achievements and future of bio-inspired materials science.
The conference will feature keynote lectures from Thomas Speck (University of Freiburg), Ilja Voets (TU Eindhoven), Ulrich Wiesner (Cornell University), and Kerstin Blank (Johannes Kepler University), as well as additional invited talks, contributed talks selected among the submitted abstracts, and two poster sessions.
Important dates:
- Deadline for abstract submission: April 10, 2026
- Notification of abstract acceptance: Before April 20, 2026
- Registration deadline: May 10, 2026
You can find all the information in the conference website: https://bioinspiredmaterials2026.ch/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7431737556993609728
European Conference on Integrated Optics
15 - 17 June 2026, ETH Zürich
The conference focuses on leading edge research on integrated optics, optoelectronics and nano-photonics and gathers experts from academia and industry to show their latest technical results, and showcase their products and services. The application scope is broad and it ranges from tele/datacom communications, optical interconnects, and (bio) optical sensing applications to more disruptive areas as quantum computing and mid-IR photonics.
ÖPG-CMD-Graz 2026
75th Annual Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG),
32nd Meeting of the Condensed Matter Division, European Physical Society (CMD)
Sun 20 – Fri 25 September 2026, Graz Center of Physics, Austria
This year the Austrian Physical Society organises its annual meeting together with the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society. The meeting will take place in the last week of September in Graz, Austria. The conference covers a broad spectrum of physics including condensed matter, particle physics, astronomy, among others.
The plenary and semi-plenary speakers are already fixed. Additionally 41 specified scientific topics are defined. These so-called mini-colloquia serve for highly focussed intensive scientific exchange.
If you are interested to join the meeting, you are cordially invited to register. You are also welcome to submit an abstract. The deadline for abstract submission will be 15 April.
All information can be found on the Conference Website
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External Awards
From time to time you will find here award announcemens from external partners or from other research fields which still might be interesting for physicists. The SPS is not responsible for these contents, please contact the addresses given in the respective item.