Blog – Helsinki Institute of Physics

Particle physicists update strategy for the future of the field in Europe

June 19, 2020 June 19, 2020 HIP Publicity Highlights

The CERN Council today announced that it has updated the strategy that will guide the future of particle physics in Europe

Finnish researchers have discovered a new type of matter inside neutron stars

June 2, 2020 June 2, 2020 HIP Publicity Highlights

“A Finnish research group has found strong evidence for the presence of exotic quark matter inside the cores of the largest neutron stars in existence. The conclusion was reached by combining recent results from theoretical particle and nuclear physics to measurements of gravitational waves from neutron star collisions. ” https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/science-news/finnish-researchers-have-discovered-a-new-type-of-matter-inside-neutron-stars See also HIP Blog (in...Continue reading→

HIP Annual Report 2019

May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 HIP Publicity Highlights

The HIP-Annual-Report-2019 has been published.

HIP NEWS, 24 June 2024

June 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Tarja Heikkilä Weekly Newsflash

HIP NEWS, 24 June 2024 HIP News will be on holiday until August. SEMINARS Alfred Kordelin Foundation´s Application for Yearly grants 1–15 August 2024 and Grants Info in August The Foundation awards grants for scientific work in various scientific fields. Working grants for private individuals for...Continue reading→

HIP NEWS, 17 June 2024

June 17, 2024 June 17, 2024 Tarja Heikkilä Weekly Newsflash

HIP NEWS, 17 June 2024 Helsinki Astrophysics Seminar Monday 17 June 2024 at 14.15, Physicum A315 (Note the unusual time and room) Antti Rantala (MPA Garching) “Hierarchical star cluster assembly boosts massive black hole seed formation” Abstract: “Observations and high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations indicate that massive star clusters assemble hierarchically from sub-clusters with a...Continue reading→

HIP NEWS, 10 June 2024

June 10, 2024 June 10, 2024 Tarja Heikkilä Weekly Newsflash

HIP NEWS, 10 June 2024 HIP SEMINAR Thursday 13 June 2024 at 10:15 in A315 Yuki Fujimoto (Seattle) “Dense QCD equation of state: Lessons from neutron stars, lattice, and large-Nc QCD” Abstract: https://www.hip.fi/seminars/ COSMOLOGY SEMINAR Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 14:15 in A315 John T. Giblin (Kenyon Coll.) (Onsite) “(P)reheating, Nonlinear Gravity and Primordial Black...Continue reading→