The Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) is a physics research institute that is operated jointly by the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, the University of Jyväskylä, the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, and the Tampere University, with the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) as a fixed-term interim member since 2018.
Onko LZ-koe havainnut pimeää ainetta?
October 12, 2026
Artikkelikuvassa kirjoittajan taustalla näkyy Kanadan Sudburyssa sijaitseva SuperCDMS-koe. Mikäli LZ-kokeen havainto osoittautuu pimeän aineen signaaliksi, sen odotetaan saavan vahvistusta myös SuperCDMS:n tulevista mittauksista. Lux-Zeplin (LZ) on pimeän aineen etsintää varten…
HIP Theme Week – 30 years of HIP
September 14, 2026
by the HIP Communications group We recently celebrated the 30 year anniversary of HIP! To mark this occasion, the HIP Communications group organised the HIP Theme Week, which was decided to be the week 31 August – 4 September. This week includes the date exactly 30 years after…
Opening Address for the FCC Week 2026
August 10, 2026
This blog contains the opening speech in the FCC week in Helsinki in June 2026 by prof. Paula Eerola, President of the Research Council of Finland Distinguished Director-General,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor to address you today at the FCC Week. I am…
The Next Frontier of Fundamental Physics
June 4, 2026
There is a rare occasion to hear a public talk of Director-General of CERN, professor Mark Thompson, in the University of Helsinki Think Corner on Tuesday 9.6. at 17:00. Please see University of Helsinki events calendar for further information. This event is organized in…
HIP Detector Laboratory upgrade – cleaner, colder, and better controlled measurements
June 1, 2026
The HIP Detector Laboratory has recently gone through a major upgrade of its clean rooms and laboratory spaces. The work brings long needed improvements to a facility that supports detector development for projects such as the CMS upgrade, ALICE, MoEDAL and other research…
Code of the Universe exhibition touring Finland sets the stage for FCC Week 2026 in Helsinki
April 30, 2026
These are not only questions for physicists working at CERN. They are questions that belong to everyone. This spring and summer, they will be brought into public space in Finland through Code of the Universe, a travelling open-air exhibition that combines large-scale…
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October 15, 2026
CERN and Mistral sign a statement of intent to advance AI for science and strengthen Europe’s scientific and technological capabilities
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October 14, 2026
CMS and LHCb researchers have released their latest results on the rare transformation of a beauty quark into a strange quark and…
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October 13, 2026
In a packed seminar, Bjarne Stroustrup explored how safer, simpler and more efficient programming can help prepare scientific software for the computing…
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October 8, 2026
CERN is celebrating 50 years of its second-largest accelerator, a period marked by discoveries, innovation and pioneering experiments
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October 8, 2026
A reimagining of Resonance invites Geneva-based artists and artist collectives to submit proposals that explore the intersection of art, science and technology
Exchange and future prospects: Helmholtz Center executive boards meet at GSI/FAIR
22.10.2026 |
The Helmholtz Association held its most recent assembly of members at GSI in Darmstadt, one of its 18 research centers. The executive…
Hessian State Parliament member Nina Eisenhardt and BAG members visit GSI and FAIR
20.10.2026 |
Nina Eisenhardt, a member of the Hessian State Parliament (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) recently visited GSI/FAIR to learn about current scientific activities and…
“Young Physicists@Darmstadt”: GSI/FAIR and the Department of Physics at TU Darmstadt launch new project to support young talent
16.10.2026 |
Experience science up close: GSI/FAIR and the Department of Physics at TU Darmstadt have launched a new collaborative project titled “Young Physicists@Darmstadt”…
Chemical bond of a superheavy element compound probed at GSI/FAIR
14.10.2026 |
An international collaboration led by a research group from GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Germany, has achieved the first measurement of the chemical stability…
SPARC PhD Award for Dr. Jan Richter
06.10.2026 |
This year's SPARC collaboration PhD Prize was awarded to Dr. Jan Richter from Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Leibniz University Hannover, Germany,…

























