“IFMIF-DONES: Overview of the facility and exploration of complementary experiments for future medical applications” was the title of the seminar held on 10 October at the López-Neyra Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine (IPBLN), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and located in the Health Technology Park (PTS) in Granada. María Pedrosa Rivera, Safety […]
The DONES-ConP1 project holds its final technical meeting in Granada
The final technical meeting of the European project DONES Consolidation Phase (DONES-ConP1) is being held in Granada on 9–10 October to ensure effective communication among partners through presentations of activities and results, as well as open discussions. A dozen European organisations are participating in this project, which is funded by the European Commission. Its objectives […]
‘Women in DONES’ interviews… Pilar Aranda
The Women in DONES (WiD) collective launches a new section with this interview, aimed at highlighting and getting to know women connected to the DONES programme and the field of fusion energy. We begin this series with Pilar Aranda, the first woman to serve as Rector of the University of Granada. Throughout her research career, […]
We take part in the CERN Accelerator School
Two members of our team, Inma Molina and Elena López, attended the course “Introduction to Accelerator Physics”, organised by the CERN Accelerator School in collaboration with ALBA. In total, 30 experts from CERN and 64 external participants took part in the programme. The training sessions, held from 25 September to 5 October in Santa Susanna […]
Granada hosts the meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the DONES Programme
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the DONES Programme Governing Board is meeting on 7–8 October at the Quinta Alegre Palace, the official headquarters of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium in Granada. This body provides technical recommendations to support critical decision-making for the strategic objectives of DONES. During the meeting, STAC members reviewed key […]
Special issue on IFMIF-DONES in the journal ‘Nuclear Fusion’
‘Nuclear Fusion’, the journal jointly published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and IOP Science and regarded as the most prestigious in the field, has released a special issue dedicated to IFMIF-DONES. This comprehensive publication features more than 15 papers on DONES, covering all aspects of the design developed over the past ten […]
IFMIF-DONES strengthens its international presence at ICALEPCS 2025
The Control Systems Engineering Section team from IFMIF-DONES had a successful participation in the 20th International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems (ICALEPCS 2025), held from September 20 to 26 in Chicago. This event is a leading international forum in the field of control systems for scientific facilities and particle accelerators. During the […]
IFMIF-DONES hosts a international workshop on AI for fusion facilities
The international workshop “Artificial Intelligence for Fusion Facilities: Challenges, Synergies and Opportunities” is being held on 29–30 September at the Citai site in Escúzar (Granada). It was an intense two days with more than 20 presentations and 15 experts who demonstrated how artificial intelligence is transforming fusion facilities, as well as the challenges we still […]
We’re joining the European Researchers’ Night once again!
Several members of our team will participated in the latest edition of the European Researchers’ Night, to be held on 26 September at the Paseo del Salón in Granada. That same day, nearly 400 European cities hosted this event, where streets and squares were filled with workshops, experiments, guided tours, and talks about science and […]
IFMIF-DONES featured in Bankinter Innovation Foundation report on fusion energy
“Fusion Energy. An Energy Revolution Underway. From Scientific Breakthrough to Industrial Deployment” is the title of the latest report published by the Bankinter Innovation Foundation. The document stems from the Fusion Energy Forum held last June, where Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, took part in a panel of international experts. The report […]