IFMIF-DONES and the University of Granada are organizing the DONES Xcitech 2024 school, which will take place from 21 to 26 April in Granada. These conferences are aimed primarily at postgraduates and professionals from various disciplines who want to deepen or enter the ‘Big Science’ industry and large scientific facilities, the main themes of the school. This year, DONES […]

IFMIF-DONES continues to be the subject of numerous specialised articles. The two publications reviewed below are an example of the ongoing scientific production of international research groups on the future particle accelerator in Escúzar (Granada). This paper, published in Science Direct, presents an analysis of the maturity of the IFMIF-DONES design and the activities necessary […]

The popularisation of Science is part of our DNA. For this reason, IFMIF-DONES’ alliance with educational centres that promote Science in their classrooms is permanent.Our Programme Office Leader, José Aguilar, has recently participated in two events. On 12 April, he lectured at the Colegio Salesiano San Juan Bosco, in Granada. This talk was part of […]

The DONES Runners team continues to participate in different competitions. Last Sunday, April 14, several of its members ran the XVIII Carrera Memorial Padre Marcelino, in Granada. More than 3,000 athletes took part in this race, organized by the Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva-Agustinos, for a charitable purpose: the construction of a well for the […]

More than 200 companies, 90% from outside Granada, were interested in the business and work opportunities arising from the construction and subsequent operation of the particle accelerator of the IFMIF-DONES project during the 2nd R&DONES FORUM.In the institutional session, which took place on 11 April, the companies learned about the needs that the project will […]

The scientific and technological alliance between the IAA-CSIC and IFMIF-DONES will increase collaboration between the two scientific communities representing research excellence. The strong presence of the business sector at this conference confirms the industry’s interest in the knowledge economy. These conclusions were made clear at the “1st Meeting between the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía […]

More than 200 companies will participate in the 2nd R+DONES Forum, held on 10 and 11 April in Granada. This figure far exceeds that achieved in the last edition, which had 160 registered participants. It should also be noted that 90% of the participants come from outside the province of Granada. “It is clear that IFMIF-DONES […]

A delegation from the Netherlands Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), led by its Fusion Director, Marco de Baar, visited us on March 11. During the meeting, both organizations presented their capabilities to explore different avenues of cooperation within the DONES project, mainly in the modelling of complex systems. Representatives of IFMIF-DONES and DIFFER will […]

The second edition of the DONES Xcitech has already defined its schedule. The Science and Technology School, organised by the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and the University of Granada, will take place from 21 to 26 April in Granada (Spain). Leading world experts in fusion energy will participate in the three training programmes: ‘Legal aspects and […]

We are passionate about popularizing science. For this reason, we are grateful for the invitations we receive from schools to give talks to their teachers and students. On 21 March, Antonio Moreno, an engineer from IFMIF-DONES, participated in the orientation days at the El Carmelo school (Granada). There, he explained his professional career and current […]