Granada hosted a working meeting between the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, the Croatian Commission appointed for this purpose and the project’s MWG (Mobilization Working Group), led by Philippe Cara. The meeting, held from 5 to 7 June, took place within the framework of the agreement (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Science and Education of the […]

The R+Dones Forum was born today with the participation of 150 local, regional and national companies and representatives of public administrations and the University. The forum has served as a meeting point for all the agents of the Spanish R&D system interested in contributing to the development of innovative technologies useful for IFMIF-DONES and other […]

Granada now has an Industry Office to promote the business ecosystem linked to the IFMIF-DONES Particle Accelerator. This information was announced today by the president of the Granada Chamber of Commerce, Gerardo Cuerva, together with the general director of the Spanish Science Industry Association (Ineustar), Erik Fernández, who signed the agreement that set it up. […]

The School of Architecture of the University of Granada hosted the first edition of the DONES Xcitech School, the DONES School of Science and Technology, linked to the particle accelerator project in Escúzar (Granada). The advanced course, organised by the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and the University of Granada, took place from 23 to 27 April. […]

The director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, participated in the 31st. Broader Approach (BA) Steering Committee held in Japan this week. The Broader Approach (BA) aims to boost the development of fusion technology and prepare for the follow-on device to ITER, called DEMO. Unlike ITER, DEMO will aim to produce electricity from the fusion […]

For the first time, IFMIF-DONES has been explained in sign language. We are very grateful to the Parque de las Ciencias de Granada for organising this interpreted lecture in their 25th Science Fair framework. Our colleague María Luque gave a brilliant online presentation on everything related to the particle accelerator in Granada. While streaming the […]

The first edition of the R+DONES Forum will take place next Tuesday, 30th May, at the Granada Chamber of Commerce. This event is a meeting point for all the Spanish R & D system agents interested in contributing to the development of innovative technologies useful for IFMIF-DONES and other large scientific facilities. This first edition […]

Female protagonism in fusion energy. The important role of women in this sector has been made clear during the recognition that the ‘Women in Dones’ (WiD) collective has paid this morning to Pilar Aranda, rector of the University of Granada, and Yolanda Benito, director general of the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT-Ministry […]

The Rector of the University of Granada, Pilar Aranda, and the Director General of CIEMAT, Yolanda Benito, have been distinguished by the “Women in Dones” (WiD) collective, a group that aims to become an international platform to highlight the role played by women in the advancement of research and cutting-edge technologies in the DONES Programme. […]

The women’s group ‘Women in DONES’, which works around IFMIF-DONES, has scheduled its first official activity for 25 April. WiD will make its public presentation at the DONES Xcitech School, held in Granada from 23-28 April. In fact, its co-director is a woman, Blanca Biel. The group’s initial meeting, which took place online with a […]