NORDITA is the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics. Our purpose is to carry out research and strengthen the Nordic collaboration within the basic areas of theoretical physics. The main research areas at Nordita are:
- Astrophysics and Astrobiology
- Condensed Matter, Statistical and Biological Physics
- High Energy and Nuclear Physics
The institute is run jointly by Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University and is located on the premises of AlbaNova University Center in Stockholm.
NORDITA SUMMER SCHOOLS
Nordita Master Class in Physics
26 July — 1 August 2009
Undergraduate students from the Nordic and Baltic countries are invited to apply for this year's one-week Nordita summer school in physics! The school, which aims at introducing frontier areas of physics research by world top scientists and to stimulate further studies, will be held in Hillerød, Denmark. Topics covered are the Physics of Climate, Astronomy, Quantum Photonics and High Energy Physics.
The deadline for applications is May 18, 2009. [Read more...]
SCIENCE NEWS
ERC Advanced Grant to Nordita
An ERC Advanced Grant was awarded to Prof. Axel Brandenburg, Nordita. The project Astrophysical Dynamos is funded by the European Research Council with €2220000 during a five year period.
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CURRENT PROGRAM
Electroweak Phase Transition
15 June – 29 July 2009
The exciting prospect of exploring the Higgs sector of the Standard Model and its presumed extensions at the LHC has renewed interest in electroweak baryogenesis and the electroweak phase transition.
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