On 2 June 2025 (Monday), an in-person meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will take place.
The beginning of the meeting is set at 4:00 PM.   More in Russian.

The submission of applications for the second Superconducting and Magnetic Hybrid Structures international workshop will soon end. The event will take place from 7 to 10 July 2025 at the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. Registration is available until 1 June.   More in Russian.

28 May marks the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, a JINR Member State.
The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research congratulates colleagues and partners from Azerbaijan on the Independence Day and wishes them good health, prosperity, and new professional achievements for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

On 19–21 May 2025, representatives of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research visited Japan. A delegation led by JINR Director, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Grigory Trubnikov visited major national research centres: KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization) and J-PARC (Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex). During the working meetings, the parties discussed opportunities for expanding collaboration in experimental research and exchanging expertise in science.   More in Russian.

Independence Day of Georgia is a national holiday of a JINR Member State celebrated on 26 May to commemorate the independence achieved by the Republic in 1918.
The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research congratulates Georgian colleagues and partners on the national holiday and wishes them good health, well-being, and new professional achievements for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

On 20–23 May 2025, the 67th International Fair of Technics and Technical Achievements is taking place in Belgrade with the participation of a Joint Institute for Nuclear Research delegation. The JINR booth presents information on the Institute’s main facilities, projects, and educational programmes, along with the results of joint research with partners from Serbia.   More in Russian.

On 10–16 May 2025, in Hanoi, representatives of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics, the Laboratory of Neutron Physics, the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, the Laboratory of Information Technologies, and the University Centre of the Joint Institute participated in a number of meetings on education and personnel training with universities and scientific centres of Vietnam.   More in Russian.

From 15 to 20 September 2025, the 26th International Baldin Seminar on High Energy Physics Problems, Relativistic Nuclear Physics and Quantum Chromodynamics will take place at VBLHEP at JINR. The event is organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

Employees of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems and the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions developed a new filter material for the selective extraction and concentration of extracellular nucleic acids from solutions. The patented technology will significantly increase the ease and speed with which biological fluids of various origins can be analysed.   More in Russian.

On 21 May 2025, at the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, a ceremony took place to present state awards of the Russian Federation. Among the laureates were leading scientists of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Russia’s Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov awarded Medals of the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland” to three JINR employees for their scientific contributions and many years of distinguished work. Sector Head at the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Vladimir Utenkov was honoured with a first-class Medal. Deputy Scientific Leader of the Laboratory of Information Technologies Tatiana Strizh and Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Andrey Popeko received second-class Medals.
We congratulate the Institute’s employees on the awards and wish them new achievements for the benefit of global science!   More in Russian.

On 30 June – 4 July 2025, the Complex Systems and Advanced Materials International Theoretical Physics School will take place at the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. The event is organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research as part of the Dubna International Advanced School of Theoretical Physics (DIAS-TH) scientific and educational project. Young scientists, postgraduates, and senior students are welcome to apply.   More in Russian.

From 20 to 25 July 2025, the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at JINR will host the International School on Advanced Methods of Modern Theoretical Physics: Integrable and Stochastic Systems. Master’s and postgraduate students are invited to participate.   More in Russian.

On 8–10 May 2025, the 16th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation, Euroinvent-2025, took place in Iaşi, Romania. Among winners were researchers of the Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR.   More in Russian.

On 19 May 2025, the 27th international internship for administrative and technical personnel (JEMS) started at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The participants are specialists from Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Vietnam. The JEMS programme is designed to provide participants with a broad understanding of the Joint Institute’s scientific programme, international cooperation, educational activities, history, and social infrastructure in the shortest possible time – five days.   More in Russian.

On 13–15 May 2025, the 14th Collaboration Meeting of the BM@N (Baryonic Matter at Nuclotron) Project took place at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics at JINR. The key topics were the progress and development prospects of the experiment conducted as part of the NICA Megascience Project. The hybrid event brought together more than 135 participants from JINR and 13 leading scientific organizations and universities of Bulgaria, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan.   More in Russian.

On 13 May 2025, a delegation of the French Embassy in the Russian Federation, headed by Minister-Counsellor Zacharie Gross, visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research to get acquainted with its scientific infrastructure and research projects.   More in Russian.

Anticipating the holidays, the JINR Scientists’ Club hosted a history and literary evening dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The event was organized by the
JINR Museum of History of Science and Technology and Kvadrat theatrical troupe.   More in Russian.

On 8 May 2025, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Federative Republic of Brazil (MCTI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russia. The document is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the parties in fundamental and applied research. The agreement provides for the creation of a JINR–Brazil Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) at high governmental level. The JCC is designed to establish a structured method of selecting and implementing collaborative projects, particularly those that involve using the large research infrastructure of JINR and Brazil to achieve the national goals of scientific and technological development of Brazil and the JINR Member States.   More in Russian.

Dear veterans, colleagues, friends, citizens of countries joined by the memory of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945! On 9 May, the 80th anniversary of the Victory over fascism – a turning point in the history of mankind – is celebrated around the world. This date reminds us not only of the courage and resilience of peoples, but also of the price paid for peace and freedom. The Great Patriotic War, as part of the World War II, was a great challenge, which our ancestors overcame thanks to the concerted efforts of the peoples of different countries and nationalities, the unity of the front and the rear, the heroism of soldiers and civilians...
Let this special day and this memory symbolise our determination to preserve peace and strengthen cooperation between peoples for a brighter future!

The second issue of the Natural Science Review international scientific journal features two major reviews and two research articles on computer science, biology, condensed matter physics, and mathematical physics.  More in Russian.

Scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research presented a review article devoted to studying molecular mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease in Natural Science Review. This condition is the prevalent type of dementia and one of the most complex neurodegenerative pathologies – nervous system diseases resulting from the gradual degeneration and death of certain neuron groups.   More in Russian.

On 22–23 April 2025, employees of the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics visited the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR). The purpose of the visit of Deputy Head for Scientific Work of the VBLHEP JINR Accelerator Division Valery Lebedev and researcher Yegor Tamashevich to Belarus was to expand collaboration with the university’s departments specialising in accelerator technologie   More in Russian.

Registration for the 15th Baikal International Summer School on Physics of Elementary Particles and Astrophysics is open. Scheduled to take place on 11–18 July 2025 in Bolshie Koty village (Irkutsk Region, Russia) on the shore of Lake Baikal, the event is organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Irkutsk State University.
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27 April marks the national Freedom Day of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The ongoing fruitful JINR-RSA cooperation dates back to 1993. Since 2005, South Africa is an Associate Member of the Joint Institute.
The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research congratulates South African colleagues and partners on the Freedom Day of the Republic of South Africa and wishes them good health, well-being, inspiration, and new professional achievements for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

On 24 April, as part of the Days of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Uzbekistan, a JINR delegation met with First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shaxrukh Daliyev. The parties discussed organizational aspects of the Republic’s participation in JINR, dual degree programmes of Uzbekistan higher education institutions and Dubna University, internships for Uzbekistan students at JINR.
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From 23 April to 23 May, the Science and Technology Library invites everyone interested to a literature exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941 – 1945), dedicated to JINR scientists who served during the war. The exhibition takes place in two locations: at the Central Library (DLNP site, the building of the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics) and at the branch of the Science and Technology Library at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics (building 3, 2nd floor).   More in Russian.

The registration for the second Superconducting and Magnetic Hybrid Structures international workshop is open. Itwill take place at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at JINR in person from 7 to 10 July 2025. The first workshop on relevant phenomena at the junction of superconductivity and magnetism was held in 2023.   More in Russian.

The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) announces four open public competitions for research teams: for extending the deadlines of projects supported by RSF grants in 2022, for grants to conduct fundamental and exploratory research under the guidance of foreign scientists, and for similar research by international teams, together with the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of India and with the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research.   More in Russian.

On 22 April 2025, the Days of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Uzbekistan started in Tashkent. At the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan (AS RUz), JINR and AS RUz signed a scientific and technical cooperation agreement. JINR Director Grigory Trubnikov was awarded the “80 years of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan” honorary medal. From 22 to 24 April, a JINR delegation will hold several official meetings with representatives of academic institutes, universities, relevant Uzbekistan ministries and departments in Tashkent and Samarkand.   More in Russian.

On 18 April 2025, the 26th “JINR Expertise for Member States and Partner Countries” (JEMS) training programme ended. At the final round table held at the International Conference Centre, representatives of scientific and educational centres of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan shared their impressions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and discussed new cooperation prospects with JINR’s laboratories and the opportunities of interaction provided by the Information Centres.   More in Russian.

From 22 to 24 April, the Days of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Uzbekistan will take place in Tashkent and Samarkand. A delegation of the Institute’s Directorate, leading scientists from JINR laboratories, and the leadership of Dubna State University and the Dubna branch of Moscow State University will take part in meetings at the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences (AS RUz) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Members of the delegation will introduce their colleagues in Uzbekistan to the scientific and educational programmes of JINR, Dubna State University, and the MSU branch. The Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of Uzbekistan will host exhibitions dedicated to the activities of the Joint Institute.   More in Russian.

On 11 April 2025, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research held a working meeting on collaborative studies with the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of the Russian Federation (FMBA). The key topic of the discussions was the development of new projects.   More in Russian.

On 15–17 April 2025, the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics is hosting the
15th Collaboration Meeting of the MPD (Multi-Purpose Detector) Experiment in a hybrid format. A revised plan for the implementation of the Multi-Purpose Detector project was presented at the event. At the top of the agenda were an update on the NICA Accelerator Complex, the readiness of the detector’s main systems, and the future physics research programme.   More in Russian.

The JINR Museum of History of Science and Technology hosted the 10th Mendeleev Readings scientific and practical conference, which has become one of the museum’s traditions over the years. The programme of the event included 11 presentations by schoolchildren aged from 7 to 15.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.   More in Russian.

On 18 April 2025, at 6:00 PM, the JINR Mir Cultural Centre invites everyone interested to a meeting with Yuri Oganessian and a screening of the Element of Knowledge documentary dedicated to the living legend, the world-renowned scientist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Leader of the
Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR.   More in Russian.

Several leading researchers of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received high state awards of the Russian Federation for their scientific contributions and many years of distinguished work.
Head of a FLNR JINR Sector Vladimir Utenkov was awarded the Medal of the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland”, first class.
FLNR JINR Deputy Director Andrey Popeko was awarded the Medal of the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland”, second class.
MLIT JINR Deputy Scientific Leader Tatiana Strizh was awarded the Medal of the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland”, second class.
VBLHEP JINR Acting Director Andrey Butenko received the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation for merits in research and many years of distinguished work.
We congratulate the awardees and wish them new achievements for the benefit of science!   More in Russian.

Researchers at the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies are developing the MOSTLIT Web Service, a tool for automating the detection of ionising radiation-induced foci (IRIF) in cell nuclei and subsequent analysis of their parameters. The service is designed to optimise the processing of experimental data obtained during radiobiological studies, providing researchers with convenient and effective analysis tools.   More in Russian.

On 2–4 April 2025, representatives of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research visited Tomsk and took part in a number of regional educational events. The JINR Information Centre at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) provided organizational support.   More in Russian.

Employees of the Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR Yuri Nikitenko, Evgeny Kolupaev, and Valery Zhuravlev obtained a patent for a method of pulsed neutron injection and neutron trapping in neutron storage ring.
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Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna.   More in Russian.

On 31 March 2025, the Chair of the Council of the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists was elected during an AYSS General Meeting. The meeting was held in a hybrid format in the Laboratory of Information Technologies and online on Webinar.   More in Russian.

On 27 March, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Mongolia at JINR, Senior Officer of the Executive Office of the Nuclear Energy Commission of the Government of Mongolia Suren Davaa and Director of the Nuclear Research Centre at the National University of Mongolia Byambajav Munkhbat visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The delegates held a number of meetings with the Institute’s Directorate and representatives of the Mongolia National Group at JINR. One of the results of the visit was an agreement to hold a joint NUMAR-Gobi School in Mongolia in 2025.   More in Russian.

On 19–20 March 2025, an international radiobiology working meeting took place in Cape Town, South Africa. It was organized by the Republic’s accelerator centre, NRF: iThemba LABS, and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The participants discussed JINR–South Africa cooperation prospects, joint projects, and the creation of a medical radiobiology research consortium.   More in Russian.

On 29 March, a delegation of the Economic Policy Department of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, headed by the Department’s Director Aslan Kanukoev, visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

A scientific and educational seminar on physical experiments and the basics of project activity in physics classes took place in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. The event was attended by students of Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University (KamSU), along with physics teachers from Kamchatka and Primorsky Krai. The organizers were the KamSU Information Centre (IC) of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the JINR University Centre.
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On 27 March 2025, one of the State Secretaries of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia, Miroslav Trajanović, met with the JINR Directorate. The parties discussed the prospects of JINR–Serbia cooperation and outlined the next steps to implement joint initiatives and projects. Representatives of the Serbian delegation participated in a JINR Committee of Plenipotentiaries session and visited the Institute’s laboratories, where they got acquainted with the modern scientific infrastructure.   More in Russian.

The JINR News bulletin is issued four times a year, providing information on new scientific results obtained at JINR Laboratories, updates on large-scale experiments, construction of new facilities, discoveries, inventions, etc. JINR social life is presented extensively.   More in Russian.

President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ASU) Shavkat Ayupov paid a working visit to JINR this week. Academician Ayupov participated in a JINR Finance Committee meeting, a session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States, and meetings with JINR Director, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Grigory Trubnikov and members of the Institute’s Directorate. Manager of the COMET Project (J-PARC) Satoshi Mihara and a member of the JINR-Mexico Joint Coordination Committee Alejandro Ayala took part in the visit.   More in Russian.

Applications for the 14th annual Alushta conference, organized by the Association of Young Scientists and Specialists of JINR (AYSS JINR), are invited. The event will take place from 8 to 15 June 2025 at the Dubna JINR Resort Hotel in Alushta. This year, the conference is dedicated to the research and infrastructure facilities of the Institute, which have been launched after technical maintenance, and which are planned to be put into operation: IBR-2 Reactor, NICA Collider, LINAC-200, MSC-230, and to the preparation of work at DC-280.   More in Russian.

Dear colleagues,
Congratulations to all of us on the 69th anniversary of the foundation of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
Our Institute is a multi-faceted scientific centre in terms of structure and cooperation. Our employees represent many professions, cultures, and nationalities. All of them create and maintain a solid foundation for studying the laws of nature and experimentally proving them, creating scientific theories and performing calculations to confirm them.
Dear colleagues and friends, I wish you to pursue ambitious goals and achieve great success. May your journey be filled with inspiration, vigour, and luck!

From 24 March to 4 April 2025, the JINR Science and Technology Library invites everyone interested to a literature exhibition celebrating the JINR Foundation Day.   More in Russian.

From 24 to 26 March 2025, the JINR International Conference Centre will host a session of a governing body of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the Committee of Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Governments of the JINR Member States, preceded by a Finance Committee meeting. The committees’ chairs will be elected, the results of the past fiscal year will be summarised, and the current year’s budget will be reviewed. The first run of the NICA Accelerator Complex is scheduled for 25 March as part of this CP session.   More in Russian.

13 Dubna schoolteachers and additional education teachers are laureates of the annual grant competition of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.   More in Russian.

A junior researcher at the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR Vladimir Trofimov is the author of a patent for a utility model of a discrete heat exchanger for refrigerator for dissolving He³ in He⁴. The utility model relates to heat exchange devices and can be used in cryogenics to obtain low temperatures, including in He³ in He⁴ dilution refrigerators, which allow obtaining an ultra-low (up to 2 mW) stationary temperature.   More in Russian.

On 17–18 March, the Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope 2025 workshop took place at the Baikal-GVD Coastal Centre. The event was chaired by Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov and devoted to summarising the results of the three-year neutrino and particle astrophysics research programme that finished in 2024. The programme was implemented at the Baikal neutrino telescope by six scientific organizations and universities subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia as part of government assignments.   More in Russian.

18 March marks the 95th anniversary of the birth of Nikolay N. Govorun (1930 – 1989), an outstanding mathematician, programmer, initiator of the creation of JINR’s local computer network, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.   More in Russian.

On 19 March 2025 (Wednesday), a meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will take place in person.
The beginning of the meeting is set at 4:00 PM.  More in Russian.

Scientists from the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR, Osimi Tajik Technical University, and Lusofona University (Portugal) summarised the results of structural stability, electronic properties, and phonon dispersion studies of biocompatible zirconium dioxide, one of the most common materials for dental crowns and dentures, in its cubic
(c-ZrO₂), tetragonal (t-ZrO₂), and monoclinic (m-ZrO₂) phases.  More in Russian.

Specialists at the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR successfully completed the first operation cycle of the IBR-2 Pulsed Research Reactor after a long shutdown. At the end of December 2024, the Institute obtained a license to put the reactor into operation at its design capacity. The test cycle lasted from 17 February to 7 March.
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Participants of the TANGRA Collaboration and Dubna’s Diamant company continue to develop methodological foundations for the application of the tagged neutron method (TNM) for analysing the content of carbon and other elements in the soil. As part of the 2025 field season, joint experiments are planned to be conducted with partners specialising in soil science, agriculture, forestry, ecology, and climate projects. A distinguishing feature of the upcoming expeditions will be the use of a compact unmanned transport platform purchased by JINR for these purposes.
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Representatives of the JINR University Centre and International Cooperation Department took part in the
Model United Nations training workshop at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) for those interested in simulating the experience of working in a United Nations committee. Participants prepare documents and statements, hold debates, vote, and adopt final resolutions. The worldwide popular game’s concept is outlined on the UN website. The idea to hold a workshop modelling an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) committee emerged during the collaborative work as part the JINR–RUDN cooperation programmes, resonating well with the university’s students and professors.  More in Russian.

From 1 to 5 March, the annual Fortov International Conference on Interaction of Intense Energy Fluxes with Matter took place at the Terskol village, Kabardino-Balkaria, near mount Elbrus. The speakers covered a wide range of scientific, technical, and methodological topics. The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research was widely represented at the conference: JINR employees prepared two plenary talks and four poster presentations.  More in Russian.

From 3 to 28 March 2025, the JINR Science and Technology Library invites visitors to the New Book Acquisitions exhibition.  More in Russian.

Russian, along with English, is an official working language of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. While English has traditionally served as a universal way of international scientific communication, Russian remains a key tool for integrating specialists from abroad into the scientific and cultural life of Dubna. In autumn 2024, in order to help employees overcome the language barrier that complicates their social and professional adaptation, the
JINR University Centre established the Russian Speaking Club, a platform where the language is mastered through practicing live communication.  More in Russian.

Our dear women!
On behalf of the JINR Directorate, I congratulate you on the most lovely spring holiday, 8 March!
I wish for your every day to be filled with love and respect, and your every evening to be warm thanks to the care of your loved ones.
May your journey be marked with less obstacles and more joyful moments and surprises. May your days, like a mosaic, be made up of small victories, and may challenges be avoided or used as stepping stones to new opportunities.
I wish you to always feel your importance and value in this world, for you are a true wonder! Congratulations on spring’s most wonderful holiday, our beloved women!

Scientists at the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, together with colleagues from research centres in the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Japan, and the United Kingdom, identified candidates for toroidal dipole excitations in the ⁵⁸Ni nucleus for the first time. The results, published in Physical Review Letters, open up new opportunities for experimental study of atomic nucleus structure and vortex excitations’ influence on heavy element nucleosynthesis.   More in Russian.

Last week marked the beginning of the annual expedition to build the Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope at Lake Baikal. The abnormally warm autumn and winter in Siberia resulted in ice being thin and heavily cracked at the time the expedition started due to the great diurnal temperature variation. Consequently, heavy wheeled vehicles can not travel on it for safety reasons. The camp was set up on ice, but not fully: the 14th cluster is being installed, the 1st and the 13th are undergoing modernisation and repairs.   More in Russian.

On 26 February 2025, representatives of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research paid an official visit to the
University of Havana, the Republic of Cuba. The delegation met with the university’s leadership and researchers to discuss the prospects for the development of joint research projects and the issues of training young specialists. As a result of the visit, the parties renewed the General Cooperation Agreement aimed at expanding Cuba’s participation in JINR.   More in Russian.

On 14 March 2025 (Friday), a meeting of the JINR Science and Technology Council will take place in person.
The beginning of the meeting is set at 4:00 PM.   More in Russian.

On 3 March, the Republic of Bulgaria, a JINR Member State, celebrates the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Oppression, a national holiday.
The Institute’s Directorate congratulates Bulgarian colleagues and partners on the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Oppression and wishes them good health and prosperity, successful work, scientific achievements, and discoveries for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

From 8 to 23 February, Dubna hosted the first Teachers of the Future school and seminar, organized by the
University Centre of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research for physics and mathematics students planning to be school teachers.  More in Russian.

On 1 March 2025, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research begins accepting applications for participation in the spring call of the international JINR Postdoctoral Programme. Young scientists from all over the world specialising in experimental particle physics and relativistic nuclear physics will be able to join JINR’s projects under a one-year contract with the opportunity of extending it for up to two more years.  More in Russian.

From 24 to 27 February 2025, the second International School on Nuclear Methods and Applied Research in Environmental, Material, and Life Sciences (NUMAR-2025), organized by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies (AENTA, the Republic of Cuba), took place in Havana, Cuba. The programme of the event included lectures for students and young specialists from Latin American countries by leading scientists from JINR and scientific organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and South Africa.  More in Russian.

On 24–26 February 2025, Vice-Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Latchesar Kostov and Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Neutron Physics Sergey Kulikov visited the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan (AS RUz) and the AS RUz Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP).  More in Russian.

On 15 February, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research hosted a vibrant celebration of the Eastern New Year organized by the International Cooperation Department and the Council of Heads of National Groups together with the National Groups of Vietnam and Mongolia and colleagues from South Korea and China. The event brought together over 200 participants from 18 countries, making it a truly international occasion.  More in Russian.

The Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies invites applications for the 11th international conference entitled “Distributed Computing and Grid Technologies in Science and Education” (GRID’2025). The event will take place from 7 to 11 July 2025. The working languages are Russian and English.  More in Russian.

On 21 February 2025, a workshop on superconducting cavities took place at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics at JINR as part of collaboration between the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP CAS). The parties discussed key projects and cooperation prospects in the development of accelerator complexes.  More in Russian.

Scientists at the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR created and tested a sensitive beam profilometer to be used at the entrance of the GASSOL Gas-Filled Solenoid during its commissioning and adjustment. The new device is designed to control ion beam position, scale, and intensity in real time. The operability of the entire experimental facility will depend on these key parameters. The simple design of the developed radioresistant device will make it possible to manufacture new meters based on it with a wide range of scale and number of cathodes for new experiments at various facilities.   More in Russian.

From 1 to 6 July 2025, the jubilee 75th International Conference “Nucleus-2025. Nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and nuclear technologies” will take place at the Saint Petersburg State University (SPbSU). The event dates back to 1950 and is the oldest international nuclear conference in Russia and is among the oldest ones worldwide. Only in-person participation is available.  More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint entitled “Development of ionisation chambers for monitoring high-energy heavy ion intense beams” P1-2024-63, issued by the JINR Publishing Department. Among the authors is a VBLHEP JINR senior researcher Nelli Pukhaeva.  More in Russian.

On 13 February, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research hosted a working meeting between Director of the
Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences (Serbia) Slavko Dimović and representatives of the JINR leadership. The parties discussed cooperation prospects and potential new projects. During the visit to Dubna, representatives of the Serbian delegation toured the JINR laboratories and learned about the Institute’s modern scientific infrastructure.
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On 31 January, Academician-Secretary of the Physics Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Vitaly Kveder and Director of the RAS Institute of Solid State Physics Alexander Levchenko visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The guests met with the Directorate of the Joint Institute and Scientific Leader of the
Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR Yuri Oganessian and toured the NICA Accelerator Complex and the Superheavy Element Factory. The main topic of the discussion with the JINR Directorate was an upcoming
Russian federal programme aimed at studying the fundamental properties of matter.   More in Russian.

The ceremony took place on 14 February 2025 at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow). The founders of the prize are Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Yuri Oganessian and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
The OGANESSON Prize is awarded annually for significant achievements in theoretical and experimental research in physics, chemistry, biology, and applied problems, as well as for creative endeavours that popularise science by means of educational and scientific activities.   More in Russian.

13 February marked the ceremony of the launch of a new main facility of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, the LINAC-200 Linear Accelerator. The Scientific Council members and the JINR Directorate representatives attended the event.   More in Russian.

On 11 February 2025, a delegation from the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM), headed by President Tran Thi Thanh, and representatives of the State Specialised Design Institute, part of Rosatom, visited the
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR.   More in Russian.

On 15 February, the Republic of Serbia, an Associate Member of the Joint Institute, celebrates the Statehood Day, its main national holiday. JINR and Serbian scientists have a long history of collaborating. Serbian researchers cooperate with BLTP, VBLHEP, FLNP, FLNR, and LRB at JINR.
The Institute’s Directorate congratulates Serbian colleagues and partners on the Statehood Day and wishes them and their families good health and well-being, successful work, scientific achievements and discoveries for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is accepting applications for innovative research & development projects with high potential for implementation in industry, scientific instrumentation, and the social sphere. Based on the selection results, young developers from the JINR Member States will receive financial support.   More in Russian.

On 12 February 2025, the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research hosted the opening ceremony of an exhibition of reproduced paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the outstanding artist’s birth. The exhibition, proposed and curated by FLNR JINR Scientific Leader, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri T. Oganessian, features 12 works painted in the middle of the 16th century, during the rise of national Dutch painting.   More in Russian.

From 7 to 21 February 2025, the JINR Science and Technology Library invites everyone interested to a literature exhibition marking the 270th anniversary of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and Russian Science Day.   More in Russian.

On 7 February 2025, representatives of the Azerbaijan Youth Association of Russia (AYAR) from the Moscow Region visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The delegation included power engineering students from
Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, and Kapitsa Physics and Technology Lyceum. The visit was organized with the support of the
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation and AYAR. During excursions, the students got acquainted with JINR’s scientific infrastructure and visited the Institute’s laboratories.   More in Russian.

On 13-14 February 2025, the 137th session of the Scientific Council of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will take place at the JINR International Conference Centre in a hybrid format. At the meeting, the council members will hear news of the Institute’s laboratories and departments, elect the Scientific Council Co-Chair, Director of the
Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, and Deputy Directors of the Laboratory of Radiation Biology. The jury’s decision on awarding the annual JINR prizes for the best scientific papers will be announced.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint entitled “Mathematical modeling of radiation-induced effects in central nervous system structures following exposure to heavy accelerated charged particles” P11-2024-49, issued by the
JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Batmunkh Munkhbaatar, Bayarchimeg Lkhagvaa, and Aleksаnder Bugay, employees of the Laboratory of Radiation Biology at JINR. The data obtained can be used for further analysis radiation risks during interplanetary missions, evaluating the side effects of hadron therapy.  More in Russian.

On 11 February, Boris Sharkov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), JINR Director’s Special Representative for Cooperation with International and Russian Scientific Organization, celebrated his 75th anniversary
The Directorate of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research cordially congratulates Boris Sharkov on his 75th birthday and wishes him good health, success in his work, happiness, and well-being!.  More in Russian.

On 10 February, the International Workshop on Problems of Modern Mathematical Physics (PMMP’25) started at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at JINR. More than 75 specialists from Armenia, Bulgaria, China, Russia, and Serbia are taking part in the event.   More in Russian.

From 7 to 9 February 2025, a meeting of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres under the Council for Science and Education under the President of the Russian Federation and events dedicated to Russian Science Day took place in Dubna.   More in Russian.

The journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters, brief name Particles and Nuclei, Letters, publishes the articles with results of the original theoretical, experimental, scientific-technical, methodical and applied research.  More in Russian.

From 3 to 11 April 2025, the 17th “Particles and Cosmology” Baksan International School of Astrophysics will take place in the Prielbrusye National Park. The organizers are the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INR RAS) and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.  More in Russian.

On 30 January, Director of the Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISP RAS), RAS Academician Harutyun Avetisyan spoke at a Joint Institute Seminar in the
Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at JINR. The talk provided plenty of relevant information about system programming and technologies for creating trusted computer systems, including those with artificial intelligence.  More in Russian.

On 6 February 2025, Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Academician of the
Russian Academy of Sciences Grigory Trubnikov will participate in the international scientific and practical conference entitled “The mission of the modern university in the challenges of transformation in a multipolar world”, which will take place at the Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) in Moscow.  More in Russian.

The JINR Scientific Information Department published the review of topmost scientific results obtained at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 2024.   More in Russian.

From 13 to 17 January 2025, the 25th meeting of the international collaboration of the JUNO
(Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory) Experiment took place in Kaiping (Guangdong Province, China). Employees of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems (DLNP) have been actively involved in this project since its foundation.  More in Russian.

From 27 to 31 January, the 32th “Mathematics. Computing. Education” International Conference (MCU-2025) is taking place at the Pushchino Centre for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is one of the event’s organizers.  More in Russian.

On 27 January 2025, the JINR International Conference Centre hosted the 60th meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics (PAC CMP). The PAC members discussed preparation for the launch of the IBR-2 Reactor and the prospects for the development of its spectrometer complex. Young scientists of the Joint Institute shared the latest research results in condensed matter physics.  More in Russian.

The JINR University Centre invites applications for the International Scientific School for Physics Teachers, which will take place from 6 to 12 July 2025.  More in Russian.

The JINR Publishing Department is holding an exhibition of 2024 works by the Institute’s researchers at the
JINR Science and Technology Library. The exhibition takes place in two locations: at the Central Library (DLNP site, the building of the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics) until 31 January and at the branch of the Science and Technology Library at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics (building 3, 2nd floor) until 7 February 2025.
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On 20 December, at the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies, Head of the MLIT Sector of Development and Maintenance of the JINR Digital Ecosystem Sergey Belov successfully defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technology. The topic of the dissertation was big data methods and technologies for solving problems of high energy physics in distributed computing environments. The approach developed by the author is being used in the ATLAS Experiment at CERN. Sergey Belov’s opponents and the experts who spoke at the defence expressed a shared opinion that in terms of relevance, the scale of the work done, and the pioneering nature of the research, the dissertation exceeds the level required for awarding a Candidate’s degree.   More in Russian.

The START (STudent Advanced Research Training) programme invites students and postgraduates to join the research conducted at JINR supervised by the leading scientists and engineers. Applications for the Summer Session 2025 are accepted at start.jinr.ru until 31 March 2025.   More in Russian.

Founded in 1970, the review journal Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, brief name Particles & Nuclei, is published by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna. This is the most influential physical review journal in Russia.  More in Russian.

At the end of December 2024, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research presented the first issue of the peer-reviewed scientific journal titled Natural Science Review. The published articles cover a wide range of scientific topics reflecting the journal’s multidisciplinary nature: accelerator physics, high energy physics, theoretical physics, and life sciences.  More in Russian.

On 23 January, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation Vinay Kumar visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The agenda included a meeting with the group of Indian JINR employees and a visit to the NICA Accelerator Complex at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics and enterprises of the Dubna Special Economic Zone. Plans to further strenghten the JINR–India relations were discussed at a meeting in the JINR Directorate.  More in Russian.

On 24 December 2024, the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research received a license from the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological, and Nuclear Supervision of Russia to launch the IBR-2 Research Nuclear Facility at the Laboratory of Neutron Physics and bring it to power after repairing the heat exchangers in the second circuit of the reactor cooling system. The first IBR-2 operating cycle is set to take place from 17 February to 3 March.
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On 27 January 2025, the 60th meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics (PAC CMP) will take place at the JINR International Conference Centre. The key topics of the discussion will be preparation for the launch of the IBR-2 Pulsed Reactor and the current state of its spectrometer complex.   More in Russian.

On 20 January, the JINR-based Dubna branch of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) announced the opening of enrolment for a new Master’s course entitled “Methods and technologies of data processing in heterogeneous computing environments”. Document submission will open in June 2025. Pre-registration for the enrolment is available on the branch’s website. There are 10 state-funded and 10 fee-based quotas.   More in Russian.

On 23–24 January 2025, the 60th meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Nuclear Physics will take place at the JINR International Conference Centre. The event will focus on JINR’s ongoing nuclear physics projects and the development of the main facilities the projects are implemented at.   More in Russian.

We offer to your attention a preprint “Operating principles of a device for producing dispersed moderating material in the form of balls for cryogenic neutron moderators” P18-2024-60, issued by the JINR Publishing Department. The authors are Ivan Litvak, Maksim Bulavin, Roman Chepurchenko, and Aleksey Galushko, researchers of the
Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics at JINR.   More in Russian.

From 9 to 31 January 2025, the JINR Science and Technology Library invites visitors to the New Book Acquisitions exhibition. A complete bibliography is available on the S&T Library website in the New Acquisitions. Books section.   More in Russian.

Researchers of the Department of Nuclear Spectroscopy and Radiochemistry at the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems at JINR, in cooperation with Dubna State University, presented the first results of developing new tellurium-loaded plastic scintillators. Scintillators based on polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate), and their copolymers are designed for detectors that are used to search for and study neutrinoless double beta decay.   More in Russian.

On 20 January, the 61st meeting of the JINR Programme Advisory Committee for Particle Physics will take place at the JINR International Conference Centre. The committee members will consider reports on the progress of current projects and proposals for initiating new ones and prolongating those that are nearing completion. Joint Institute employees will make presentations on their latest research results.   More in Russian.

As part of a study of an underground microbial community of a hydrothermal spring located at a depth of about 2 kilometres in the Baksan Neutrino Observatory tunnel, researchers of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems at JINR discovered and analysed a previously unknown community of 19 microorganisms that includes new bacteria genera.The results of the scientists’ work will expand the understanding of the biodiversity of deep underground ecosystems and ways to adapt to living deep underground. In addition, the research will make it possible to find applications for unique functional genes from such microbiomes in biotechnological production and bioremediation of polluted environments.   More in Russian.

From 3 March to 20 April 2025, the JINR University Centre will hold the Wave 12 of the INTEREST (International Remote Student Training) online programme. As part of the training, participants work on selected projects under the JINR researchers’ supervision. Interest is a prospective platform for the development of international cooperation in education allowing students and postgraduates to get acquainted with the activities of the Institute and carry out projects remotely.   More in Russian.

On 27 December, the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies held the annual debriefing with the participation of the JINR Directorate. At the meeting, MLIT Director Sergei Shmatov and MLIT Scientific Leader Vladimir Korenkov presented the main results of the Laboratory’s activities in 2024 and plans for the coming year. The winners of the JINR youth grants and prizes among MLIT researchers were announced.   More in Russian.

In 2024, two publications were issued in Minerals and Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, co-authored by JINR researchers and participants of the international INTEREST and START Student Programmes.   More in Russian.

On 1 January, the Republic of Cuba, a JINR Member State, celebrates Liberation Day, the main national holiday.
The Institute’s Directorate congratulates Cuban colleagues and partners on Liberation Day and wishes them and their families good health, happiness, well-being, luck, and new professional successes for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

1 January marks the Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic, a Member State of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Slovakia (earlier as part of CSSR, and since 1993 as an independent state) has participated in JINR activities since its foundation.
The Institute’s Directorate congratulates Cuban colleagues and partners on Liberation Day and wishes them and their families good health, happiness, well-being, luck, and new professional successes for the benefit of science and progress!   More in Russian.

Dear friends and colleagues!

We have several festive days ahead of us, and a year full of intensive and interesting work, challenges, achievements, and victories behind us. It’s time to take a moment to reflect on the results and think about the future in anticipation of the greatest joy of our profession, the birth of new knowledge, and the almost magical transformation of ideas into reality.

Happy New Year, dear friends! Wishing your families happiness, success, and joy!

JINR Director, RAS Academician Grigory Trubnikov

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