In the project implemented by dr Mehdi Assanioussi, who received funding from the National Science Center under the SONATA programme, the key challenge will be understanding gravity. Can it be reconciled with nuclear research, where quantum physics has determined the way of understanding phenomena and interactions for over a hundred years? How does gravity behave in extreme conditions, such as black holes or the initial moments of the universe? How does a quantum field theory in fixed spacetime follow from a quantum theory of gravity coupled to matter fields?

Positron Emission Tomography is primarily used in medicine. However, the properties of this technique may also prove useful in industrial applications. Such an application of the PET technique is being dealt with by specialists from the NCBJ's Department of Complex Systems as part of the IMPET project, obtained from the First Team FENG programme of the Foundation for Polish Science.

We are pleased to invite you to the 11th edition of the International Euratom research and training conferences on fission safety of the reactor systems (FISA) and radioactive waste management (EURADWASTE) to be organised during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU together with the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP), the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN), the European Nuclear Society (ENS) and the European Nuclear Society - Young Generation Network (ENS-YGN).

Graphite is widely used in nuclear installations. It is used both in existing reactors and in the design of new Generation IV reactors. Despite its high resistance to extreme operating conditions, after some time, defects develop in it under the influence of radiation, which can alter its properties. Studies of the evolution of these defects have recently been carried out by scientists at the NOMATEN Centre of Excellence at NCBJ.