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EUROfusion supports and funds fusion research activities on behalf of the European Commission’s Euratom programme within 26 EU member states. https://eurofusion.start.page/

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European fusion modelling community met in Garching - EUROfusion More than 100 researchers met at the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching for the second E-TASC General Meeting to review recent progress and define priorities for EUROfusion…

Over 70 researchers gathered at Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and 100 plus in total with the online participants for the 2nd E-TASC General Meeting organized by EUROfusion.

Read the full story on our website: buff.ly/Oz5eYQe

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #PlasmaPhysics #Road2Fusion #EURATOM

24.02.2026 09:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Science in School has a Newsletter! 🎉
We’ll email you when a new issue is out, share new translations, highlight ways to contribute, and pass on education trainings/seminars/lectures from our funders (CERN, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ILL, EUROfusion, XFEL & ESRF).

scienceinschool.org/newsletter/

19.02.2026 15:33 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬

To celebrate, we asked women from across our member organisations to share one piece of advice they received that helped them get to where they are today.

What advice has made an impact on you!

Read more: www.eiroforum.org/news/eirofor...

11.02.2026 10:11 — 👍 45    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 4
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A productive week for European fusion modelling!

Over 70 researchers gathered at IPP Garching and 100 plus in total with the online participants for the 2nd E-TASC General Meeting to exchange results, align strategies, and prepare for EUROfusion’s future in theory, modelling, and digital twins.

11.02.2026 08:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This week, the 33rd European Fusion Programme Workshop (EFPW) is bringing together experts from across Europe to focus on one of fusion’s toughest challenges: heat and particle exhaust.

🔗 Read more about EFPW 2026: buff.ly/LR5lFjU

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #PlasmaPhysics #Road2Fusion #EURATOM

04.02.2026 09:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Issue 76 of Science in School is out! 🎉

This new issue is packed with ready-to-use classroom activities and inspiring reads on marine ecology, neuronal processes, data visualisation, gene therapy, air pollution, and more!

scienceinschool.org/issue/issue-...

#EIROforum #EduSky

03.02.2026 10:41 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Which articles do we have?
Teach articles: Full guides on practical activities with worksheets. Understand articles: Current science simplified in short articles. Inspire: Informational on educational programmes, projects, tools, etc.
On social media, we use the same colours so you can quickly identify the category of every article.

Which articles do we have? Teach articles: Full guides on practical activities with worksheets. Understand articles: Current science simplified in short articles. Inspire: Informational on educational programmes, projects, tools, etc. On social media, we use the same colours so you can quickly identify the category of every article.

Teach. Understand. Inspire.

Science in School has it all!

Browse our article categories and find the right resources for your next lesson!

🔗 www.scienceinschool.org

28.01.2026 17:25 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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✨ Meet EUROfusion Engineering Grant winner Vasiliki Anagnostopoulou ✨

She is of Greek origin, works in Italy and aims to participate in a Japanese fusion experiment and she loves to talk about it.

buff.ly/Vs2Ay5p

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #WomenInSTEM #ScienceCommunication
#Tokamak

28.01.2026 08:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📘 New resource for the fusion community: the first chapters of the ITER Engineering Basis Handbook are now available.

🔗 buff.ly/dx0tjYr

#ITER #EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #Engineering #KnowledgeTransfer

26.01.2026 09:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🇨🇭 Welcome to the Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL – Switzerland’s home for fusion energy research.

At EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), researchers, engineers, and students work together to understand plasmas and bring fusion energy closer to reality.

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #EURATOM #Switzerland

20.01.2026 15:21 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025 was a big year for fusion in Europe 🌍☀️

We’ve collected ten of these achievements for you.
👉 Take a look at our 2025 fusion highlights: buff.ly/MgYhVPR

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #FusionInEurope #Road2Fusion #Science #Technology #Energy

15.01.2026 11:05 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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At ENEA Frascati, nearly 20 experts in LID-QMS and LIBS joined forces to get a sharper view of fuel retention in JET’s divertor tiles 🔬⚛️

🔗 Read more: buff.ly/bRAFGGt

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #Science #Technology #JET, #DTE3, #LID-QMS, #LIBS

13.01.2026 08:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We wish you a Happy Holiday Season & a successful 2026!

22.12.2025 16:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very good :)

22.12.2025 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎄✨ We have an early Christmas present for you! 😊
Ever wondered: are you a tokamak or a stellarator? 🤔⚛️

You can find out by answering 12 simple and fun questions — just click the link below 👇

👉 buff.ly/2et5xNW

Let us know your result in the comments 👇😄

#FusionEnergy #PlasmaPhysics #ScienceFun 🎄⚛️

22.12.2025 13:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Last week, experts from across Europe met in Jülich, Germany 🇩🇪 for the WPPWIE Review Meeting, hosted by Forschungszentrum Jülich.

Researchers shared their latest results on how plasma interacts with reactor walls and how heat and particles are exhausted.

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #PlasmaPhysics

17.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚀 The New Kid in the Control Room: AI meets fusion

Artificial intelligence has officially entered the control room at Wendelstein 7-X, the world’s most advanced stellarator.

“Humans may need 30 minutes to analyse a sequence. The AI can warn us in real time.”

Read more here: buff.ly/tIQu4U6

16.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚀 Cutting Things to Fuse Them: KATANA in Action!

Julijan Peric and his team are ramping up fusion research.

Get to know Julijan in our feature here⚡
buff.ly/fVlW10I

#FusionEnergy #ITER #Innovation #Teamwork #KATANA #NuclearResearch #CleanEnergy

15.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Europe moves another step closer to a future Fusion Pilot Plant.

The latest review of the DEMO Low Aspect Ratio design brought together almost 100 experts, offering clear guidance for the next phase of fusion R&D.

🔗 Full article: buff.ly/RKEHwYI

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #Road2Fusion

28.11.2025 10:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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EUROfusion + ASIPP have released their joint Research Plan for the high-field BEST tokamak in Hefei ⚡🌏

A key step toward exploring burning-plasma physics at Q > 5 and strengthening collaboration on next-generation fusion research.

👉 Full story: buff.ly/Bv24ABy

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #ASIPP

27.11.2025 15:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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EUROfusion scientists set research priorities for the coming fusion experiments - EUROfusion Over 120 researchers met at the Swiss Plasma Center to define Europe’s next fusion experiments.

Over 120 EUROfusion scientists gathered at the Swiss Plasma Center 🇨🇭 to set research priorities for Europe’s fusion programme 🔬⚛️

Find out more here: buff.ly/xC5jeBi

#EUROfusion #FusionEnergy #PlasmaPhysics #ResearchCollaboration #Road2Fusion #CleanEnergy

21.11.2025 10:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📸 Behind the scenes at Germany’s powerhouse for fusion research: the @plasmaphysik.bsky.social Greifswald branch and its stellarator Wendelstein 7-X!

Learn more about IPP here:
euro-fusion.org/eurofusion/m...

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #Road2Fusion #EURATOM #Germany #EUROfusionMember

19.11.2025 10:44 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🏆🌍 The next generation of fusion experts is here!
🎓🚀 23 young fusion talents awarded EUROfusion grants!

🔗 buff.ly/urjBIqs

Meet the 2026 #ERG & #EEG fellows shaping Europe’s #FusionFuture ⚛️

#FusionEnergy #EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #ResearcherGrants #EngineeringGrants #EURATOM

18.11.2025 09:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A close-up image of an ancient relief of Roman fighters is shown. On the side, an orange stripe reading issue 75 and EIROforum. A text reads chemically investigate ancient sports drinks

A close-up image of an ancient relief of Roman fighters is shown. On the side, an orange stripe reading issue 75 and EIROforum. A text reads chemically investigate ancient sports drinks

Issue 75 of Science in School is out! 🎉

It’s packed with classroom activities on radioactivity, chemical clocks, nutritional and environmental science. And offers exciting insights into antimatter, “cannibal” stars, quantum tech, and medical physics.

👉 scienceinschool.org/issue/issue-...

14.11.2025 11:20 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support.

Ken Andersen from ILL talks about how trust in science allows them to use the brightest neutron beams in the world to expand the boundaries of knowledge.

10.11.2025 11:00 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support.

Sakura Pascarelli from European XFEL talks about how trust in science has made it possible to visualise the motion of atoms and molecules for researchers around the world.

10.11.2025 11:02 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

On the World Day for Peace and Development, EUROfusion wants to thank citizens for the trust you have placed in us across our member states and beyond.

10.11.2025 10:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support.

Xavier Barcons from ESO talks about how trust in science enables discoveries about exoplanets, very distant galaxies, and black holes.

10.11.2025 09:00 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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🌎 On World Science Day for Peace and Development, senior leaders across EIROforum thank citizens for their trust and support.

Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle from CERN talks about how more than 5,000 students and young graduates are trained every year through their programmes.

10.11.2025 08:06 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0