A celebration took place in Havana in honour of the 50th anniversary of Cuba joining JINR. The event gathered representatives of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, JINR Member States, scientific community of Latin American countries, and leading Cuban scientists whose careers began in Dubna.

A JINR delegation, led by Director Grigory Trubnikov, held meetings with representatives of Cuban Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. The parties discussed the prospects for expanding international scientific and technological collaborations.

A JINR delegation visited the Secretariat for Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (Secihti) in Mexico City. At the meeting, a trilateral agreement on expanding scientific cooperation was signed between JINR, Secihti, and the Institute of Nuclear Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

On 1 December, the inaugural meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee between JINR and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation was held in a hybrid format. The participants defined the operating rules and appointed experts responsible for mutual research areas.

On 26 November, VBLHEP hosted a workshop on future experiments with polarised beams at the NICA Accelerator Complex. Scientists discussed advances in spin control, beam intensity, and polarisation technologies, including the spin transparency mode and Siberian snakes.

At the event, researchers presented studies conducted in Dubna and Latin American countries, along with talks about the prospects for participation in international initiatives. The purpose of the workshop was to strengthen scientific ties and discuss opportunities for project implementation.

The event held in Sirius gathered over 9000 people from 100 countries. JINR scientists participated in sessions on global science competitiveness, international cooperation, and scientific collaboration beyond politics.

The event was organized by JINR and institutions of Cuba and Mexico. Fifty-eight students and young scientists studied theoretical and experimental physics related to NICA Collider experiments. The event aimed at developing collaboration with Cuban colleagues and focused on advanced QCD and detector technologies.

Henryk Newodniczanski (1900–1968) was one of the JINR founders, discoverer of magnetic dipole radiation, and a pioneer in nuclear physics in Poland. He headed the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kraków and contributed significantly to atomic spectroscopy and low energy physics.

In an interview coinciding with the release of the Mendeleev documentary, the FLNR JINR Scientific Leader highlighted how periodic law opened doors to understanding the microworld. Yuri Tsolakovich discussed groundbreaking element discoveries, the impact of science on society, upcoming studies, and the role of young researchers.

On 6 December, the decode silence project presented the acoustic trace album at Dom Radio in Saint Petersburg, featuring sounds and vibrations from the Synchrophasotron, Ivankovo Hydroelectric Power Station, Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Naro-Fominsk broadcast relay station.

A junior researcher at the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems Ivan Suslov gave an interview to the newspaper of Dubna State University. He discussed his experience working at the Experimental Department of Nuclear Spectroscopy and Radiochemistry.

An international collaboration studying reactor electron antineutrinos in the Daya Bay Experiment opened access to a complete data archive. Scientists from all over the world can now analyse, recreate the results of data processing, use them in joint or global analysis, or test their theories using experimental data.

Congratulations to all recipients of the Baldin, Veksler, and Markov scholarships. We wish laureates continued success in their research endeavours!

Last week, at Sechenov University, experts of the Laboratory of Radiation Biology presented their research in Experimental Nuclear Medicine 2.0 section covering radiobiology, radiation effects in thyroid cancer, and novel ways to improve radiation therapy and nuclear medicine effect.

The JINR Telegram channel shared another archival photo of the Institute. Take a look at the founder and first FLNR JINR Director Georgy Flerov giving a talk at the Meeting on the Synthesis and Search for Transuranic Elements. The photo was taken by Yuri Tumanov 49 years ago, on 9 December 1976.

On the first day, 13 talks were presented, focusing on various areas of nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, reactor and accelerator physics and engineering, and life sciences. Everyone interested is invited to the second day of the conference, on 11 December, in the FLNP conference hall.

We invite you to watch a recording of the seminar “A “theoretical” landscape for high energy physics experiments” by Gennady Kozlov.

Workshops & Conferences

• 9–11 December, Conference of young FLNP scientists and specialists. JINR, Dubna
• 15–17 December, Workshop on physics performance studies at NICA (NICA-2025). JINR, Dubna

Training

• 8–17 December, JINR scientific school for methodologists of educational centres of South Africa. JINR, Dubna

Seminars

• 11 December. 11:00 AM. DLNP. “New modelling methods in neutrino astronomy: transport of neutrinos and light in the medium” by Vladimir Allahverdyan
• 12 December. 11:30 AM. VBLHEP. “Processes with leptons and jets in p-p and A-A interactions at the LHC” by Olga Kodolova
• 15 December. 11:00 AM. BLTP Journal club
• 15 December. 3:30 PM. BLTP. “Recent applications of self-consistent Skyrme-QRPA to nuclear dynamics” by Valentin Nesterenko
• 17 December. 11:00 AM. DLNP. “Measurement of inclusive cross sections of direct generation of charmonium states J/ψ and J/ψ(3686) in the BESIII Experiment” by Olga Bakina

Culture

• 11 December – 11 January. Daily from 1:00 to 7:00 PM (except Monday). JINR Mir Cultural Centre. Painting and handicraft exhibition
• 11 December. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. NotaMi studio piano concert
• 11 December. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. English speaking club
• 11 December. 7:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Hairpin book club
• 12 December. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. JINR Cinema Club
• 12 December. 7:00 PM. JINR Scientists’ Club. Jazz concert
• 13 December. 4:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. TED Talks: New Year around world
• 14 December. Moscow, Russia. Trip by JINR Scientists’ Club
• 14 December. 6:00 PM. JINR Mir Cultural Centre. Concert performance
• 16 December. 6:00 PM. JINR Scientists’ Club. JINR Film Union

Sports

• 13 December. 11:00 AM. JINR Nauka Stadium. Table tennis tournament in memory of Alexander Weinstein