A meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee for Condensed Matter Physics took place on 19–20 January. The key topic of the discussion was the IBR-2 Research Reactor and the resumption of its user programme.

On 15 January, a Saratov State University delegation headed by Rector Alexey Chumachenko visited the Joint Institute to get acquainted to JINR’s scientific infrastructure and hold discussions with the JINR Directorate about partnership in science and education.

A researcher at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics at JINR Ilia Nikolaichuk defended his dissertation at the age of 24, becoming the Institute’s youngest candidate of sciences. He shared his experience of successfully starting a scientific career.

People at JINR is a series of short videos highlighting those behind one of JINR’s largest scientific projects in recent years. In each video, young VBLHEP researchers and engineers from different countries discuss their professional paths, work in the international team, and life in the science city.

In 2025, young researchers of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems received financial support to implement a project entitled “Development of micro-SPECT systems for precision imaging in preclinical biological experiments”. A DLNP researcher, project leader Vladislav Rozhkov discussed the team’s work.

At the accelerator complex, artists hand-painted 27 sections of the cryostat, paying tribute to the craft tradition of the Gzhel.

The JINR Telegram Channel shared another word that scientists use. This week’s term is thermal cycling – the process of repeatedly heating and cooling a sample to test how the material tolerates temperature changes and how they affect its properties.

19 January marked the 73th anniversary of the birth of a senior researcher of the Laboratory of Information Technologies, Valery Mitsyn, who passed away in December 2025. In the video, he discussed his career, the development of JINR’s computing infrastructure, and participation in external projects.

DLNP researchers are taking part in the meeting hosted by Wuhan University, China, from 19 to 23 January. The key topics are the progress and performance of the JUNO Detector, planned data taking and processing, and requirements for future studies.

In 2025, a work on slow magnetic monopole search in the NOvA Experiment by a junior DLNP researcher Alexander Antoshkin was honoured with a JINR Prize. In the article, the author talks about the achievement and his plans.

At a ski relay on 18 January, teams representing the Joint Institute took first and sixth places. Congratulations to the athletes on the successful performances!

Advisory Bodies

• 22–23 January, 62nd Meeting of Programme Advisory Committee for Nuclear Physics. JINR, Dubna
• 26 January, 63rd Meeting of Programme Advisory Committee for Particle Physics. JINR, Dubna

Conferences

• 26–31 January, 33rd International Conference “Mathematics. Computing. Education”. Dubna State University

Seminars

• 22 January. 11:30 AM. VBLHEP. “Reconstruction of Si-MWPC tracks for the SRC-2022 Experiment at BM@N” by Atovullaev Timur, “Problems in creating two-phase flowmeters for cryogenics and ways to solve them for helium, hydrogen, and LNG” by Yuri Filippov
• 22 January. 3:00 PM. MLIT. “Swinging waves in the Ablowitz-Ladik equation” by Igor Barashenkov
• 22 January. 4:00 PM. BLTP. “Relativistic quantum mechanics of twisted Dirac particles in uniform magnetic and electric fields” by Alexander Silenko
• 26 January. 3:00 PM. FLNP Dissertation Council. “Cryomagnetic systems with extremely low temperatures for neutron scattering research” by Aleksandr Chernikov
• 28 January. 11:00 AM. DLNP. “Relativistic quantum mechanics of twisted Dirac particles in uniform magnetic and electric fields” by Alexander Silenko

Culture

• 13 January – 8 February. Daily from 1:00 to 7:00 PM (except Monday). JINR Mir Cultural Centre. “PLAY” exhibition by sculptor Sergey Serezhin
• 22 January. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. English speaking club
• 23 January. 5:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Meeting of Dubna tourist club
• 23 January. 7:00 PM. JINR Scientists’ Club. Wind Quintet сoncert
• 24 January. 2:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Animals, Birds, and Plants in Cold Season lecture
• 24 January. 5:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Cruising Racing lecture
• 27 January. 6:00 PM. JINR Scientists’ Club. JINR Film Union