The Joint Institute and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK, Japan) signed a cooperation agreement in Dubna. The parties agreed to enhance academic exchange, jointly participate in new international projects, and advance the development of accelerator technologies.

The NICA Accelerator Complex reached an important milestone. On the night of 12 February, during the commissioning, simultaneous circulation of counter-rotating beams of xenon nuclei in the collider rings was achieved for the first time.

On 19–20 February, the 139th JINR SC session will take place at the JINR International Conference Centre in a hybrid format. The programme includes news of the Institute’s laboratories and departments, the DLNP Deputy Director election, scientific talks, and announcement of the JINR Prize winners.

On 12 February, the International Conference Centre hosted the opening ceremony of the JINR Gallery. The ArteFacts of Francisco InFante – an exhibition of works by an eminent Russian artist – will be on display until 27 July. The Gallery’s Telegram channel will be providing further updates.

The Problems of Modern Mathematical Physics will run until 20 February at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at JINR. This event serves as a platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas among theoretical physicists from the JINR Member States.

Researchers at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics at JINR – Vasilisa Lenivenko and Madalina Mihaela Miloi – will discuss the BM@N Collaboration and the SRC Experiment, along with their professional paths, hobbies, and life in Dubna.

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, scientists participating in the JUNO Project made a congratulatory music video about their work. Employees of the Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Deputy Director Dmitry Naumov and researcher Denis Korablev, took part in preparing the video.

The JINR Telegram Channel shared another word that scientists use. This week’s term is magic numbers – a term widely used by employees of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.

The festival took place on 15 February at the Dubna University, bringing together science enthusiasts of all ages. Many of the Institute’s representatives participated in the event.

Seminar recordings

We invite you to watch recordings of the seminars “New directions in oncoteranostics” by Sergey Deyev¹ and “Ultrafast variability of active galactic nuclei in the gamma range” by Maxim Barkov².

A new issue of the Weekly JINR Newspaper, #6, has been published. Please note that you can read an English version on the JINR Newspaper’s website.

This year’s ongoing Sports Games are dedicated to the anniversary of the Institute’s founding. The ski competitions took place on the same day as the city skiing championship, with the JINR team coming second. Congratulations to all athletes on their successful performances!

Institute’s employees at international competitions

From 6 to 16 February, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Open Masters Games in 38 sports. Among the winners in swimming and tennis were JINR athletes Irina Migulina, Svetlana Smirnova, and Inna Tikhomirova.

Governing Bodies

• 19–20 February, 139th session of JINR Scientific Council. JINR, Dubna

Ceremonies

• 20 February, 2025 OGANESSON Prize ceremony. Moscow, Russia

Conferences

• 16–20 February, Problems of Modern Mathematical Physics (PMMP’26) international workshop. BLTP JINR, Dubna
• 19–20 February, Molecular and Materials Modeling 2026 winter online school
• 22–26 February, International Workshop on Nuclear and Related Techniques (NURT 2026). Havana, Cuba
• 24 February — 2 March, Analysis and Detector Meeting of the BM@N Experiment at NICA. Dombay, Russia
• 25–26 February, NICA Days 2026. Havana, Cuba

Seminars

• 19 February. 11:00 AM. DLNP. “Radioprotective properties and structure of Dsup protein of tardigrade Ramazzottius varieornatus” by Mikhail Zarubin
• 19 February. 11:00 AM. VBLHEP. “Calibrations of the time-of-flight system in the SRC Experiment” by Angelina Bochkova, “Progress and prospects of development of silicon photomultipliers” by Ziraddin Sadygov
• 20 February. 11:00 AM. DLNP. “Selected topics of advanced machine learning in modern experimental physics” by Arsenii Gavrikov
• 20 February. 11:00 AM. DLNP. Seminar in memory of Victor Sviridov
• 20 February. 2:30 PM. BLTP. “Experimental study of photonuclear reactions by gamma-activation method” by Nadezhda Fursova
• 25 February. 3:00 PM. MLIT. “Numerical simulation of laser ablation of materials using different thermal conduction models in semi-infinite and finite-thickness samples” by Murodi Halimjon Gafurzoda

Culture

• 7 February – 7 March. JINR Universal Public Library. My Dubna exhibition
• 10 February – 8 March. Daily from 1:00 to 7:00 PM (except Monday). JINR Mir Cultural Centre. Exhibition by JINR Artists’ Club
• 18 February. 7:00 PM. JINR Mir Cultural Centre. Dubna Symphony Orchestra concert
• 19 February. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. English speaking club
• 19 February. 7:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Hairpin book club
• 20 February. 6:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. JINR Cinema Club
• 20 February. 6:30 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Lecture on China
• 20 February. 7:00 PM. JINR Scientists’ Club. Classical music concert
• 21 February. 4:00 PM. JINR Universal Public Library. Concert dedicated to Defender of Fatherland Day
• 22 February. 6:00 PM. JINR Mir Cultural Centre. Concert of Music Lessons series

Sports

• 21 February. 10:30 AM. JINR Nauka Stadium. Table tennis tournament dedicated to Defender of Fatherland Day