The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is an international research centrewith the threefold mission of pursuing fundamental research at the highest level, promoting active engagement with scientists across the world, and advancing international cooperation through science. Founded in 1964 by Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam and Italian physicist Paolo Budinich, ICTP has been a driving force behind global efforts to advance high-level research and scientific knowledge in the Global South.
Each year, ICTP organizes about 60 international conferences and workshops. These activities keep the Centre at the forefront of global scientific research and enable ICTP staff scientists to offer Centre associates, fellows and conference participants a broad range of research opportunities.
ICTP pursues scientific excellence in research and training in a variety of fields, including:
- High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
- Mathematics
- Earth System Physics
- Quantitative Life Sciences
- Science, Technology and Innovation
- Emerging Research Areas (Medical Physics, and Scientific Computing)
- Emerging Research Areas (Medical Physics, and Scientific Computing)
ICTP is funded largely through a generous grant from the Italian government and base financial support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is a UNESCO Category 1 institute.