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On October 29 at 10:00 AM in A101 aud. (National Center for Physical and Technological Sciences, Saulėtekio ave. 3), Professor Jian-Jang Huang will give a public lecture "Nitride-based transistors – from lateral to vertical structure". He is a Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics (GIPO), Department of Electrical Engineering National Taiwan University.

Vilnius University (VU) Tech Hub, together with SEB Bank, presents the five-day hackathon “SEB Fast Track,” which will take place from November 10 to 14 and will bring together motivated VU students and business experts with a common goal – to generate new ideas, solve real problems, and nurture the creators of future startups.

Arqus announces the opening of applications for the first Arqus Open Science Award. Launched during the 2025 Arqus Annual Conference at Leipzig University, this award recognises early-career researchers who champion open science. It celebrates those who set an example for the entire Arqus scientific community by advancing accessibility, reusability, and reproducibility in research.

The Arqus Alliance announces the launch of its 3rd Arqus Alliance Ambassadors Programme. This initiative, led by the Arqus Student Agora, aims to create a network of student ambassadors who will promote the values and initiatives of the Arqus Alliance while engaging with students, staff, and local communities.

A groundbreaking study from Vilnius University’s (VU) Faculty of Physics explores a highly promising method for increasing light energy. Using organic semiconductor technologies, Dr Edvinas Radiunas from VU’s Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology, along with colleagues L. Naimovičius, Dr P. Baronas, Dr K. Kazlauskas, and others, has demonstrated how invisible infrared light can be converted into visible light. This unique research, aimed at harnessing light conversion phenomena in organic molecules, was published for the first time in the prestigious journal “Advanced Optical Materials”.

Vilnius University Library is pleased to invite you to participate in the international conference “Open Science Today and Tomorrow”, which will take place on 22 October (Wednesday) 2025, at Vilnius University Library’s Scholarly Communication and Information Centre (SCIC), Saulėtekio av. 5, Vilnius. Conference attendance is possible both in-person and online.

We invite you to form teams for the VU FF 60th Anniversary Quiz. Already know you're unbeatable? Or perhaps you're simply keen to test your knowledge?

The Institute of Pedagogy, University of Wrocław, and the Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, joined by the Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education at Maynooth University, invite the Arqus community to participate in this one-day scientific seminar, which will take place online on 10 November 2025.

Arqus launches the six finalist projects of the Arqus International Innovators Award 2025 – vote for your favourite.

The European Commission (EC) has allocated funding for the establishment of the LitAI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factory in Lithuania. It is expected to become a national centre of competence and technology, bringing together advanced computing infrastructure, data access, scientific research, and highly qualified specialists. This facility will unite the public sector, business, and academia in developing and implementing practical AI solutions – from public services and industry to transport and defence.

Today at 9 a. m. the conference “Human and More-Than-Human Futures: Innovating Technologies for Coexistence” opens at Vilnius University’s Life Sciences Center and the Scholarly Communication and Information Centre. The event takes place on October 9 in Vilnius and on October 10 in Kaunas.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded to Professor Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University (Japan), Professor Richard Robson – a chemist from the University of Melbourne (Australia), and Professor Omar M. Yaghi from the University of California, Berkeley (USA). They were honoured with the most prestigious scientific award a living researcher can earn for their work in creating a metal-organic framework (MOF), which opened up new possibilities for designing porous materials capable of absorbing, storing, and separating molecules.

On October 7th, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm announced the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. The award went to Prof. John Clarke from the University of California, Berkeley, Prof. Michel Devoret from Yale University, and Prof. John Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were honoured for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit, which laid the foundations for modern quantum technologies – from quantum computers to ultra-precise sensors.

Femtosecond laser systems with high average power and high pulse repetition rate are increasingly used in various fields of science and industry: material micromachining, biomedical imaging, spectroscopy and studies of ultrafast phenomena where high measurement speed and good signal-to-noise ratio are required. Such laser systems, with very high average power (over 100 watts), may also have potential applications in the defence sector.

Vilnius University (VU) invites pupils and anyone interested in studying to take part in its traditional event “Student for a Day” taking place from 20 to 24 October. Participants will have a unique opportunity to explore VU’s study programmes, University spaces, and vibrant community, as well as to experience what it is like to be a student.

Following the great success of the Arqus Dives activity on 26 September, organised by the Arqus Café team, registration for the next edition of the Arqus Cafés is now open. The Arqus Café is a virtual or on-site meeting place where students and staff from the Arqus partner universities can practice their language skills outside of the language classroom.

How to examine a cell quickly and effectively? Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at Vilnius University (VU), together with an international team, have developed the concept of an electronic high-frequency biosensor that allows reactions occurring in extremely small objects, such as cells, to be tracked with split-second precision.

Two visiting scientists are coming to the Laser Nanophotonics Group at the Laser Research Center of VU Faculty of Physics.

The international conference, EEDS25 – Extended Hanseatic meeting on Exciton Dynamics and Spectroscopy 2025, brought together scientists from Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Scotland, Norway, and beyond.

The Vilnius University Museum, in collaboration with the Faculty of Physics, has unveiled an exhibition titled “The Invisible Becomes Visible”, showcasing the rich history of physics as a science. At the opening event, Laurynas – representative of Physics Day (FiDi) – led us through a series of captivating experiments. Several exhibits from the Physics Museum in Saulėtekis have been temporarily relocated to the Vilnius University’s Observatory of Ideas. We invite you to visit the exhibition until 29 October.