Calendar and class schedules

NEW: Self-enrollment for the 2026-27 academic year is scheduled in two periods: from July 13 to 25 and from September 1st to September 15, 2026 (pre-admitted students only).

2026-27 academic year 

Classroom sessions Fall 2026: from September 14 to December 16, 2026.
Xmas. break: from December 22, 2025 to January 7, 2026.
Public holidays and non-teaching days: Thursday September 24, 2026; Monday October 12, 2026; Monday December 7, 2026; Tuesday December 8, 2026.

There will be two extra days (17/12/2026 and 20/12/2026) allocated to serve as buffer in case there is the need. The necessity of these days should be decided by the lecturers of each subjects. They serve in case of travelling, strikes,... but cannot be used to add more material to the course.

On Monday 14th of September, 2026 there will be a Welcome session for new students. Lectures will start on Tuesday 15th of September, 2026.

Boldface: subjects' coordinators

Room V12M

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

9:20-10:20

Elementary Particles (J. SotoR. Vázquez)

10:30-11:30

Quantum Field Theory (J. VirtoJ. Salvadó)

11:45-12:45

Mathematical and Statistical Techniques (L. GarridoH. Gil)

13:45-14:45

Advanced Cosmology (C. Germani, J. Miralda, H. Gil)

15:00-16:00

Galactic Astronomy (F. AndersT. AntojaM. Romero)

16:10-17:10

Star Formation and Structure (N. Blagorodnova, G. BusquetR. López)

Dates to remember:

  • Deadline for the delivery of written TFM reports: Friday, January 22, 2027 at 23:59:00h.
  • The oral TFM presentations will take place on Monday, February 1, 2027.
  • Deadline for the delivery of written TFM reports corresponding to the reevaluation of the Fall’s call: Friday, February 26, 2027 at 23:59:00h.

 

Classroom sessions Spring 2027: from February 8 to May 12, 2027.
Easter break and mid-term break: from March 22 to March 29, 2027.

There will be two extra days (18/05/2027 and 19/05/2027) allocated to serve as buffer in case there is the need. The necessity of these days should be decided by the lecturers of each subjects. They serve in case of travelling, strikes,... but cannot be used to add more material to the course.

Room V12M

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

11:00-12:20

Frontiers of Theoretical Physics (D. MateosJ. Solà)

12:40-14:00

Gauge Theories of the Standard Model (D. EspriuM.A. Escobedo)

15:00-16:20

Advanced General Relativity (R. Bondarescu, R. Emparan, R. Luna)

Room A33M

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

11:00-12:20

Until March 17: Space-based Astronomy (A. AranJ.M. Carrasco)

From April 5: High Energy Astrophysics (V. BoschM. Ribó)

9:20-10:40

Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Machine Learning (O. Bulashenko, P. BordasC. Marín)

16:40-18:00

Extragalactic Astrophysics and Galaxy Formation (A. ManriqueJ.M. Solanes)

Dates to remember:

  • Deadline for the delivery of written TFM reports (excluding those from the reevaluation of the Fall’s call): Wednesday, June 16, 2027 at 23:59:00h.
  • The oral TFM presentations will take place between 28/06/2027 and 30/06/2027.
  • Deadline for the delivery of written TFM reports corresponding to the reevaluation of the Spring’s call: Friday, July 23, 2027 at 23:59:00h.
  • The oral TFM presentations of the reevaluation of the Spring’s call will take place on Monday, September 6, 2027.