A packed auditorium during Nobel Laureate Anne L'Huillier's lecture at the Swedish Physics Days.
15 August 2025
Swedish physics community comes together in Luleå
When the Swedish Physics Days were held in Luleå for the first time, the university became a meeting place for physics teachers, researchers, and students from across the country. Over three intensive days, participants attended lectures, lab demonstrations, and workshops featuring leading international speakers, with a Nobel Prize laureate among the highlights.
The Swedish Physics Days is an event that engages everyone who teaches, researches, or studies physics. It is organised every two years by The Swedish Physical Society and attracts participants from all over Sweden. This year’s edition was arranged in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology and was hosted in Luleå for the first time.
“It has been three intensive and fantastic days where we have had the opportunity to bring together the entire Swedish physics community here in Luleå. The atmosphere has been warm and full of curiosity,” says Nils Almqvist, Professor of Experimental Physics and a member of the organising team at Luleå University of Technology.
Anne L'Huillier.
Prominent speakers with Nobel prestige
The event featured keynote speakers from both Swedish and international universities, including Chalmers University of Technology, Umeå University, and Luleå University of Technology. A special highlight was the lecture by Anne L’Huillier, the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics, which attracted considerable attention.
“Listening to Anne L’Huillier here in Luleå was both inspiring and an honour. She is not only a distinguished researcher but also an outstanding lecturer,” says Nils Almqvist.
Nils Almqvist, professor of experimental physics at Luleå University of Technology.
Physics in all its breadth
The programme included lectures, lab demonstrations, workshops, and study visits covering a wide range of topics such as quantum technology, artificial intelligence, sustainable energy, and physics education. Participants also had the opportunity to present their own research through posters and short talks.
The Swedish Physics Days are organised every two years by The Swedish Physical Society, which has been promoting research, applications, and education in physics since its founding in 1920. By hosting the event, Luleå University of Technology strengthens its role as a meeting place for many branches of physics, both nationally and internationally.
“We have received so much positive feedback from the participants. It is hard to imagine a more inspiring mix of cutting-edge research, teaching, and knowledge sharing. For us as organisers, it has been very rewarding to create a space where the full breadth of physics could be showcased,” says Nils Almqvist.
Contact
Nils Almqvist
- Professor, Programme Director
- 0920-492291
- nils.almqvist@ltu.se
- Nils Almqvist
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