50 years of VUB-ULB Interuniversity Institute for High Energies

The VUB-ULB Interuniversity Institute for High Energies (IIHE) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The institute researches the smallest and largest building blocks of our world. Throughout its 50 years of existence, the IIHE has always been at the forefront of the revolution taking place in contemporary physics and therefore in our understanding of everything from the smallest elements of nature to the very largest structures in the universe. The IIHE is involved in major international experiments in high-energy physics, such as at CERN or in Antarctica. The anniversary will be celebrated on Wednesday 14 September with a Colloquium at the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium in Brussels. Barbara Clerbaux (ULB), IIHE director: "The IIHE is the first joint research institute between the two Brussels universities, ULB and VUB. It was created in 1972.