Following the legendary 1911 Conseil Solvay on “Radiation and the Quanta” chaired by Nobel Laureate Hendrik Lorentz, the International Solvay Institute for Physics was founded by Ernest Solvay in 1912.
The mission of the Solvay Institutes is to support and develop curiosity-driven research in physics, chemistry and allied fields with the purpose of "enlarging and deepening the understanding of natural phenomena".
December 2025
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01
01
December
2025
International Solvay Chair in Biology
Dec
08
January 2026
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13
February 2026
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10
10
February
2026
Syensqo Chairs in Chemistry by the International Solvay Institutes
March 2026
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17
April 2026
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02
Apr
08
08
April
2026
Jacques Solvay International Chair in Physics