JINR delegation paid working visit to Belarus
On 27 April 2026, a delegation from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research visited the State Committee for Science and Technology (SCST) of the Republic of Belarus. The main topic of the discussion was the development of scientific and technological cooperation with Belarusian organizations. SCST Chair, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of Belarus at JINR Denis Korzhitsky moderated the meeting.

Record 756 optical modules in one season: discussing results of 2026 Baikal expedition
The annual winter expedition to build the deep underwater Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope finished on Lake Baikal. This season, scientists installed a record number of 756 optical modules. The telescope’s effective volume reached about 0.8 km³, and starting with 6 April 2026, the Baikal Neutrino Detector systems are collecting data.

For the wake of the departed. Alexander Mikhailovich Taratin
The famous physicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, the winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation Alexander Mikhailovich Taratin passed away. He has worked at VBLHEP since 1991. He dedicated all his scientific activity to research in the field of physics of the interaction of beams of high-energy charged particles with crystals.

Remembering Fedor Lvovich
On 23 April, a FLNP seminar in memory of F. L. SHAPIRO was held.
The winners of the F. L. Shapiro Scholarship Competition for Young Scientists are traditionally awarded at the seminar.