Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut prize 2026

The call for the 2026 nominations for the ENSA/ECA Erwin Felix Lewy Bertaut prize for young scientists up to 8 years after their PhD thesis has been announced by ENSA and nominations are welcome until June 16th, 2026 – according to the call instructions at https://ensa-neutron.eu/general/bertaut-prize-call-open/.


Open Access agreements and APC support for IUCr journals in the ECA region

The IUCr journals are published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in partnership with Wiley, and corresponding authors affiliated with participating institutions may be eligible for Article Processing Charge (APC) support through Wiley Read & Publish (transformational) agreements. The following IUCr journals are eligible under applicable Wiley agreements: Acta […]


44th ECA Lunch webinar (25th June 2026 13:00 CEST)

The ECA kindly invites you to the 44th ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. Javier Campo Aragón Nanoscience and Materials Institute Spanish National Research Council – University of Zaragoza, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain Title: Deciphering the new magnetic state, “B-Phase”, found in MnSi at Low Temperatures Abstract In cubic […]


43rd ECA Lunch webinar (7th May 2026 13:00 CEST)

The ECA kindly invites you to the 43rd ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Dr. Elodie Tailleur and Dr. Rebecca Clulow Title: Introducing the Early Career Scientist Division (ECSD) Abstract In recent years, the IUCr has made it a priority to provide further support to the next generation of crystallographers and structural […]


Tenth video of the “Women in Crystallography” series

GIG-03 is happy to announce the release of the tenth and final video of the project supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry Inclusion and Diversity Fund. The project’s scope is to celebrate the importance of women in the field of crystallography and science, while, at the same time, raising […]


Women in Crystallography Awards: Winners

ECA is pleased to announce that the Women in Crystallography award has been largely subscribed and there were three winners: Valentina Abratti Bogdanich, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, SantaFe (Argentina) Sofia Feldl, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) Mari Carmen Martin Miras, Institute of Molecular Biology of Barcelona (Spain) To each of them a grant of 800 € has been […]


42nd ECA Lunch webinar (23rd April 2026 13:00 CEST)

The ECA kindly invites you to the 42nd ECA Lunch webinar: Speaker: Prof. Irene Magriolaki Department of Biology, Section of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece Title: Crystals and Challenges: The Protein Powder Diffraction Journey (2003–Today) Abstract Knowledge of the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules […]


Wolfram Saenger (1939-2026)

It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of Wolfram Saenger’s passing on February 16th, 2026, at the age of 86. With him the crystallographic community has lost one of its leading figures, a scientist of immense productivity, unusually broad interests and a unique talent for […]


Election of the three Individual Member Representatives

The online ballot for the election of the three Individual Member Representatives will open on Monday, March 2, at noon (Paris time) and will remain accessible until Monday, March 9, 2026, at noon (Paris time). The names of the candidates, along with their motivation statements, are available to Individual Members […]


Ninth video of the “Women in Crystallography” series

GIG-03 is happy to announce the release of the ninth video of the project supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry Inclusion and Diversity Fund. The project’s scope is to celebrate the importance of women in the field of crystallography and science, while, at the same time, raising awareness about […]


Fourtheenth Erwin Félix Lewy Bertaut Prize to Dr. Dalila Bounoua

The laureate of the 14th Erwin Félix Lewy Bertaut Prize is Dr. Dalila Bounoua (LLB, CEA Saclay, France) for her outstanding contribution to the field of novel magnetism in high temperature copper oxide superconductor materials, using cutting­edge polarized neutron diffraction combined with advanced photon methods.


Pre-registration for the 11th European Crystallography School (ECS11) is now open

The 11th European Crystallography School (ECS11) will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, June 28 – July 4, 2026. The school will offer international students and scientists a series of lectures and hands-on tutorials by leading experts in the fields of X-ray and electron crystallography, with a focus on small molecule […]