Vatican Observatory Lectures on Quantum Gravity 2026
from
Monday, 22 June 2026 (08:00)
to
Friday, 26 June 2026 (15:00)
Monday, 22 June 2026
08:30
Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
Welcome talk + tour of the facility
Welcome talk + tour of the facility
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Coffe break
Coffe break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 1
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 1
Claus Kiefer
10:30 - 11:30
11:30
Covariant Quantum Gravity 1
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Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 1
Roberto Percacci
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30
14:30
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 1
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 1
Sergio Cacciatori
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 2
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 2
Claus Kiefer
15:30 - 16:30
16:30
Coffe break
Coffe break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Covariant Quantum Gravity 2
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Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 2
Roberto Percacci
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
Discussion
Discussion
18:00 - 18:30
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
09:00
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 3
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 3
Claus Kiefer
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Covariant Quantum Gravity 3
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Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 3
Roberto Percacci
10:00 - 11:00
11:00
Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 2
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 2
Sergio Cacciatori
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30
14:30
Covariant Quantum Gravity 4
-
Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 4
Roberto Percacci
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 1
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Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 1
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
15:30 - 16:30
16:30
Coffe break
Coffe break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 3
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 3
Sergio Cacciatori
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
Discussion
Discussion
18:00 - 18:30
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
09:00
Covariant Quantum Gravity 5
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Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 5
Roberto Percacci
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 2
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Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 2
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
10:00 - 11:00
11:00
Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Covariant Quantum Gravity 6
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Roberto Percacci
Covariant Quantum Gravity 6
Roberto Percacci
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30
14:30
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 4
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 4
Claus Kiefer
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
Tour of the Vatican Observatoy musem and historic telescopes
Tour of the Vatican Observatoy musem and historic telescopes
15:30 - 19:00
Thursday, 25 June 2026
09:00
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 5
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 5
Claus Kiefer
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 3
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Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 3
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
10:00 - 11:00
11:00
Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 4
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 4
Sergio Cacciatori
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:30
14:30
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 6
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Claus Kiefer
Canonical Quantum Gravity and the Problem of Time 6
Claus Kiefer
14:30 - 15:30
15:30
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 4
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Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 4
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
15:30 - 16:30
16:30
Coffe break
Coffe break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 5
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 5
Sergio Cacciatori
17:00 - 18:00
18:00
Discussion
Discussion
18:00 - 18:30
20:00
Social Dinner
Social Dinner
20:00 - 22:00
Friday, 26 June 2026
09:00
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 5
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Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 5
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 6
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Sergio Cacciatori
Foundational Aspects of Quantum Gravity 6
Sergio Cacciatori
10:00 - 11:00
11:00
Coffe break
Coffe break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 6
-
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
Modern Methods for Quantum Fields and Gravity: Amplitudes, Integrals, and EFT 6
Pierpaolo Mastrolia
11:30 - 12:30
12:30
Discussion
Discussion
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00