ICTP supports research groups in several areas of physical sciences and mathematics. From its early focus on theoretical high energy physics, the Centre's research areas have evolved in response to the needs of physicists and mathematicians from disadvantaged countries, and now include the following areas:
ICTP's permanent faculty of distinguished scientists conduct rigorous, world-class, curiosity-driven research in frontier and interdisciplinary science ranging from string theory, cosmology, and black holes to quantum computing, climate science, a
