CFTP is an international group of physicists doing work in theoretical particle physics, astro-particles, cosmology and hadronic physics.
CFTP also collaborates closely with a group working on experimental heavy-ion research at CERN.

CFTP organized DISCRETE-2012 and PLANCK-2011, two outstanding international Conferences with collaboration and including the most prestigious researchers in the field, on the latest developments in Particle Physics and recent/hot news from the LHC. The Meetings took place in the Campus of IST.

IDPASC Project The International Doctorate Network in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology IDPASC is an initiative of CFTP, LIP and CENTRA.

An External Independent Advisory Commission (Comissão Externa Permanente de Aconselhamento Científico - CEPAC), composed of leading scientists in the Field, Jose Bernabeu, Wilfried Buchmüller and Dan Olof Riska, reports each year on the work of CFTP.
Temas para Tese de Mestrado (2 Ciclo de Bolonha): Students who want to do their Master's degree (2nd Bologna cycle) thesis may choose a theme here.
Highlights Highlight of the month, work published by G. Ramalho in IOP J. Phys. G: Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics.  Physics at CFTP and the Nobel Prize of 2008 CFTP is once again classified as Excellent in the recent classification by an International Panel, organized by FCT. Gustavo Castelo-Branco received Ciencia Hoje-Prize. List of Publications with +50 or +100 Citations CP Violation at CFTP and the EPS particle physics Prize 2007 Offer of scholarships to students of the 2nd Bologna cycle (Master's degree)	PASC Project Our research focuses on fundamental open questions in particle physics, such as: Why do particles have Mass? Why has the Universe so little Anti-Matter? What is the origin of CP Violation? Is there a 5th dimension? Is the Universe supersymmetric? What are Dark-Matter and Dark-Energy? What are the properties of Neutrinos? How is the Nucleus formed? Are there stars with Exotic Matter? What happened just after the Big-Bang?

The lively scientific activity at CFTP leads to many papers (40 -- 50 per year) published in leading international scientific journals.
CFTP regularly organizes scientific seminars (at least one per week), and it receives many foreign visitors, either for short periods (of about one week) or for more extended periods (up to months).
CFTP shares an excellent library with advanced books covering its research areas.

Our Center has always been ranked as "Excellent" in all evaluations promoted by the Portuguese Ministry of Science in agreement with reports of International Counseling Committees and jurys composed by leading scientists. CFTP is once again ranked as Excellent, in 2008.

CFTP is located in the Campus of the Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon.

The Centre is organized as follows.