Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences

• The institute conducts research along the lines that led to its inception, both independently and in cooperation with other research institutes inside the country and abroad.
• The institute carries out conferences as well as joint research projects, and exchanges researchers to establish links with other research institutes and scientific communities within and outside Iran.
• The institute provides facilities as well as financial support and opportunity for sabbaticals for researchers belonging to other institutes and universities.
• The institute tries to provide the atmosphere necessary for attracting Iranian researchers and scientists from around the world.
• The institute conducts graduate study programs to train researchers in areas where the institute is interested to increase the number of manpower.
• The institute publicizes its scientific findings of IPM through books, journals, and scientific gatherings.
• The institute provides scientific and cultural services that fit within the framework of its activities.
• The institute seeks to recognize the basic needs of the country in fundamental sciences.
• The institute has established a national scientific network over the intranet in order to connect all scientific and research centers and to develop the corresponding technologies in Iran.

• School of Astronomy
• School of Biological Sciences
• School of Cognitive Sciences
• School of Computer Science
• School of Mathematics
• School of Nano Science
• School of Particles and Accelerators
• School of Philosophy
• School of Physics

Notable faculty

• Mehdi Golshani, physics
• Hamid Vahid-Dastjerdi. philosophy
• Hashem Rafii Tabar