@article{article,
  author = {C. Theiler and J. Adamek and M. Agostini and I. G. J. Classen and M. van Berkel and M. J. Pueschel and E. Westerhof and S. Wiesen and T.O.S.J. Bosman and M. J.H. Cornelissen and L. Ceelen and G. L. Derks and P. A. Figueiredo and E. M.M. Kivits and S. P. Kobussen and J. T.W. Koenders and B. Kool and C. A. Orrico and K. Schutjes and L. van Leeuwen and T. Wijkamp and et al.},
  title = {Progress and innovations in the TCV tokamak research programme},
  abstract = {Research on the Tokamak {\`a} Configuration Variable addresses a wide range of key questions relevant to ITER and future fusion power plants. Over the past two years, highly productive experimental campaigns have led to major advances across several areas: the ITER baseline scenario; pedestal properties in low-collisionality, peeling-limited conditions; and the development of high-Bn, non-inductive regimes. Alternative high-confinement scenarios have likewise received significant attention, with remarkable progress in quasi-continuous exhaust operation, X-point radiator plasmas, and negative triangularity configurations. Substantial achievements were also made in the mitigation or benign termination of runaway electron beams, in elucidating fast-ion loss mechanisms, and in improving exhaust behaviour in both conventional and alternative divertor geometries. These experimental results have been strongly supported by advances in modelling and their direct application to the experiment, ranging from gyrokinetic simulations of core and pedestal turbulence to fluid-based studies of scrape-off layer and divertor physics in diverse geometries. Plasma control has taken on an increasingly important role, with model-based and data-driven approaches now closely intertwined with physics studies. This article provides a overview of these recent activities, together with a brief outlook on forthcoming upgrades and next steps.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nuclear Fusion},
  volume = {66},
  pages = {116007},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ae6d12},
  language = {eng},
}