Nuclear reactions for astrophysics: what's new?

Reaction rates are one of the most essential ingredients in astrophysics modelling, whether for understanding our own sun, red giant stars, supernovae explosions or neutron star mergers. Many of the necessary rates cannot be obtained directly and indirect methods have been developed for this purpose. These methods couple laboratory measurements of complex reaction mechanisms with reaction theory to extract the astrophysically relevant information. In this presentation, I will discuss several reaction techniques used in this context and provide updates on important theoretical advances over the last decade that have impacted the field. I will also present a vision for future opportunities.