SMART x CENSEMAT Summer School 2026

15th to 18th of June, Sandbjerg Estate

We’re excited to share that the next edition of the Summer School on Neutron, XFEL, and Synchrotron Science will take place on 15–18 June 2026! After the great success of previous years, we’re once again bringing together students, early‑career researchers, and leading experts for four inspiring days of talks, hands‑on workshops, and networking. This year’s Summer School is organized jointly by the SMART ESS Lighthouse and the DNRF Center for Sustainable Energy Materials, and will be hosted at the beautiful Sandbjerg Gods near Sønderborg.
More details on the programme, registration, and practical information will be shared soon.

About UXSS 2026

15 - 18 June 2026

UXSS 2026 is a week long program organized by Stanford University's PULSE Institute in collaboration with the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science at DESY in Hamburg, Germany, and Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland. The goal of UXSS is to disseminate information and train students and post-docs for the new opportunities in ultrafast science using X-ray Free Electron Lasers. Expert scientists will lecture on exciting scientific fields where XFEL sources are making impacts.

The core lectures cover the foundational principles and current state-of-the-art in ultrafast X-ray applications across a broad spectrum of scientific domains:

• Fundamentals of X-ray free-electron lasers
• Theory of x-ray matter interaction
• Atomic and molecular physics
• Ultrafast chemical dynamics
• Condensed matter physics
• Structural biology
• Matter in extreme conditions

Beyond the core lectures, participants will have the opportunity to bring research posters for a poster session with a welcome reception, work on a guided hands-on project to develop a mock proposal, visit the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) beamlines, and bond with colleagues on an excursion in San Francisco.

Register here

Summer Student Projects PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences

Find potential summer student projects at the PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences. 

Check out PSI's homepage for more details. 

X-RAY AND NEUTRON SCIENCE International student summer programme at the European Photon & Neutron Science Campus (EPN), ILL/ESRF, Grenoble, FR

2-29 Sept 2026

The ILL/ESRF International Student Summer Programme on X-Ray and Neutron Science is aimed at undergraduate students.

It will consist of a 4-week experimental project embedded in a research group of ESRF or ILL, together with a series of introductory lectures on the principles and applications of X-ray and neutron science (magnetism, materials science, soft matter, structural biology, imaging, etc.).

Undergraduate students from a Member Country (or Scientific Associate Country) of ESRF or ILL are eligible to the Summer Programme.

The number of participants is limited to about 20. All selected participants will receive a financial support and free accommodation in Grenoble. 

Register here