HERCULES European School 2026: Neutrons and synchrotron radiation for science
February 22, 2026 - March 29, 2026
HERCULES EUROPEAN SCHOOL is a five weeks course coordinated by the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The school provides training for students, postdoctoral and senior scientists from European and non-European universities and laboratories, in the field of Neutrons, X-ray Synchrotron Radiation, and Free Electron Laser for condensed matter studies (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Geosciences, Industrial applications). Neutron and X-ray science is integrated with complementary techniques like (but not only) optical and electron microscopy, NMR, optical spectroscopy.
The school includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of large-scale facilities.
A poster session is organised, where each participant puts up a poster presenting her/his thesis or research topic for a half-day.
The partner Large Scale Facilities for HERCULES 2026 will be: ALBA (Spain), KIT (Germany), MAX IV / ESS / LINXS (Sweden), and SOLEIL (France).
The language of the course is English.
See the general programme for more information.
⭐️Join the 2026 HERCULES European School! Advance Your Knowledge in Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation for Science!
📆 Dates: 22nd February 2026 to 29th March 2026
📍 Location: in and outside of Grenoble, France
⏳Applications to the 2026 HERCULES school are welcomed until October 1st, 2025!
