Are you a young researcher or PhD student working with synchrotron or neutron science? Join the European HERCULES School in Grenoble, France, from February 22 to March 29, 2026, for an intensive, interdisciplinary training course.

The students will visit ALBA on 16–20 March 2026

Application call opens from August 25th to October 1st

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.

It includes lectures, practicals, tutorials, and visits of large facilities: ALBASynchrotron in Barcelona; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe; ESRF - The European Synchrotron, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) and ILL - Institut Laue Langevin in Grenoble; Synchrotron SOLEIL in Paris-Saclay and MAX IV Laboratory and European Spallation Source ERIC in Lund.

The language of the course is English.